The Earned Income Tax Credit and Rural Families: Differences Between Non-participants and Participants |
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| Authors: | Sheila Mammen Frances C Lawrence Peter St Marie Ann A Berry Suzann E Knight |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 303 Stockbridge Hall, Amherst, MA 01003, USA;(2) Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;(3) Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA;(4) University of Tennessee, 218 Morgan Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA;(5) Family Resource Management, UNH Cooperative Extension, 308 Pettee Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA |
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| Abstract: | Differences between rural low-income mothers who were non-participants and participants in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
were examined. About one-third (35%) of the 224 eligible mothers in a multi-state USDA study, Rural Families Speak, did not
claim the tax credit. The EITC non-participants were more likely to be Hispanic, be less educated, have larger families, perceive
their income as being inadequate, live in more rural counties, and possess little understanding of the EITC. Participating
mothers were more likely to be single, food secure, and satisfied with life. Analysis of qualitative data revealed that the
mothers had many misconceptions about the EITC. These findings assist in formulating policies and outreach efforts that may
increase rural low-income families’ EITC participation. |
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