STUDY: NEARLY HALF OF ALL U.S. CHILDREN WILL USE FOOD STAMPS
Washington University, St Louis - "49 percent of all U.S. children will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Rather than being a time of security and safety, the childhood years for many American children are a time of economic turmoil, risk, and hardship," Rank says.
Other study findings include:
- 90 percent of black children will be in a household that uses food stamps. This compares to 37 percent of white children.
- Nearly one-quarter of all American children will be in households that use food stamps for five or more years during childhood.
- 91 percent of children with single parents will be in a household receiving food stamps, compared to 37 percent of children in married households.
"Rather than being a time of security and safety, the childhood years for many American children are a time of economic turmoil, risk, and hardship," Rank says.
Other study findings include:
- 90 percent of black children will be in a household that uses food stamps. This compares to 37 percent of white children.
- Nearly one-quarter of all American children will be in households that use food stamps for five or more years during childhood.
- 91 percent of children with single parents will be in a household receiving food stamps, compared to 37 percent of children in married households.
posted by TPR | 11:31 AM
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