Content by Keyword: Poverty, Income, and Assets

Teen alcohol and substance abuse are important examples of teen problem behavior and may increase the risk of dependence. Figure TEEN 7. Percent of Teens Age 12 to 17 who used Cocaine, Marijuana or Alcohol

Teens who are neither in school nor working are likely to be at significant risk of dependence. Table TEEN 6. Percentage of Youth Age 16 to 19 who are Neither in School nor Working

This measure complements the measures of nonmarital births by showing the "stock" of children living with never-married women. Children living with never-married women are at increased risk of dependence.

Early sexual intercourse is a strong predictor of subsequent childbearing at an early age which increases the risk of dependence. Figure TEEN 4. Percentage of High School Students Grade 9 to 12 who Reported Ever Having Sexual Intercourse by Grade, 1995

Age Categories Most of the indicators are shown by age categories, generally children ages 0-15, adults 16-64, and adults 65 and older. Youth 17 and 18 years of age are often classified with adults because they are considered potential members of the labor force in many labor force statistics. Many of the risk factors, however, use published d

This indicator tracks trends in the number of births per 1,000 unmarried teen women within specific age groups. Figure TEEN 3a. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Age 15 to 17 Figure TEEN 3b. Births per 1,000 Unmarried Teens Age 18 to 19

Table C-1. Percentage of Births that are to Unmarried Women Within Age Groups by Race, 1940-2002

This risk factor shows the percent of total births that are to unmarried teen mothers each year. Figure TEEN 2. Percent of All Births that are to Unmarried Teens Age 15 to 19

This risk factor shows the percent of all births, within each age group, that are to unmarried women. Figure Teen 1. Percent of Births that are to Unmaried Women Within Age Groups

As directed by the Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-432), this annual report on  Indicators of Welfare Dependence  focuses on dependence on three programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, now Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); the Food Stamp Program; and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) p

Although some teens who drop out of high school eventually graduate or obtain GEDS, dropout rates are reliable risk factors associated with teen problem behavior and future economic problems . Figure WORK 9. Percent of Students Enrolled in Grades 10 to 12 in the Previous Year who were not Enrolled and had not Graduated in the Survey Year

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program is a means-tested, federally administered income assistance program authorized by title XVI of the Social Security Act. Established in 1972 (Public Law 92-603) and begun in 1974, SSI provides monthly cash payments in accordance with uniform, nationwide eligibility requirements to needy aged, blind and

The Food Stamp Program (FSP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, is the largest food assistance program in the country, reaching more poor individuals over the course of a year than any other public assistance program. Unlike many other public assistance programs, FSP has few categorical requi

Completed schooling is one measure of job-skill level. Individuals with no more than a high school education have the lowest amount of human capital and are at the greatest risk of becoming poor despite their work effort. This risk factor tracks the trend in educational attainment. Figure WORK 8. Percent of Adults Age 25 and over by Level of

Proportion of total family income spent on child care in families with employed mothers is an important dimension of the risk of dependency. Figure WORK 7. Percent of Monthly Income Spent on Child Care for Preschoolers by Families with Employed Mothers, 1993

Table WORK 6. Selected Chronic Health Conditions per 1,000 Children Age 0 to 17, 1984 - 1994

Adult alcohol and substance abuse is a risk factor for dependence . Figure WORK 5. Percent of Adults who used Cocaine Marijuana or Alchohol, 1996

Health conditions that limit parents' ability to work are important predictors of family economic problems and future dependence. Figure WORK 4. Percent Reporting a Fuctional Disability, 1994

The economic condition of the low-skill labor market is key to the ability of young adult men and women to support families without receiving means-tested assistance. This measure tracks trends in the earnings of low-skilled workers. Figure WORK 3. Mean Weekly Wages of Men Working Full-Time, Full-Year with no more than a High School Educatio

This risk factor tracks trends in the percentage of men and women with 12 years of schooling or less who are engaged in paid employment. These trends illustrate a key risk of dependence. Figure WORK 2. Percent of All Men and Women Age 18 to 65 with no more than a High School Education who are Employed