Table 5. Economic Well-Being Levels of Children in Two-Parent Families
|
|
Extreme Poverty |
Poor |
Near Poor |
Average |
Prosperous |
Rich |
Very Rich |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sweden |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
86.6 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
100.0 |
|
Norway |
0.5 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
83.8 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
100.0 |
|
Finland |
0.5 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
80.2 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
100.0 |
|
Denmark |
1.1 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
83.8 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
100.0 |
|
Belgium |
1.6 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
71.3 |
11.9 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
100.0 |
|
Germany |
1.7 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
74.6 |
8.1 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
100.0 |
|
France |
1.1 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
69.3 |
10.2 |
5.4 |
1.8 |
100.0 |
|
Netherlands |
3.6 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
81.0 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
100.0 |
|
Switzerland |
2.2 |
3.4 |
10.1 |
73.0 |
6.9 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
100.0 |
|
Canada |
2.3 |
5.5 |
10.3 |
66.6 |
10.6 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
100.0 |
|
Australia |
2.9 |
6.0 |
10.7 |
65.4 |
10.4 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
100.0 |
|
United Kingdom |
4.5 |
5.5 |
13.1 |
54.6 |
12.8 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
100.0 |
|
Spain |
4.3 |
7.0 |
13.4 |
58.6 |
9.8 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
100.0 |
|
United States |
3.6 |
7.8 |
12.2 |
55.2 |
12.2 |
6.1 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
|
Italy |
10.0 |
8.9 |
14.2 |
50.1 |
10.8 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
100.0 |
Rainwater, Lee and Timothy M. Smeeding. Table 6.1, “Economic Well-Being Levels of Children in Two-Parent Families in Fifteen Countries.” In Poor Kids in a Rich Country. ©Russell Sage Foundation, 112 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021. Reprinted with permission.