Three Questions on Black and White Income Distribution, 1963-1976

摘要

The report examines 3 issues concerning the trend toward convergence of black and white earnings: (1) to what extent have trends toward black-white income equality been eroded by an increasing number of blacks in female-headed families. (2) To what extent does the 'new black middle class' rely disproportionately (compared to whites) on two-earner families. (3) To what extent does the black income distribution exhibit increasing variance over time with a 'new middle class' being offset by a 'growing, dependent population'.