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Dantzler, Prentiss Alan. Temporary housing or permanent communities?. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BP04XV

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TitleTemporary housing or permanent communities?
NameDantzler, Prentiss Alan (author); Jargowsky, Paul A (chair); Blessett, Brandi L (internal member); Fletcher, Natasha O (internal member); Goodman, Christopher B (outside member); Rutgers University; Camden Graduate School
Date Created2016
Other Date2016-05 (degree)
SubjectPublic Affairs, Public housing, Temporary housing
Extent1 online resource (xii, 163 p. : ill.)
DescriptionAlthough federal housing policy has largely shifted from government-operated, subsidized housing developments, some individuals remain in public housing for extended lengths of time. This dissertation analyzes the determinants of tenure among public housing residents between 1986 to 2011. Using a national sample of public housing residents from the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics, this dissertation ascertains the individual characteristics, intergenerational parental effects, housing market factors and local economic conditions associated with longer stints of tenure. The results suggest that tenure and age were significant in terms of the odds of exiting public housing. In addition, levels of neighborhood poverty and median household income had significant effects on the likelihood of exit. However, neither individual characteristics nor neighborhood conditions could fully explain duration dependence. Furthermore, the results suggest all racial groups tend to exit public housing at the same rate; however, it implies African Americans have higher rates of entry. This dissertation discusses individual and structural barriers of mobility surrounding public housing and other housing assistance programs. It also reconsiders current debates around poverty and placed-based strategies as a means of understanding the intersection of individual and structural constructions of poverty. Future research should explore extended durations of poverty spells within newly formed communities as a method of determining the effectiveness of public assistance programs and neighborhood development.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Prentiss Alan Dantzler II
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BP04XV
Languageeng
CollectionCamden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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