Vermont
Children in Poverty: 2011
The prevalence of children living in poverty represents the impact of an adverse economic situation on a vulnerable population. Numerous programs are deployed by government, social agencies and non-profit entities to assist children living in poverty to promote the physically, mentally and emotionally healthy development of children.
Children living in poverty are challenged by lack of access to health care, limited availability of healthy foods, constrained choices for physical activity, limited access to appropriate educational opportunities and stressful living conditions.
Children in Poverty measures the percentage of related persons under age 18 living in a household that is below the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold established by the U.S. Census Bureau for a household of four people which includes two children living in the lower 48 states is approximately $22,113 in household income in 2010. The ranks are based on data from the Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement. U.S. Census Bureau,Washington, D.C.
The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can
affect the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of
its population, efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.
Vermont
Children in Poverty
(1990-2011)
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The percentage of persons under age 18 who live in households at or below the poverty threshold.
| Edition |
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Rank |
Value |
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2011 - Vermont
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10
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13.5 |
