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SUBMITTER: Ludwig J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3491569 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ludwig Jens J Duncan Greg J GJ Gennetian Lisa A LA Katz Lawrence F LF Kessler Ronald C RC Kling Jeffrey R JR Sanbonmatsu Lisa L
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20120901 6101
Nearly 9 million Americans live in extreme-poverty neighborhoods, places that also tend to be racially segregated and dangerous. Yet, the effects on the well-being of residents of moving out of such communities into less distressed areas remain uncertain. Using data from Moving to Opportunity, a unique randomized housing mobility experiment, we found that moving from a high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhood leads to long-term (10- to 15-year) improvements in adult physical and mental health ...[more]