Basic Facts about Low-Income Children: Children under 6 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 6 Years, 2013. Fact Sheet
Quelle	(2015), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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; Young Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Familieneinkommen; Vorkommen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Wohnort; Krankenversicherung; Eltern; Frühe Kindheit
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. Young children under age 6 years appear to be particularly vulnerable, with 48 percent living in low-income and 25 percent living 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 young children and their parents. It highlights 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 young children under age 6 years in the United States live in low-income families?; (2) Has the percentage of young children living in low-income and poor families changed over time?; (3) How do young 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 young children in low-income families vary by race/ethnicity?; (6) Does the percentage of young children in low-income families vary by parents' nativity?; (7) What are the family characteristics of low-income and poor young children?; (8) Does the percentage of young children in low-income families vary by where they live?; and (9) Are young 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