Poverty and Children in the United States

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Census Bureau data. A child's likelihood of being poor has increased by almost 9 percent. The Census Bureau report also showed that, contrary to recent trends, the number and percent of uninsured children increased in 2005. Children in poverty were more likely to be uninsured than other children...
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Children in poverty were more likely to be uninsured than other children. "Poor families and children are being left behind as the benefits of a steadily growing economy fail to trickle down. The persistently high level of child poverty and lack of health coverage for children reflects conscious and misguided political choices," said Marian Wright Edelman, President and Founder of CDF...
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