Although 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.
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Public Affairs
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Public housing
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Temporary housing
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (xii, 163 p. : ill.)
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Prentiss Alan Dantzler II
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Camden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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