Nearly
half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line
and more kids today are likely to live in families barely able to
afford their most basic needs, a new report has claimed. The report
by researchers from the National Centre for Children in Poverty
(NCCP) at Columbia University illustrates the severity of economic
instability and poverty conditions faced by more than 31 million
children throughout the US. "These data challenge the prevailing
beliefs that many still hold about what poverty looks like and which
children in this country are most likely to be at risk," said
Renee Wilson-Simmons from NCCP. "The fact is, despite the
significant gains we have made in expanding nutrition and health
insurance programmes to reach the children most in need, millions of
children are living in families still struggling to make ends meet in
our low-growth, low-wage economy," said Wilson-Simmons.
According to researchers, the number of poor children in the US grew
by 18 per cent from 2008 to 2014, and the number of children living
in low-income households grew by 10 per cent. NCCP defines a
low-income household as one where incomes fall below 200 per cent of
the Federal Poverty Threshold (for example USD 48,016 for a family of
four with two children in 2014). A family is considered poor if its
earnings are below 100 per cent of the poverty threshold (for example
USD 24,008 for a family of four with two children in 2014). More than
four in 10 US children are living close to the poverty line. In 2014,
44 per cent of children under age 18 (31.4 million) lived in
low-income households and 21 per cent lived in poor families (15.4
million), the report stated. Children remain more likely than adults
to live in poverty. While 44 per cent of children live in low-income
households, only one-third of adults between 18 and 64 years of age
live in these households. In addition, children are more than twice
as likely as adults 65 years and older to live in poor families, it
stated. America's youngest children are still those most likely to
live in low-income or poor households. Some 47 per cent of children
age 5 years or younger live in low-income families, compared to 45
per cent of children age 6 to 11 years (10.8 million), and 40 per
cent of children age 12 to 17 years (9.7 million), researchers said.
Disparities in child poverty persist along racial lines. More than 60
per cent of black, Hispanic, and Native American kids live in
low-income families, compared to 30 per cent of Asian and white
children - dynamic largely unchanged since 2008. Many children living
in poverty have parents with some higher education, and many live in
two-parent households, the report stated.
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