TABLE 2.

Maternal and Family Characteristics of Each Income Trajectory, by Child's Age: Western Australia Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, Perth, Australia, 1989–2005

	Single-Parent Status at Age 1 Year		Mother Did Not Complete High School		Family Stress at Age 1 Year
	Child Aged 6 Years, %	Child Aged 14 Years, %	Child Aged 6 Years, %	Child Aged 14 Years, %	Child Aged 6 Years, %	Child Aged 14 Years, %
Chronic low income	62.3	61.1	57.7	58.3	42.2	44.1
Increasing income	…	44.0	…	56.8	…	38.0
Decreasing income	…	9.6	…	58.7	…	26.3
Not low income	8.4	5.3	45.3	40.6	20.1	16.4
Total population	12.6	11.6	55.1	53.4	20.7	20.2