Relative or Absolute Standards for Child Poverty: A State-Level Analysis of Infant and Child Mortality
Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD,
John Lynch, PhD,
Sam Harper, MS,
Trivellore Raghunathan, PhD and
George A. Kaplan, PhD
At the time this study was conducted, Marianne M. Hillemeier was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. John Lynch, Sam Harper, Trivellore Raghunathan, and George A. Kaplan are with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan.

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FIGURE 1— Association between child mortality rates and state-referenced child poverty rates: US states, 19951997.
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FIGURE 2— Association between child mortality rates and federally referenced child poverty rates: US states, 19951997.
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