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Publication Date: November 2006
Publisher: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty
Author(s): Kinsey Alden Dinan; Sarah Fass; Michelle Chau; Ayana Douglas-Hall
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: low-wage work; work supports; child poverty
Type: Fact sheet
Coverage: Illinois
Abstract:
More than a third of Illinois' children live in low-income families. This fact sheet shows that although most of these children have employed parents, many families do not receive the work supports that can close the gap between resources and expenses.