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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 under 6 Years, 2013. Fact Sheet |
Quelle | (2015), (8 Seiten)
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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 |
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 |