Child, Youth, and Family Studies, Department of
Mapping Quality of Life in Nebraska
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Date of this Version
2017
Document Type
Article
Citation
QOL Series (2017) 1.
Community and Regional Planning Program; Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Reaching One, Reaching All Interest Group, Nebraska Extension
Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska.
PDF (ver. 1.4, Acrobat 5.x), 1.37 Mb, 16 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches.
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
Included in
Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Human Geography Commons, Regional Sociology Commons, Rural Sociology Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
The Quality of Life for Minorities in Rural Nebraska project was funded by a Research and Engagement Grant from the Rural Futures Institute, University of Nebraska. Copyright 2017, the authors. Used by permission.
Jeong-Kyun Choi
Soo-Young Hong