Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Chapter 1. Americans in Financial Crisis 1
7. Chapter 2. Middle-Class and Broke The Demography of Bankruptcy 27
8. Chapter 3. Unemployed or Underemployed 75
9. Chapter 4. Credit Cards 108
10. Chapter 5. Sickness and Injury 141
11. Chapter 6. Divorce 172
12. Chapter 7. Housing 199
13. Chapter 8. The Middle Class in Debt 238
14. Appendix 1. Data Used in This Study 263
15. Appendix 2. Other Published Studies 288
16. Notes 297
17. Index 367