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Table 3. Children in Poverty, 1995
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Children in Families with
Incomes Below 50%
of Poverty Level (%)
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Children Under Age 13
in Working-Poor
Familiesa (%)
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| California
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8
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17
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| Colorado
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5
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17
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| Connecticut
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7
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14
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| Delaware
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5
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21
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| District of Columbia
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23
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24
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| Florida
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12
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24
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| Hawaii
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2
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17
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| Illinois
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10
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17
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| Iowa
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5
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25
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| Maine
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6
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22
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| Maryland
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7
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17
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| Massachusetts
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6
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11
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| Michigan
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9
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18
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| Minnesota
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5
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19
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| Mississippi
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17
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35
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| Missouri
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8
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25
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| New Jersey
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7
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11
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| New York
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12
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15
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| Ohio
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10
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18
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| Oklahoma
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12
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29
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| Oregon
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7
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24
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| Pennsylvania
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8
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14
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| Rhode Island
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6
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17
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| Utah
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3
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17
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| Wisconsin
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4
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21
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| Source: KIDS COUNT Online Data Service, Annie E. Casey Foundation (1998)
Notea: families where at least one parent is working 50 or more hours a week and the annual income is below the poverty level |
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