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| Among
All Children, Percentage in Working Poor Families, 1995-2001 |
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1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Total |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
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| Race
and Ethnicity |
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| White
non-Hispanic |
3.9 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
| Black
non-Hispanic |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
9.3 |
| Native
American |
13.0 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
10.3 |
11.9 |
10.3 |
7.3 |
| Asian/Pacific
Islander |
5.1 |
3.9 |
6.6 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
| Hispanic |
14.1 |
15.3 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
13.5 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
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structure |
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| Married-couple |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
| Single-mother |
11.0 |
11.0 |
12.1 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
13.4 |
11.9 |
| Single-father |
8.9 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
8.7 |
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| Parental
Education1 |
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| Less
than 12 years |
17.0 |
17.5 |
17.0 |
18.1 |
19.8 |
21.6 |
17.3 |
| At
least 12 years |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
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 1Reflects the education level of the more educated parent |
| Source: Child Trends analysis of the March Current Population
Survey (CPS), 1996-2002 |
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