Hardships: The Real Story of Working Families
July 24, 2001. A new national study confirms that New York families need incomes well above "poverty level" to make ends meet. Fully 37.5% of New York families with young children do not earn enough to afford basic necessities. In a press release (below), FPI compares the results of a new national study by Economic Policy Institute, Hardships in America: The Real Story of Working Families, to The Self Sufficiency Standard for New York released last fall. Also see - an Excel spreadsheet showing EPI's calculations [...]