The distribution of income among families with children, 1968-1984

This paper examines changes in the distribution of total money income among families with children from 1968 to 1984. The paper supplements the discussion of this topic contained in "Children in Poverty" (Ways and Means Committee Print 99-8). Using data from the Bureau of the Census' Current Population Surveys, families with children are divided into five groups (quintiles) based on their income. The paper then examines changes in 1) the average income received by each group and 2) the share of total money income received by each group.