Impact on poverty rate of economic, demographic, and education changes, select periods, 1979–2012 (percentage points)
| 1979–1989 | 1989–2000 | 2000–2007 | 1979–2007 | 2007–2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual change | 1.2 | -1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Total demographic effect | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| Race | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Education | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.2 |
| Family structure | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Interaction | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Economic change | 1.4 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Growth | -1.8 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -3.8 | 0.4 |
| Inequality | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 1.9 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata based on Danziger and Gottschalk (1995)