Linking Family Change, Parents' Employment and Income and Children's Economic Well-Being: A Longitudinal Perspective

Figure 2:
Ratio of household income to the low-income cut-off, by family type, NLSCY 1994-95

Intact family: 8% are more than 25% below the low-income cut-off, 7% are between 0% and 25% below the low-income cut-off, 10% are as much as 25% above the low-income cut-off and 75% are more than 25% above the low-income cut-off.
Step family: 14% are more than 25% below the low-income cut-off, 8% are between 0% and 25% below the low-income cut-off, 12% are as much as 25% above the low-income cut-off and 67% are more than 25% above the low-income cut-off.
Lone father: 22% are more than 25% below the low-income cut-off, 9% are between 0% and 25% below the low-income cut-off, 24% are as much as 25% above the low-income cut-off and 45% are more than 25% above the low-income cut-off.
Lone mother: 53% are more than 25% below the low-income cut-off, 18% are between 0% and 25% below the low-income cut-off, 8% are as much as 25% above the low-income cut-off and 21% are more than 25% above the low-income cut-off.