May 11, 2016 #KidsCount
May 11, 2016
#KidsCount
JOURNEY WITH ME.
Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.
Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.Every child
Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.financially secure.
“It’s not race, it’s poverty.”
27 percent of Bexar County children live in poverty(<$24,000 for a family of four)
Source: 2014 American Community Survey (1-Yr), Table B17001
27 percent of Bexar County children live in poverty(<$24,000 for a family of four)
White, 13%
Asian, 11%
Black, 32%
Latino, 32%
Source: 2014 American Community Survey (1-Yr), Table B17001 B-I
Median income for households with children in Bexar County is $51,000
Source: CPPP analysis of 2014 Public Use Microdata Sample (1-yr)
Median income for households with children in Bexar County is $51,000
Source: CPPP analysis of 2014 Public Use Microdata Sample (1-yr)
“It’s not race, it’s poverty.”and
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The likelihood of living in poverty is affected by gender, family structure and race.
POVERTY RATES FOR SINGLE–FATHER FAMILIES
POVERTY RATES FORSINGLE-MOTHER FAMILIES
Source: 2014 American Community Survey (5-yr) Table B17010, B17010B, B17010I, B17010B
Differences between Black and Hispanic single-mother family poverty rates are not statistically significant.
Child population by race/ethnicity, 2010 (By Census tract, 1 dot = 1 child) Source: 2010 Decennial Census, SF1, PCT 12
Total poverty rate by census tract, 2010-2014Source: 2014 American Community Survey (5-yr), Table S1701
Source: 2010 Decennial Census, SF1, PCT 12 and 2014 American Community Survey (5-yr), Table S1701
Policy matters.
Place matters.
Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.
healthy,
Bexar County Child uninsured rates, 2009-2014
Bexar County has one of the lowest child uninsured rates in Texas, but barriers remain
for Latino children.
Hispanic, 10%
White, 4%Black, 4%
Total, 8%
Source: 2009 and 2014 American Community Survey (1-Yr), Table C27001, B, I, H
• 67% people of color• 55% female• 33% adults with
dependent children
The “Coverage Gap”
75,000 adults in Bexar County
Statewide:
Source: Health & Wealth County Checkup (http://tools.forabettertexas.org/healthwealth/), Kaiser Family Foundation (http://kaiserf.am/1VQAs67)
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Women’s health care access affects infant and child well-being.
Source: CPPP analysis of 2014 Public Use Microdata Sample (1-yr)
Bexar Count infant health indicators, 2013 Source: Texas Dept of State Health Services (% or Rate out of live births within each racial/ethnic category)
*Infant mortality rate for births to mothers who are Asian, multiracial or some other race is not available but is greater than zero.
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Food insecurity affects Black and Hispanic children in Texas at rates nearly twice as high as White children
Rates of child food insecurity in Texas, 2013
WhiteAsian, Multiracial or Other Race
Black Hispanic
Source: PRB analysis of CPS, 3-yr average from 2012, 2013 2014 Food Security Supplements
Every child is healthy, well-educatedand financially secure.
well-educated
Bexar County high school completion rates, 2009-2014
Achievement measures are important for evaluating progress towards equity.
Hispanic, 85%
Asian, 94%White, 91%
Black, 85%
Total, 86%Multiracial, 91%
Source: Texas Education Agency
How do you measure the “opportunity gap”?
Source: Texas Education Agency. “Per student” refers to Average Daily Attendance. Poorest ISD as measured by property/student is HarlandaleISD; the wealthiest is Alamo Heights.
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Source: Texas Education Agency. “Per student” refers to Average Daily Attendance. Poorest ISD as measured by property/student is HarlandaleISD; the wealthiest is Alamo Heights.
Teacher instability is most likely to affect
Black students in Bexar County.
Asian, 22%
White, 23%
Hispanic, 31%
Black, 42%
Source: CPPP analysis of Texas Education Agency data, 2014-15 TAPR reports
Enrolled in school with more than 20 percent teacher turnover
Asian, Multiracial or Other, 4%
Black, 7%
Latino, 73%
White, 16% Bexar County total
student enrollment
Source: Texas Education Agency
Asian, Multiracial or Other, 4%
Black, 7%
Latino, 73%
White, 16% Bexar County total
student enrollment
Enrollment in AP Computer Science
vs18%
6%
44%
32%
Source: Texas Education Agency
Every child is healthy, well-educated and financially secure.Every child
What can we do?
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Collect, analyze and use data by race and ethnicity.
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Support working families.
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Close the “Coverage Gap.”
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Make school funding more adequate and equitable.
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We envision a Texaswhere everyone is healthy,
well-educated, and financially secure.
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