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Title: Rural Children at a Glance
URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/EIB1/EIB1.pdf
Language: English
Author and Contributors: Rogers, Carolyn
Publisher: USDA- Economic Research Service (March 2005)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: Programming Resource; General Information
; Research
Audience: Academicians & Researchers; Professionals, Educators & Program Staff
Categories: - Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Child and Family Well-being Data
- Early Childhood: Schools and Community: Rural Child Care
- Early Childhood: Abuse and Neglect: Research and Statistics
- Early Childhood: Abuse and Neglect: Programs and Policies
- Early Childhood: Statistics and Public Policy: Welfare Reform and Poverty
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: child poverty, Rural children, child well-being, rural poverty
Description: Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB1) 6 pp, April 2005
This report provides the latest information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural children in families. Child poverty in 21st century America is higher (18 percent in 2003) than the rate for the general population (12.5 percent), as well as above the rates in most other industrialized countries. Child poverty is a significant social problem that negatively affects children's development. Although rural child poverty rates declined in the 1990s, they remain higher than the rates for urban children (21 percent vs. 18 percent). In 2003, 2.7 million rural children were poor, representing 36 percent of the rural poor. Nonmetro children are more likely than metro children to receive food stamps and free or reduced-price school lunches, in part a reflection of higher nonmetro poverty. The geographic distribution of child poverty—heavily concentrated in the South—is important for targeting poverty reduction policies and program assistance such as child nutrition programs, food stamps, and health insurance coverage in rural areas.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: May 10, 2005
Resource Last Updated: August 12, 2010
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