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imanialler

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What is the likelihood that children will experience an increase in social class in comparison to their parents?
 
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How long does poverty last for most people affected by it?
 
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leahchrapun

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

84 percent of today's American adults have family incomes higher than their parents had at the same age. Those most likely to surpass their parents are the children who were reared at the bottom of the income ladder. Of the adult children who started life there, 93 percent have incomes higher than their parents did at the same age.

Answer to Question 2

The majority of people in poverty (59 percent) are classified as being in poverty for one year or less.


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