Young Children in Poverty [microform] : A Statistical Update / Jiali Li and Neil Bennett.
This report provides statistical information about young children and their families living in poverty. It includes the following data: (1) from 1987 to 1992, the number of poor children under age 6 rose from 5 to 6 million; (2) from 1972 through 1992, the poverty rates have increased dramatically f...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This report provides statistical information about young children and their families living in poverty. It includes the following data: (1) from 1987 to 1992, the number of poor children under age 6 rose from 5 to 6 million; (2) from 1972 through 1992, the poverty rates have increased dramatically for children under age 6; (3) in 1992, 55 percent of poor children under age 6 were either black or Hispanic; (4) poverty rates for children under age 6 are the highest in urban areas; (5) over 10 million children under age 6 lived in low-income families in 1992; (6) 18 percent of all poor children under age 6 in 1992 lived with unmarried mothers who worked full-time or with married parents, at least one of whom had a full-time job; (7) the odds of being poor increase for children under age 6 living with unmarried mothers; (8) young children with better-educated parents are much less likely than others to be poor; and (9) public assistance or full-time employment does not guarantee that families will not be poor. (MDM) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University School of Public Health, 154 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032. ERIC Document Number: ED381251. |
| Physical Description: | 7 pages. |