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November 19, 2005

Children in Urban Areas are Increasingly Low Income

Nearly one-third of Americans live in urban areas. . . Although cities offer many social and economic opportunities, children in urban areas are more likely to live in low-income families than are rural or suburban children. . . Material hardship can have negative, long-term social, emotional, and developmental consequences for children . . . children in urban areas are disproportionately vulnerable.

Posted by Gary Holden at November 19, 2005 2:53 PM