Poverty and Child Well-Being in Canada and the United States:Does it Matter How We Measure Poverty?

7. Appendix

Table A1 Means for the SCF, NLSCY — 1994 Children Aged 0-11
	Canada				United States
	SCF		NLSCY		CPS		NLSY
	All	PMK aged 29-37	All	PMK aged 29-37	All	Mom aged 29-37
PMK has < High School Education	20.3%	17.3%	16.2%	14.3%	18.5%	13.3%	15.5%
Child is 7-11 Years of Age	41.7%	39.5%	41.7%	38.9%	41.4%	44.1%	43.8%
Child is in a Lone Parent Household	15.8%	12.7%	15.7%	12.8%	26.7%	22.4%	25.4%
Number of Kids <18 in Household	2.31	2.37	2.28	2.33	2.47	2.58	2.47
The PMK is >= 35 Years of Age	45.4%	34.1%	46.7%	34.7%	44.6%	31.6%	30.5%
Child Lives in an Urban Area with >= 100,000 People	62.5%	61.5%	63.0%	61.1%	—	—	—
Child Lives in a Rural Area	17.4%	18.5%	17.8%	18.8%	—	—	—
Note: For the SCF, CPS if the child is in a two-parent household, it is assumed the PMK is the mother