Related children in female headed families below poverty in Puerto Rico
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Why This Indicator Matters
These findings underscore the importance of two-generation strategies, which address the needs of parents and children at the same time so that both can succeed together.
Definitions:
These values reflect the percentage of children under 18 years old in female headed families living below the poverty level as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
These federal thresholds definitions considers three parameters: family composition, family income, and the annual inflation. For example, in 2014, the poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $24,008. To determine the family income it is considered: earnings, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, public assistance, veterans' payments, survivor benefits, pension or retirement income, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, income from estates, trusts, educational assistance, alimony, child support, assistance from outside the household, and other miscellaneous sources.
On the other side, these values does not includes information about unrelated individuals under age 15, institutional group quarters (such as prisons or nursing homes), nursing homes, college dormitories, military barracks and people living situations without conventional housing (and who are not in shelters). Also noncash benefits like food stamps, housing subsides, capital gain or losses, and the income of non- relatives in the household are not considered.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey. 5 years estimates: 2005-2009, 2006-2010, 2007-2011, 2008 -2012, 2009-2013, 2010-2014, 2011-2015, 2012-2016, 2013-2017.