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Jiang, Yang; Ekono, Mercedes; Skinner, Curtis – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2015
Children under 18 years represent 23 percent of the population, but they comprise 33 percent of all people in poverty. Among all children, 44 percent live in low-income families and approximately one in every five (22 percent) live in poor families. Similarly, among children in middle childhood (age 6 through 11 years), 45 percent live in…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income, Incidence
Jiang, Yang; Ekono, Mercedes; Skinner, Curtis – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2015
Children under 18 years represent 23 percent of the population, but they comprise 33 percent of all people in poverty. Among all children, 44 percent live in low-income families and approximately one in every five (22 percent) live in poor families. Among our oldest children--adolescents age 12 through 17 years--41 percent live in low-income…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income, Incidence
Koball, Heather; Jiang, Yang – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2018
Among all children under 18 years in the U.S., 41 percent live in low-income families and 19 percent--approximately one in five--are poor. This means that children are overrepresented among the nation's poor; they represent 23 percent of the population but comprise 32 percent of all people in poverty. Many more children live in families with…
Descriptors: Young Children, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income
Koball, Heather; Jiang, Yang – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2018
Among all children under 18 years in the U.S., 41 percent are low-income children and 19 percent--approximately one in five--are poor. This means that children are overrepresented among the nation's poor; they represent 23 percent of the population but comprise 32 percent of all people in poverty. Many more children live in families with incomes…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income, At Risk Persons
Jiang, Yang; Ekono, Mercedes; Skinner, Curtis – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2015
Children under 18 years represent 23 percent of the population, but they comprise 33 percent of all people in poverty. Among all children, 44 percent live in low-income families and approximately one in every five (22 percent) live in poor families. Young children under age 6 years appear to be particularly vulnerable, with 48 percent living in…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income, Incidence
Jiang, Yang; Ekono, Mercedes; Skinner, Curtis – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2015
Children under 18 years represent 23 percent of the population, but they comprise 33 percent of all people in poverty. Among all children, 44 percent live in low-income families and approximately one in every five (22 percent) live in poor families. Our very youngest children--infants and toddlers under age 3 years--appear to be particularly…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income, Incidence