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Keywords
Neighborhoods, social services, poverty, social isolation
Abstract
Despite the recent upsurge in neighborhood effects research, few studies have examined the impact of neighborhood characteristics on the use of nutrition, health, and welfare programs. To explore these issues, this study used data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study, a longitudinal dataset comprised of low-income neighborhoods in Boston, San Antonio, and Chicago (n=1,712). Using hierarchical linear models, the results indicated that both individual (education, employment, and marriage) and perceived neighborhood disorder factors were related to social service use.
Recommended Citation
Marco, Molly De and De Marco, Allison C.
(2009)
"Welcome to the Neighborhood: Does Where you Live Affect the Use of Nutrition, Health, and Welfare Programs?,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 36:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3410
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