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Autor/inn/en | Jiang, Yang; Ekono, Mercedes; Skinner, Curtis |
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Institution | National Center for Children in Poverty |
Titel | Basic Facts about Low-Income Children: Children 6 through 11 Years, 2013. Fact Sheet |
Quelle | (2015), (8 Seiten)
PDF als Volltext |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Low Income Groups; Poverty; Family Income; Incidence; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Immigrants; Family Characteristics; Place of Residence; Health Insurance; Parents; Children |
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. Similarly, among children in middle childhood (age 6 through 11 years), 45 percent live in low-income families and 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, socioeconomic, and employment characteristics of children in middle childhood and their parents. It highlights the important factors that appear to distinguish low-income and poor children in this age group from their less disadvantaged counterparts. The following questions are addressed: (1) How many children in middle childhood (age 6 through 11 years) in the United States live in low-income families?; (2) Has the percentage of children in middle childhood living in low-income and poor families changed over time?; (3) How do children in middle childhood 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 middle childhood in low-income families vary by race/ethnicity?; (6) Does the percentage of children in middle childhood in low-income families vary by children's age?; (7) What are the family characteristics of low-income and poor children in middle childhood?; (8) Does the percentage of children in middle childhood in low-income families vary by where they live?; and (9) Are children in middle childhood 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 |