Patterns of childhood poverty: New challenges for policy

Karl Ashworth, Martha Hill and Robert Walker
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Karl Ashworth: Professor of Social Policy Research and Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom, Postal: Professor of Social Policy Research and Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom
Martha Hill: Senior Study Director at the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Postal: Senior Study Director at the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Robert Walker: Professor of Social Policy Research and Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom, Postal: Professor of Social Policy Research and Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1994, vol. 13, issue 4, 658-680

Abstract: Poverty takes many forms. Using data from the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this article (1) distinguishes different kinds of childhood poverty, defined in terms of the spacing, severity, and duration of spells; and (2) establishes the extent and distribution of childhood poverty, employing new measures that take into account both duration and severity. Some strategies for targeting assistance on particular forms of poverty are briefly considered.

Date: 1994
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