Indicator Report - Percentage of Children in Poverty by Race and Age Group, Utah, 2007-2009
Why Is This Important?
Poverty in the early years of a child's life, more than at any other time, has especially harmful effects on continuing healthy development and well-being, including developmental delays and infant mortality. Well-being in later childhood, such as teen pregnancy, substance abuse, and educational attainment, are also influenced by early childhood poverty.(1)Percentage of Children in Poverty by Race and Age Group, Utah, 2007-2009
Data Notes
Persons in race categories are only those who selected a single race. The U.S. Census Bureau poverty threshold averaged across 2007-2009 is $20,650 for a family of four. Data from the 2007-2009 American Community Survey (ACS). These 3-year estimates are based on data collected from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value.Data Sources
American Community Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census.Other Views
- by Year, Utah and U.S., 1995-2010
- by County, Utah, 2009
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2009
- by Hispanic Ethnicity and Age Group, Utah, 2007-2009
- by Utah Small Area, 2000
Definition
Percentage of children (age 17 and under) living in households whose income is at or below the poverty level.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of children (age 17 and under) living in households whose income is below 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL). The FPL depends on a family's income and the number of persons in the family, and is established annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Denominator: | Total number of children (age 17 and under). |
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Published on 03/07/2012
