TY - JOUR
T1 - Does it or doesn't it? Geographic differences and the costs of living
AU - Zimmerman, Julie N.
AU - Ham, Sunny
AU - Frank, Sarah Michelle
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - The relative cost of living in rural areas has long been of interest to rural sociologists. Today, the popular perception is that rural prices are lower. This study examines geographic differences in the costs of living in Kentucky. The results indicate that, contrary to the popular perception, when prices of the same products and services were compared, there was no consistent pattern of lower prices in the rural counties. Furthermore, differences in the material conditions of rural living meant that there were additional costs that price comparisons alone did not capture.
AB - The relative cost of living in rural areas has long been of interest to rural sociologists. Today, the popular perception is that rural prices are lower. This study examines geographic differences in the costs of living in Kentucky. The results indicate that, contrary to the popular perception, when prices of the same products and services were compared, there was no consistent pattern of lower prices in the rural counties. Furthermore, differences in the material conditions of rural living meant that there were additional costs that price comparisons alone did not capture.
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U2 - 10.1526/003601108785766561
DO - 10.1526/003601108785766561
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:53749087967
SN - 0036-0112
VL - 73
SP - 463
EP - 486
JO - Rural Sociology
JF - Rural Sociology
IS - 3
ER -