Vulnerable Families Research Program
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mapping Food Insecurity and Food Sources in New Hampshire Cities and Towns (co-publication with the Children's Alliance of NH) Using a series of detailed New Hampshire maps, this brief presents a geographic picture of the towns and cities at risk for food insecurity as well as the food resources available across the state. By detailing places with high food insecurity risk and comparing them… |
Evaluation, New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Food Assistance, New Hampshire |
| Rural Demographic Change in the New Century: Slower Growth, Increased Diversity This brief examines rural demographic trends in the first decade of the twenty-first century using newly available data from the 2010 Census. The rural population grew by just 2.2 million between 2000 and 2010—a gain barely half as great as that during the 1990s.… |
Demography, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Demography, Rural |
| Lack of Protections for Home Care Workers: Overtime Pay and Minimum Wage This brief examines overtime hours and hourly wages among home care workers (home health aides and personal care aides) and compares them with hospital and nursing home aides. These aides engage in similar work for their clients, even though they work in different… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Health Insurance, Safety Net, Wages |
| Rates of Public Health Insurance Coverage for Children Rise as Rates of Private Coverage Decline This brief uses data from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 American Community Survey to document changes in rates of children’s health insurance, between private and public. The authors report that, nationally, private health insurance for children decreased by just under 2… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health Insurance |
| Reliance on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Continued to Rise Post-Recession This brief uses data from the 2007, 2009, and 2010 American Community Survey to provide an up-to-date look at changes in SNAP receipt over the course of the recession. The author reports that receipt of SNAP continued to rise in 2010, increasing 4 percentage points… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Food Assistance, Safety Net |
| More Poor Kids in More Poor Places: Children Increasingly Live Where Poverty Persists The authors of this brief examine child poverty rates using decennial census data from 1980, 1990, and 2000, as well as American Community Survey five-year estimates between 2005 and 2009, to identify those counties where child poverty has persisted. They find… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| One Million Additional Children in Poverty Since 2009: 2010 Data Reveal Nearly One in Four Southern Children Now Live in Poverty American Community Survey (ACS) data released on September 22, 2011 allow for a detailed look at child poverty by state and place, adding to the understanding of the economic landscape described by the Current Population Survey (CPS) data released last week. While… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Safety Net |
| TANF in Rural America: Informing Re-authorization In 1996 welfare reform ushered in a new era in which cash assistance for poor parents became both temporary and conditional on activities to promote economic independence through work. Cash assistance from TANF relieves, but does not eliminate, poverty because… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Family, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net |
| Southeastern Kentuckians Remain Optimistic Through Great Recession: Growing Concerns about Sprawl, Housing, and Recreational Opportunities In May and June of 2007, Carsey Institute researchers surveyed 1,000 randomly selected respondents from Kentucky’s Harlan and Letcher counties, and between November 2010 and January 2011, they returned to survey 1,020 different randomly selected respondents from the… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Economic Development, Housing, Poverty, Public Opinion |
| Unemployment in the Great Recession: Single Parents and Men Hit Hard This brief discusses the sweeping impact the Great Recession has had on Americans, particularly men, single parents, young adults, and people with less education. Using data from the 2007 and 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Poverty, Unemployment |
