10 Important Questions About Child Poverty and Family Economic Hardship

From the National Center for Children in Poverty:

1. What does it mean to experience poverty?
2. How is poverty measured in the United States?
3. Are Americans who experience poverty now better off than a generation ago?
4. How accurate are commonly held stereotypes about poverty and economic hardship?
5. How many children in the U.S. live in families with low incomes?
6. Are some children and families at greater risk for economic hardship than others?
7. What are the effects of economic hardship on children?
8. Why is there so much economic hardship in a country as wealthy as the U.S.?
9. Why should Americans care about family economic hardship?
10. What can be done to increase economic security for America’s children and families?

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