Figure 1,,,,,
Obstacles to Working Reported by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: 1997,,,,,


,Percentage reporting,,,,
Child on SSI,4,,,,
Spanish speaking,7,,,,
No car and outside metro area,10,,,,
Child under age one,15,,,,
Very poor mental health or health limits work,32,,,,
Less than a high school education,41,,,,
Worked 3 or more years ago,43,,,,
Poor mental or general health,48,,,,

KEY: SSI = Supplemental Security Income.,,,,,

"SOURCE: S.R. Zedlewski, Work Activity and Obstacles to Work Among "
"TANF Recipients (Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, 1999)."