The poor work as hard as you

Good stuff:
Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short: New Findings on the Challenges Confronting America’s Working Families (2008) - The Working Poor Families Project

One highlight:

Myths and Facts about Low-Income Working Families
MYTH - Low-income families do not work.
FACT - 72% of low-income families work.
MYTH - Low-income families do not work hard.
FACT - The average annual work effort for low-
income working families is 2,552 hours,
roughly one and one-quarter full-time jobs.
MYTH - Low-income working families are headed
by single parents.
FACT - 52% of low-income working families are
headed by married couples.
MYTH - Low-income working families are headed
by immigrants.
FACT - 69% of low-income working families have
only American-born parents.
MYTH - Low-income working families have very
young parents.
FACT - 89% of low-income working families have parents between the ages of 25 and 54.
MYTH - Low-income working families are overwhelmingly minority.
FACT - 43% of low-income working families have
white, non-Hispanic parents.
MYTH - Low-income working families are dependent on public assistance.
FACT - 25% of low-income working families receive food stamp assistance.