Urban
| Publication | Category | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Civil Protective Orders Effective in Stopping or Reducing Partner Violence Civil protective orders are a low cost, effective solution in either stopping or significantly reducing partner violence for women. While all women benefit from civil protective orders, this brief finds there are greater obstacles to enforcement in rural places,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Health, Rural, Urban, Women |
| 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 |
| Family-Friendly Policies for Rural Working Mothers For working parents, family friendly work policies like paid sick days, flexible time, or medical insurance can reduce work-family conflict and lead to less absenteeism and higher productivity. Working parents in rural America, however, have less access to these… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Family, Rural, Urban, Women |
| Rural Workers More Likely to Work Nontraditional Shifts Workers in rural areas have historically worked at different times of the day compared to their counterparts in urban areas, including during less traditional work periods, such as in the early morning, afternoon, and evening hours. This brief presents a snapshot of… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Employment, Rural, Urban |
| New, Longer Road to Adulthood: Schooling, Work, and Idleness among Rural Youth, The This report focuses on the education and work experiences of rural youth during the emerging adult years (age 20 to 24), as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. It documents how rural emerging adults combine work and school and experience idleness… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Education, Employment, Rural, Urban, 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 |
| 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 |
