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Table A2. Deriving the Contribution of Different Variables to the Reduction in Poverty from 1995 to 2002: CHILDREN LIVING WITH SINGLE MOTHERS
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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)/(-0.0990)
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TOTAL CHANGE IN POVERTY RATE (1995--2002): -0.0990
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Age of parent/caretaker
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25–34
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-0.0721
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0.4028
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0.3705
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0.0023
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-2.35
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35–54
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-0.1348
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0.4418
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0.4900
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-0.0065
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6.57
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55 and over
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-0.0837ns
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0.0074
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0.0140
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-0.0006
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0.57
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Schooling of parent/caretaker
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HS grad./college 1–3
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-0.1174
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0.6442
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0.6717
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-0.0032
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3.26
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College grad. or more
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-0.2658
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0.0910
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0.1168
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-0.0069
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6.95
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Race
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Hispanic
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0.1484
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0.1722
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0.1919
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0.0029
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-2.96
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Black, non-Hispanic
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0.1465
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0.3444
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0.3315
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-0.0019
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1.91
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Other nonwhite
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0.1563
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0.0399
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0.0295
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-0.0016
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1.64
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Household members
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# of children in HH
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0.0803
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2.4972
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2.2946
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-0.0163
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16.44
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# of adults in HH
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-0.0824
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1.6463
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1.6124
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0.0028
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-2.83
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Single-mother household
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Indep. fam. mother work
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-0.3754
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0.4066
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0.4745
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-0.0255
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25.72
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Mother/partner
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Mother doesn’t work
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-0.3413
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0.0254
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0.0253
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0.0000
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-0.04
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Mother works
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-0.5091
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0.0709
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0.0930
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-0.0113
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11.38
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Mother no partner, other adults present
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Mother doesn’t work
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-0.2098
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0.1077
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0.0727
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0.0073
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-7.40
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Mother works
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-0.4618
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0.2145
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0.2214
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-0.0032
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3.20
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State average
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Unemployment rate
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0.0016ns
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5.6762
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5.8426
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0.0003
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-0.26
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Hourly wage rate for
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HS grad. or less
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-0.0351
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12.1539
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12.9323
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-0.0274
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27.63
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Annual welfare benefit
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(100s) for family of 3
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-0.0009ns
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56.3217
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49.2269
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0.0064
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-6.44
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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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