Trends in Child Poverty Using an Improved Measure of Poverty

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages S60-S66

  Wimer, Christopher ^a   Nam, Jaehyun ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^a   Fox, Liana ^b  

^a Columbia University School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

children; poverty; social policy; Supplemental Poverty Measure; trends

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; EDUCATION; FAMILY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; POVERTY; STATISTICS; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC POLICY; TAX; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962376969     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.007     Document Type: Note

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