Figure 11 - Post-tax LICOs: Percentage of Low-income Families Employed for Pay During the Year, By Family Type, 1984 - 2004

A line graph showing the trend in percentage of low-income families who were employed for pay during a given year, by family type, for the years 1984 to 2004.

1984 Total 64.25% 2 Parent 81.39% 1 Parent 45.09%
1985 Total 67.55% 2 Parent 85.62% 1 Parent 47.57%
1986 Total 64.59% 2 Parent 78.28% 1 Parent 47.45%
1987 Total 66.08% 2 Parent 83.98% 1 Parent 4.67%
1988 Total 64.38% 2 Parent 79.46% 1 Parent 49.26%
1989 Total 66.24% 2 Parent 84.54% 1 Parent 49.10%
1990 Total 66.59% 2 Parent 85.89% 1 Parent 50.33%
1991 Total 61.70% 2 Parent 79.73% 1 Parent 4.46%
1992 Total 57.23% 2 Parent 80.17% 1 Parent 39.08%
1993 Total 56.57% 2 Parent 71.07% 1 Parent 43.44%
1994 Total 54.94% 2 Parent 70.63% 1 Parent 38.96%
1995 Total 60.92% 2 Parent 76.90% 1 Parent 43.15%
1996 Total 55.67% 2 Parent 73.38% 1 Parent 37.51%
1997 Total 61.20% 2 Parent 80.12% 1 Parent 41.94%
1998 Total 61.11% 2 Parent 73.83% 1 Parent 48.71%
1999 Total 61.09% 2 Parent 80.24% 1 Parent 43.32%
2000 Total 65.67% 2 Parent 78.97% 1 Parent 50.93%
2001 Total 63.03% 2 Parent 76.56% 1 Parent 49.54%
2002 Total 65.80% 2 Parent 80.02% 1 Parent 53.95%
2003 Total 68.60% 2 Parent 79.40% 1 Parent 59.10%
2004 Total 72.70% 2 Parent 83.00% 1 Parent 63.20%

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