Figure C
Impact on poverty rate of economic, demographic, and education changes, 1979–2013
| Factor | Effect |
|---|---|
| Inequality | 7.1 |
| Growth | -3.4 |
| Education | -2.9 |
| Family structure | 1.6 |
| Race | 1.1 |
| Interaction | -0.5 |

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata based on Danziger and Gottschalk (1995)
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