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Are Texas Kids
Prepared to Win the Future?
Release of the 2011 National KIDS
COUNT Data Book
Frances Deviney, Ph.D.
Texas Kids Count Director
Center for Public Policy Priorities
August 17, 2011
http://datacenter.kidscount.org
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After significant declines in the 1990s, the
2000s see increases in child poverty rate
29%
Recession
began in 2008
24%
23%
21%
20%
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1993
16%
To be considered “officially poor,” a family
of three has to make less than
Source: 2011 Poverty Guidelines for a family of 3 with two related children under 18 years old
U.S. added 2.5M poor kids since 2000;
Of those, 1 of every 6 live in Texas
Source: KIDS COUNT Data Center, Annie E. Casey Foundation
When a household
falls into poverty,
children are
exposed to
increased parental
distress,
inadequate
childcare, poor
nutrition, and
negative health
outcomes.
What is happening with the
economy?
Senate OKs teacher furloughs, pay cuts
We have a budget, but not a prayer
TX Unemployment hit peak
in June 2011
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8.8
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Current poverty
data from this
time period
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Source: Monthly Unemployment Rate (%), Not Seasonally Adjusted; Texas Workforce Commission
TX Children with at least one
unemployed parent
607,000
303,000
5%
2007
9%
2010
Source: Current Population Survey, Kids Count Data Center
Texas added nearly 281,000
jobs from 2007-2010
53%
Private
Sector
Jobs
47%
Public
Sector
Jobs
Source: CPPP analysis of 1st quarter 2007 and 4th quarter 2010 labor market data, TWC
Texas’ working-age adult population
grew at twice the rate of U.S.
22.5%
11.3%
Texas
U.S.
Source: Adults 25-64, U.S. Decennial Census Data, 2000 and 2010
Texas’ child population added nearly
ONE MILLION Kids
2010
6.9 M
2000
(5.9M)
Source: 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census data, U.S. Census
Texas has highest percentage
of low-wage jobs in country
10%
6%
Source: 2010 wage and salary workers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Homeowners spending > 30% of income
on housing
53%
Low-income
VS.
6%
Higher income
Source: CPPP analysis of 2009 ACS data
Renters spending > 30% of income on
housing
71%
Low-income
VS.
2%
Higher income
Source: CPPP analysis of 2009 ACS data
TX children affected by
foreclosure since 2007
281,000
3%
Source: Kids Count Data Center
How does this
ongoing economic
stress affect our
kids?
What’s happening?
We have a work-support
system that doesn’t support
work.
Unemployment
Insurance
Inadequate
Texas Has Highest Rate of Uninsured
Children in the Nation Eleven Years
Running
24%
Texas
24%
22%
14%
1998
13%
1999
12%
2000
22%
11%
2001
21%
11%
2002
United States
21%
11%
2003
20%
11%
2004
20%
21%
11%
2005
21%
19%
12%
2006
11%
2007
Source: Kids 0-18, KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online, Annie E. Casey Foundation
11%
2008
Texas Ties for Worst Rate of
Child Food Insecurity
• 1.6 Million (24%)
• Hungry children:
– Miss more school
– Less attentive
– More likely to fail and be
held back
– More likely to drop out
Source: 2006-2008 Current Population Survey, Kids Count Data Center
Texas is 5th lowest in per pupil
expenditures in 2011
Underfunded public education
by $4 Billion for 2012-13
Texas is in the bottom quarter of states
for reading proficiency
TX 72%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, National KIDS COUNT Report
Texas has a regressive tax policy
Households With the Lowest Income
Pay the Highest Percentage in State and Local Taxes
13.7%
7.7%
6.7%
5.9%
3.6%
<$29,233
$29,233-52,960
$52,960-80,882
$80,882-126,460
>$126,460
Source: Percentage of Household Income Paid in Taxes by quintiles, Tax Incidence Report, State Comptroller,
2011 http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/incidence/
What can we do?
Children
succeed . . .
when
parents
succeed.
Invest in a
twogeneration
strategy
Help parents
put their
families on a
path to
economic
success
Strengthen Families
• Strengthen EITC & SNAP
• Make health care affordable & accessible
to all
• Encourage savings (tax time savings
tools)
• Protect assets (payday lending regulation)
Enable
Children to
Reach Their
Full Potential
Enable Children to Reach Their
Full Potential
• Support responsible parenthood and ensure
that mothers-to-be receive prenatal care
• Ensure children are developmentally ready to
succeed in school
• Succeed throughout schooling by promoting
reading proficiency by the end of third grade
“It broke me down, emotionally and
mentally, that I couldn’t provide for
my family. We’d never been in a
situation like this before.”
“I’m working a good job. . . I’m
spending more time with my kids.
For all the little things that I have,
I am happy.”
Manuel Luna, 31, San Antonio
Contact
Information
Frances Deviney, PhD
Texas KIDS COUNT
Director
[email protected]
(512) 320-0222 ext. 106
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