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Publication Date: November 2007
Publisher: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty
Author(s): Ayana Douglas-Hall; Michelle Chau
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: low-wage work; child poverty
Type: Fact sheet
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Despite low levels of unemployment, average household income has declined since 2000. The number of children living in low-income families has continued to rise. Programs that provide supports for low-income, working parents can increase income and child well-being.