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Evanson, Elizabeth; Uhr, E. – Focus, 1986
In 1974, children under 18 displaced the elderly as the poorest age group, and in 1985 households with children accounted for over two-thirds of all poor people in the United States. To better understand the factors underlying the deteriorating well-being of families with children, census data on family income from 1967 to 1984 was studied. Three…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged