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On the Bottom Rung: A Profile of Americans in Low-Income Working Families. New Federalism: Issues and Options for States. Series A, No. A-42. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.
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Acs, Gregory; Phillips, Katherin Ross; McKenzie, Daniel – 2000
This brief uses data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families to count the number of people living in low-income working families and to describe their personal characteristics and jobs. It examines: what low-income working families are; who the family members are; and how much low-income workers work and at what jobs. One in six…
Descriptors: Children, Employed Parents, Family Characteristics, Family Income