*** Study reports drop in poor children WASHINGTON (AP) - While the number of poor children has declined significantly since 1993, those youngsters still mired in poverty have grown even poorer despite the robust economy, according to a liberal research group's analysis of Census data. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities concluded that despite declining poverty, fewer families are taking advantage of government aid programs, creating poorer children, co-author Wendell Primus said. The study being released Thursday credited increases in employment and wages, along with the expansion of a tax credit for low-income working families, with reducing the number of poor children. The poverty threshold differs by household, depending mainly on the size of the family. In 1998, the poverty level was about $16,700 for a family of four. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562785766-1c2 *** Also: Study says kids in poverty grow poorer, see http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562787090-8f1
