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Table 7. Means of Key Variables Affecting the Proportion of Children in Poverty, Children Living with Single Mothers, by Race, 1995 and 2002
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All
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Black, non-Hispanic
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Hispanic
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White, non-Hispanic
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1995
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2002
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1995
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2002
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1995
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2002
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1995
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2002
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Proportion in poverty
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0.4342
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0.3352
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0.5702
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0.4357
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0.5867
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0.4049
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0.2617
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0.2260
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Schooling of parent/caretaker (% dist.)
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(HS dropout )*
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(26.5)
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(21.1)
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(29.3)
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(20.5)
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(53.5)
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(41.7)
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(13.9)
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(12.8)
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HS grad./college 1–364.4
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64.4
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67.2
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65.9
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71.2
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43.2
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53.8
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71.9
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70.4
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College grad. or more
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9.1
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11.7
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4.8
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8.3
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3.3
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4.5
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14.2
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16.8
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# of children in HH
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2.5
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2.3
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2.8
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2.5
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2.7
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2.6
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2.1
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2.0
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# of adults in HH
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1.7
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1.7
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1.7
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1.5
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1.8
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1.9
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1.6
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1.6
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Living Arrangement and work interaction: (% dist.)
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Single-mother household
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Independent family
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(Mother doesn’t work)*
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(17.5)
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(11.3)
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(21.7)
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(13.9)
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(27.7)
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(11.8)
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(10.2)
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(9.1)
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Mother works
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40.7
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47.5
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38.5
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51.7
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27.5
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35.8
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48.3
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49.9
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Mother/partner
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Mother doesn’t work
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2.5
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2.5
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1.6
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1.3
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3.0
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4.5
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2.9
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2.6
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Mother works
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7.1
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9.3
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4.7
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5.4
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5.4
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9.8
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9.6
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12.1
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Mother no partner, other adults present
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Mother doesn’t work
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10.8
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7.3
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14.2
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6.8
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15.6
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12.5
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6.1
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4.8
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Mother works
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21.5
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22.1
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19.2
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20.9
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20.8
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25.7
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22.9
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21.4
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Hourly wage rate for HS grad. or less in state (in 2002 dollars)
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12.2
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12.9
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12.0
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12.8
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12.4
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13.1
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12.2
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12.9
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Variables in parentheses (in italics) are the reference group for the category. The data are derived from the March Current Population Survey, 1996 and 2003.
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