Why poverty remains high: The role of income growth, economic inequality, and changes in family structures, 1949-1999

Demography

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 499-519

  Iceland, John ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

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EID: 2942517663     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1515157     Document Type: Article

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