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Parents’ Low Education Leads to Low Income, Despite Full-Time Employment
Publication Date: November 2007
Publisher(s): Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty
Author(s): Ayana Douglas-Hall; Michelle Chau
Topic: Education (Education)
Labor (Labor conditions, wages, salaries, and benefits)
Keywords: low-wage work; child poverty
Type: Fact sheet
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Higher education is one of the most effective ways parents can raise their families’ incomes. This fact sheet shows that parents with higher education tend to have higher earnings.