US EditionRural Americans more likely to participate in the informal economy, study shows
UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – Seventy-two percent of rural Americans grow or produce some of their own food and engage in bartering to supplement incomes, according to a 2019 study by rural sociologists.
- Rural Americans are more likely to engage in the informal economy than urban residents, according to a 2019 study published in 'Rural and Small-Town America' by Tim Slack and Shannon M. Monnat.
- Seventy-Two percent of rural respondents reported growing or producing food, compared to 66% of metropolitan respondents.
- Thirty-Three percent of rural respondents said they participated in home repairs, compared to 25% of urban respondents.
- According to Tim Slack, rural areas have less anonymity and a greater density of networks and acquaintanceships.
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