Civic Report
No. 35 March 2003

Table 12: The Mean Ratio of HOUSEHOLD Post-Tax Cash and Non-Cash Income to the Poverty Threshold in Single Mother Households for Different Subgroups of Mothers   1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 All single mother households 1.79 1.84 1.79 1.80 1.77 1.74 1.84 1.92 1.90 1.92 1.99 2.14 2.20 2.15 By Quintile: 1)                             Lowest quintile 0.97 0.93 1.00 0.93 0.94 0.91 0.99 1.04 1.10 0.99 1.09 1.15 1.12 1.08 Second quintile 1.07 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.05 1.11 1.15 1.27 1.14 1.29 1.23 1.31 1.50 1.47 Third quintile 1.51 1.52 1.47 1.47 1.52 1.45 1.55 1.60 1.69 1.67 1.70 1.89 1.96 2.02 Fourth quintile 2.13 2.17 2.05 2.19 2.09 2.06 2.20 2.13 2.20 2.23 2.32 2.42 2.46 2.54 Highest quintile 3.31 3.38 3.27 3.26 3.24 3.18 3.24 3.44 3.29 3.40 3.50 3.83 3.83 3.81 By Mother’s Education                             <HS 1.11 1.17 1.22 1.15 1.14 1.11 1.14 1.30 1.22 1.17 1.24 1.34 1.44 1.39 =HS 1.73 1.81 1.71 1.74 1.71 1.66 1.77 1.83 1.80 1.80 1.86 1.99 2.02 1.94 >HS 2.42 2.38 2.35 2.38 2.26 2.23 2.30 2.34 2.37 2.42 2.47 2.69 2.72 2.69 By Mother’s Race                             Black 1.48 1.54 1.47 1.43 1.43 1.37 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.62 1.67 1.81 1.85 1.81 Hispanic 1.42 1.45 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.41 1.52 1.45 1.48 1.54 1.56 1.71 1.77 1.87 White 2.08 2.13 2.06 2.12 2.07 2.07 2.10 2.30 2.24 2.23 2.34 2.49 2.56 2.48 By Living Arrangement                             Independent families 1.49 1.54 1.51 1.51 1.48 1.46 1.58 1.66 1.63 1.65 1.70 1.81 1.91 1.86 Cohabiting families 2.25 2.65 2.42 2.30 2.26 2.09 2.21 2.36 2.28 2.32 2.49 2.61 2.53 2.44 Extended families 2.18 2.19 2.12 2.13 2.10 2.11 2.11 2.13 2.18 2.20 2.29 2.46 2.48 2.49 Unrelated families 2.37 2.31 2.21 2.40 2.30 2.25 2.40 2.64 2.63 2.33 2.58 2.76 2.93 2.76 1) Quintile determined by single mother’s own cash income. Income is measured as the mean within quintiles.

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