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Table A1. Deriving the Contribution of Different Variables to the Reduction in Poverty from 1995 to 2002: ALL CHILDREN
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(1) 1995 Coef.
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(2) Weighted Mean (1995)
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(3) Weighted Mean (2002)
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(4) 1995 coef. X change in characteristic mean: (1)x[(3)-(2)]
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Contribution to reduction in poverty of the change in variable mean: (4)/(-0.0471)
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TOTAL CHANGE IN POVERTY RATE (1995–2002): -0.0417
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Age of parent/caretaker
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25–34
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-0.0896
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0.3604
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0.3267
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0.0030
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-7.23
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35–54
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-0.1288
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0.5481
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0.5847
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-0.0047
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11.32
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55 and over
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-0.1336
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0.0221
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0.0272
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-0.0007
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1.62
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Schooling of parent/caretaker
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HS grad./college 1–3
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-0.1654
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0.5754
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0.5440
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0.0052
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-12.44
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College grad. or more
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-0.2243
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0.2806
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0.3349
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-0.0122
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29.21
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Race
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Hispanic
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0.0995
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0.1432
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0.1806
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0.0037
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-8.93
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Black, non-Hispanic
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0.0933
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0.1555
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0.1476
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-0.0007
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1.77
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Other nonwhite
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0.0901
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0.0512
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0.0463
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-0.0004
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1.05
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Household members
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# of children in HH
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0.0513
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2.4311
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2.3552
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-0.0039
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9.34
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# of adults in HH
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-0.0300
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2.0775
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2.0849
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-0.0002
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0.53
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Two married parents
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No parent works
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-0.1442
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0.0139
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0.0112
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0.0004
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-0.95
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Father only works
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-0.5344
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0.1855
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0.2010
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-0.0083
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19.82
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Mother only works
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-0.4424
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0.0169
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0.0203
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-0.0015
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3.63
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Both parents work
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-0.6350
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0.4654
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0.4524
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0.0083
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-19.86
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Single-mother household
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Indep. fam. mother works
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-0.4011
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0.0967
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0.1082
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-0.0046
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11.10
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Mother/partner
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Mother doesn't work
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-0.4312
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0.0060
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0.0058
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0.0001
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-0.28
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Mother works
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-0.5965
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0.0169
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0.0212
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-0.0026
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6.24
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Mother no partner, other adults present
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Mother doesn't work
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-0.2980
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0.0256
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0.0166
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0.0027
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-6.44
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Mother works
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-0.5634
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0.0510
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0.0505
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0.0003
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-0.69
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Single-father household
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Father doesn't work
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-0.1975
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0.0037
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0.0041
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-0.0001
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0.18
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Father works
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-0.5898
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0.0352
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0.0415
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-0.0037
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8.82
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No parent in household
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No working adult
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-0.0755ns
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0.0075
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0.0075
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0.0000
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-0.01
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1 or more working adults
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-0.5615
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0.0340
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0.0340
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0.0000
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-0.05
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State average
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Unemployment rate
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0.0074
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5.6440
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5.8220
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0.0013
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-3.15
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Hourly wage rate for
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HS grad. or less
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-0.0259
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12.1723
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12.9635
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-0.0205
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49.10
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Annual welfare benefit
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(100s) for family of 3
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0.0000ns
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56.8017
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50.1446
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0.0002
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-0.45
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Note: The 1995 coefficients are derived from a multiple regression in which the dichotomous variable, whether a child is in poverty or not, is regressed on the variables specified. The analysis also includes control variables for region and MSA, which are not shown in the tables. All coefficients are significant above the 95% level except those indicated “ns.”
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