Basic Facts about Low-Income Children: Children under 18 Years, 2013. Fact Sheet

Autor/inn/en	Jiang, Yang; Ekono, Mercedes; Skinner, Curtis
Institution	National Center for Children in Poverty
Titel	Basic Facts about Low-Income Children: Children under 18 Years, 2013. Fact Sheet
Quelle	(2015), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Poverty; At Risk Persons; Children; Low Income Groups; Adolescents; Family Income; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Employment Level; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Correlation; Socioeconomic Influences; Demography; Geographic Location; Parents; Disadvantaged Youth; Age Differences; Family Structure; Ownership; Housing; Health Insurance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Risikogruppe; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familieneinkommen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Beschäftigungsgrad; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Korrelation; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Demografie; Eltern; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Eigentum; Unterkunft; Krankenversicherung
Abstract	Children under 18 years represent 23 percent of the population, but they comprise 33 percent of all people in poverty. Among all children, 44 percent live in low-income families and approximately one in every five (22 percent) live in poor families. Being a child in a low-income or poor family does not happen by chance. Parental education and employment, race/ethnicity, and other factors are associated with children experiencing economic insecurity. This fact sheet describes the demographic, socio-economic, and geographic characteristics of children and their parents. It highlights the important factors that appear to distinguish low-income and poor children from their less disadvantaged counterparts. The following questions were addressed: (1) How many children under age 18 years in the United States live in low-income families?; (2) Has the percentage of children living in low-income and poor families changed over time?; (3) How do children compare to the rest of the population?; (4) Does the percentage of children in low-income families vary by children's age?; (5) Does the percentage of children in low-income families vary by race/ethnicity?; (6) Does the percentage of children in low-income families vary by parents' nativity?; (7) What are the family characteristics of low-income and poor children?; (8) Does the percentage of children in low-income families vary by where they live?; and (9) Are children in low-income families covered by health insurance? (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Children in Poverty. 215 West 125th Street Third Floor, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 646-284-9600; Fax: 646-284-9623; e-mail: info@nccp.org; Web site: http://www.nccp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01