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

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Chapters in this book

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

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