Vulnerable Families Research Program
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Paid Family and Medical Leave in New Hampshire Life events such as an illness, the birth of a child, or a parent’s need for care require workers to take extended time away from their jobs. The aging of the New Hampshire population and the rise of women in the labor force mean that more workers in the state are… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, New Hampshire, Public Opinion |
| Overall Declines in Child Poverty Mask Relatively Stable Rates Across States Earlier this week, the U.S. Census Bureau published its official poverty estimates noting a decline in poverty across the population.1 In this brief, we use additional Census data released today from the American Community Survey (ACS), the only regular source for… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty |
| Over 80 Percent of New Hampshire Residents Support Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Paid family and medical leave helps workers manage their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take extended time away from work while receiving some wage replacement and without the threat of being fired. Yet, access to paid family and medical leave… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Family, Health, Health Insurance, New Hampshire |
| Fewer Than Half of WIC-Eligible Families Receive WIC Benefits The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves millions of low-income women, infants, and children who are at nutritional risk by providing checks or vouchers for nutritious foods, nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Food Assistance, Poverty, Safety Net |
| Hispanic Children Least Likely to Have Health Insurance This policy brief examines health insurance coverage of Hispanic children and its relationship to their citizenship status, their parents’1 citizenship status, parents’ insurance coverage, language spoken at home, and their state’s Medicaid expansion policies.… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health Insurance, Hispanics |
| Carsey Perspective: Is the Poverty Rate 1.1 Percent? Poverty in the United States is a multifaceted problem with causes as diverse as the 46.7 million people who live in it and solvable only through a suite of solutions.1 Those 46.7 million people constituted 14.8 percent of the population of the United States in 2014,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Poverty |
| After a Parent Left Employment, One in Five Children Lost Private Insurance Parental job loss is an important trigger for a child’s loss of private health insurance.1 For example, research shows that parental loss of full-time employment doubles the odds that a child will lose private health insurance.2 Until the 1990s, substantial numbers… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Employment, Health Insurance, Hispanics, Unemployment |
| The Unmet Need for Care Many older adults need care but do not receive it. Often frail from chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, or arthritis, some need help bathing, dressing, or eating, while others need help taking medications, shopping for groceries, or preparing… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Disability, Health, Seniors |
| Exclusionary Discipline Highest in New Hampshire’s Urban Schools Exclusionary school discipline—that is, suspension and expulsion—disproportionately affects already disadvantaged students on both the national and state levels. In New Hampshire, students attending larger urban schools, male students, students of color, students… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, New Hampshire, Urban |
| Child Poverty Higher and More Persistent in Rural America The negative consequences of growing up in a poor family are well known. Poor children are less likely to have timely immunizations, have lower academic achievement, are generally less engaged in school activities, and face higher delinquency rates in adolescent… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural |
