Recent Trends in Income and Poverty


 

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher: Public Policy Institute of California

Author(s): Deborah Reed

Research Area: Economics

Type: Report

Coverage: California

Abstract:

Examines recent trends in the distribution of family income in California, including comparisons to trends in earlier decades. Looks specifically at how changing economic conditions have affected levels of poverty, affluence, and income inequality. Also documents sources of family income, describes variations in family income by demographic group and by region, and discusses the demographic and economic determinants of income trends in California.