Content by Keyword: Poverty and Income Dynamics

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 specifies that the annual welfare indicators reports shall include analyses of families and individuals receiving assistance under three means-tested benefit programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (replaced with the Tempo

Figure BIRTH 4. Percentage of All Children Living in Families with a Never-Married Female Head, by Race/Ethnicity: 1982-2003

Figure BIRTH 3a. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 15 to 17, by Race: 1960-2002   Figure BIRTH 3b. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Ages 18 and 19, by Race: 1960-2002

Figure BIRTH 2. Percentage of All Births to Unmarried Teens Ages 15 to 19, by Race and Ethnicity 1940-2002

Figure BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women, by Age Group: 1940-2002

Figure WORK 7. Percentage of the Non-Elderly Population Reporting a Disability, by Age and Race/Ethnicity: 2002 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

Figure WORK 6. Percentage of Adults Who Used Cocaine or Marijuana or Abused Alcohol, by Age: 2002 Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Figure WORK 5. Percentage of Students Enrolled in Grades 10 to 12 in the Previous Year Who Were Not Enrolled and Had Not Graduated in the Survey Year, by Race/Ethnicity: Selected Years

Figure WORK 4. Percentage of Adults Age 25 and Over, by Level of Educational Attainment: 1960-2002

Figure WORK 3. Mean Weekly Wages of Women and Men Working Full-Time, Full-Year with No More than a High School Education, by Race (2002 Dollars): Selected Years

Figure WORK 2. Percentage of All Persons Ages 18 to 65 with No More than a High School Education Who Were Employed: 1969-2002 Source: ASPE tabulations of March CPS data.

Figure WORK 1. Percentage of Individuals in Families with Labor Force Participants, by Race/Ethnicity: 2002 Source: Unpublished tabulations of March CPS data.

  White Black Under Age 15 Age 15 - 17 Age 18 - 19 All Teens All Women Under Age 15 Age 15 - 17 Age 18 – 19 All Teens All Women

  TANF, SSI, & Food Stamps TANF & Food Stamps SSI Only Note: Income is measures as total family income. Hispanic may be of any race. Source: March CPS data, analyzed using the TRIM3 microsimulation model. All Persons 3.0 1.5 1.2 Non-Hispanic White

As directed by the Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-432), this annual report on Indicators of Welfare Dependence focuses on dependence on three programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, now Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); the Food Stamp Program; and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pro

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  Total Recipiency Rate Rate for Adults 18-64 Rate for Adults 65 & Over 1979 2001 Percent Change 1979-01 1979 2001 Percent Change 1979-01 1979 2001 Percent Change 1979-01