Children
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| Rural Children and Those Residing in Central Cities Have Lower Rates of Health Insurance Coverage and are More Often Covered by Public Plans This Carsey brief looks at the geographic distribution of health insurance for children. Based on data from the 2008 American Community Survey, it includes such findings as one in ten children are still uninsured, insurance rates vary considerably by geographic area… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Health Insurance, Rural, Urban |
| Regional Young Child Poverty in 2008: Rural Midwest Sees Increased Poverty, While Urban Northeast Rates Decrease In 2008, America's recession affected poverty rates for children under age 6 unevenly, with rates in the rural Midwest rising significantly, while rates in northeastern central cities fell slightly. And in the rural South, where more than 30 percent of young… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Urban |
| Forgotten Fifth: Child Poverty in Rural America, The One in five poor children in this country lives in a rural area. Yet this group of vulnerable young Americans is seldom on the minds of the public or policy makers when they talk about child poverty in the United States. This report highlights child poverty… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Young Adults |
| Rural Children Are More Likely to Live in Cohabiting-Couple Households As cohabiting increases nationwide, new data show that the growing rate of children in these households is most pronounced in rural areas. This brief analyzes recent U.S. Census Bureau data to explore these trends and patterns.
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Demography, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Demography, Housing, Rural, Young Adults |
| Child Tax Credit Expansion Increases Number of Families Eligible for a Refund The analysis shows that more than 500,000 rural families, or almost 9 percent of rural families, will become newly eligible for the Child Tax Credit under the expansion included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Within these families are an estimated 900… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Employment, Rural, Safety Net, Tax, Urban |
| Rural Children Now Less Likely to Live in Married-Couple Families The percentage of rural children living in married-couple families dropped to 68 percent in 2008, one percentage point below that of children in metropolitan areas. In 1990, 76 percent of rural children and 72 percent of metropolitan-area children were living in… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Family, Housing, Rural |
| Children in Central Cities and Rural Communities Experience High Rates of Poverty New U.S. Census Bureau data released in August highlight increasing similarities of poverty rates between children in urban and rural communities. This common indicator of child well-being is closely linked to undesirable outcomes in areas such as health, education,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural, Urban |
| Urban and Rural Children Experience Similar Rates of Low-Income and Poverty Data in this brief shows that the percentages of children living in low-income areas and poverty over the past fifteen years in rural and urban America are converging.
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Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Low Income, Poverty, Rural, Urban |
| Child Poverty High in Rural America On August 28, 2007, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show that 22 percent of rural children are living in poverty, up from 19 percent in 2000. On average, rates are highest in the nonmetropolitan South (27 percent) and have… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Poverty, Rural |
| Food Stamp and School Lunch Programs Alleviate Food Insecurity in Rural America The Food Stamp and the National School Lunch Programs play a vital role in helping poor, rural Americans obtain a more nutritious diet and alleviate food insecurity and hunger. This fact sheet looks at the extent to which rural America depends on these programs and… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Education, Food Assistance, Rural, Safety Net, Young Adults |
