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Persistent Poverty Robeson County North Carolina Dr. Leslie Hossfeld University of North Carolina Wilmington Press Con

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Persistent Poverty Robeson County North Carolina Dr. Leslie Hossfeld University of North Carolina Wilmington Press Con

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    1. Persistent Poverty Robeson County North Carolina Dr. Leslie Hossfeld University of North Carolina Wilmington Press Conference October 2006 Release of new Census Poverty Data

    2. Extended case study of consequences of globalization and restructuring in a rural community

    3. Ten-Year Change in Robeson County Manufacturing 1993-2003 Robeson County lost 8708 jobs from 1993-2003 Peak years of plant closings 1998-2003

    5. Economic Impact of Manufacturing Job Loss Ripple Effect of Job Loss What happens when work disappears? Job loss affects not only the immediate worker who loses their job, but every-one in the community Examined commuting-region: Robeson, Hoke, Scotland, Cumberland, Bladen, Columbus, Dillon, SC

    6. Regional impacts: (see www.povertyeast.org/jobs for full report) 8708 jobs lost in study region due to economic ripple/multiplier effects, for a total of 18,345 jobs lost in region $808 million reduction in regional household income per year by 2004 Cumulative $4.56 billion reduction in regional household income over 1994-2004 period Cumulative $221 million reduction in sales and property taxes paid by regional businesses to local and state government over 1994-2004 period

    8. Change in Poverty for Top 5 counties

    9. Change in Poverty Robeson County 2000-2005 10.1 % increase in population in poverty 44.7% Rate of Growth Since 2000 Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2000 and 2005

    10. Persistent poverty is defined as having poverty rates of 20% of more in each decennial Census between 1970 and 2000 4 adjacent counties Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Hoke are counties of persistent poverty according USDA-ERS

    12. Decline in Median Household Income by $3,102

    13. Other Indicators of Distress New 2005 Census Data 50% of Households in Robeson County have incomes below $25,000 Federal Poverty Threshold 2005 Family of 4 = $19,350 35% of Households in Robeson County have incomes below $15,000 Total Households in Robeson County = 44,887

    14. Children Under 18 in Poverty Robeson County 66% rate of increase from 2000 to 2005

    15. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Robeson County had the highest claims rate of EITC in the state in 2002 = 42% Source: North Carolina Budget and Tax Center 2006

    16. Medicaid Spending Robeson County Source: Robeson County Department of Social Services 2006

    17. Sources: American Community Survey 2005 US Census Bureau www.census.gov http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/acs-02.pdf US Census Bureau Contact: David Johnston (301)-763-3030 www.povertyeast.org/jobs - Job Loss Research Papers North Carolina Justice Center Report 2006 North Carolina’s Unfinished Transformation North Carolina Budget and Tax Center data www.ncjustice.org For questions please contact: Dr. Leslie Hossfeld University of North Carolina Wilmington Dept Sociology 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28403 HossfeldL@uncw.edu 910 962 7849

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