Acknowledgments

Linda Barrington and Gordon Fisher thank the following people for research assistance in compiling the tables in this chapter: Mousumi Bhakta, Sumi Gupta, Liam Kavanagh, Bernadette Moton, and Kavita Vashi. Advice and assistance were provided by Caroline Carbaugh and Joe Dalaker, U.S. Census Bureau, in the construction of Table Be371-398. Funding support was provided by the Russell Sage Foundation. The views expressed in this chapter are those of the authors and do not represent the position of the Conference Board or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.