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.

Autor/inn/en	Acs, Gregory; Phillips, Katherin Ross; McKenzie, Daniel
Institution	Urban Inst., Washington, DC.
Titel	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.
Quelle	(2000), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Children; Employed Parents; Family Characteristics; Family Income; Wages; Working Hours; Working Poor + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Familieneinkommen; Wage; Löhne; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit
Abstract	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 nonelderly Americans lives in a working low-income family (having income below twice the federal poverty level and all adults working at least half-time). Almost two-thirds of low-income families include children and two adults. The major differences between incomes of working low-income families and higher-income families are substantially lower hourly earnings plus fewer secondary workers and lower work effort among secondary workers. If all prime-age adults worked full-time, full-year, about one-fifth of working low-income families would become higher-income families, and more than one-third of other low-income families would become working low-income families. Even if policies promoting work successfully increase work effort, many people will still live in working low-income families. Lifting working families above the poverty level requires better wages and work supports. (SM)
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Update	2004/1/01