Children
| Publication | Category | Topic |
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| The Effects of State EITC Expansion on Children’s Health This brief examines the impact of state-level adoption of Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) on a set of health-related outcomes for children, including: (1) health insurance coverage, (2) use of preventive medical and dental care, and (3) health status measures… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health, Safety Net |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Total Children Covered by Health Insurance Increased in 2009 This brief uses data collected in 2008 and 2009 from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) to examine changes in overall insurance coverage rates, as well as changes in types of coverage, and differences by region, state, and place type. The… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health Insurance |
| Rural and Central City Residents with Multiple Children Likely to Be Hardest Hit by Proposed WIC Cuts This brief uses data from the 2007 and 2010 Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement to describe the distribution of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) receipt across the population and to detail… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Safety Net, Urban |
| Long-Term Foster Care—Different Needs, Different Outcomes This brief examines where foster children are living four years after removal from their homes and the characteristics of these children and their placements. Understanding whether child characteristics such as age or emotional or behavioral problems are associated… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Child Care, Children, Family, Safety Net |
| Reading Levels of Rural and Urban Third Graders Lag Behind Their Suburban Peers This brief examines the complex interplay of family, school, and place factors in the reading achievement levels of third grade students. Third grade reading achievement is critical to later academic and occupational success. Using data from the Early Childhood… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Rural, Urban |
| Hard Times Made Harder: Struggling Caregivers and Child Neglect Poverty is only one of many challenges tied to a report of child neglect. The analysis in this brief finds that neglected children whose caregivers struggle with substance abuse and mental health problems are at significant risk for out-of-home placement. Risk… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Child Care, Children, Health, Poverty |
| The Unequal Distribution of Child Poverty: Highest Rates among Young Blacks and Children of Single Mothers in Rural America Measuring by race, place, and family, this brief highlights poverty rates for two rural groups--young black children and children of single mothers--who each face rates around 50%.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural |
