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Gwynn, Douglas B.; And Others – 1989
In the 1980s California poverty rates increased dramatically. Poverty rates were substantially higher in rural areas and for Hispanics, Asians, single-parent families, and children. The percentage of the labor force in poverty increased, and poverty rates were exceptionally high for the unemployed and for "discouraged workers." The…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Economic Factors, Family Income
