Rural Children At A Glance

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英文名称：

Rural Children At A Glance

作者：

Carolyn Rogers

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=43665

关键词：

Poor;  poverty;  rural;  urban;  nonmetro;  metro;  nonmetropolitan;  child poverty;  poverty by race; 

年份：

2005

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

6 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

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.