Child, Youth, and Family Studies, Department of
Mapping the Quality of Life in Nebraska: The Geographic Distribution of Poverty
Document Type Article
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Abstract
Headings:
What is poverty?
Federal definitions of poverty: the poverty line
General poverty and poverty brackets
Poverty and vulnerable populations
Child poverty (under 18 years)
Young child poverty (0 - 5 years)
School age poverty (6 - 17 years)
Elderly poverty (65+)
Comparing child, adult, and elderly poverty
Minority poverty
Key points
Nebraska vs. United States
Geographic distribution
Poverty in children and the elderly
Poverty rates for racial/ethnic minorities
References
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