21  Distributional statistics for families with children are based on a sorting of only families with children. 22  Congressional Budget Office historic budget data. Income security programs include UI, SSI, SNAP EITC, and other family support and nutrition programs.
23  See Jeffrey P. Thompson and Timothy M. Smeeding (2013), “Inequality and Poverty in the United States: The Aftermath of the Great Recession (PDF),” Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2013–51 (Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July).