The Fragile Middle Class : Americans in Debt

List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii Americans in Financial Crisis 1(26) Middle-Class and Broke: The Demography of Bankruptcy 27(48) Unemployed or Underemployed 75(33) Credit Cards 108(33) Sickness and Injury 141(31) Divorce 172(27) Housing 199(39) The Middle Class in Debt 238(25) Appendix 1 Data Used in This Study 263(25) Appendix 2 Other Published Studies 288(9) Notes 297(70) Index 367