EPHT_LT5_pov
poverty, children, low income children
EPHT_LT5_pov.prcnt
Children Under Five Years of Age Living in Poverty
Number or percent of children under 5 years of age living in poverty
Number of children less than 5 years of age living in poverty in a geographic area
Number of children less than 5 years of age living in a geographic area
03/24/2022
Poverty affects a wide range of resources that can enhance or diminish quality of life and thus have a significant influence on health outcomes. These resources include safe and affordable housing, access to education, public safety, availability of healthy foods, local emergency/health services, and environments free of life-threatening toxins.[https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health ^1^]
Based upon 2020 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census data, there were wide variations in the county rates of poverty among New Jersey children less than 5 years of age. Counties with the highest percentages of children under 5 years of age living in poverty were Passaic, Salem, Atlantic and Essex Counties. The lowest percentages of poverty among children less than 5 years were in Hunterdon and Morris Counties.
In New Jersey, approximately a quarter of Black and Hispanic children under 5 years of age are living in poverty. The rates for White and Asian children under age 5 are 11.4% and 4.5%, respectively.
New Jersey's early childhood poverty rate of 14.2% is below the national rate of 18.7%.
Poverty during childhood puts children at increased risk for living in run-down or poorly maintained older (pre-1950s) housing, and this increases a child's chances of exposure to chipped and peeling lead paint. Deteriorating lead paint (chipping, flaking, and peeling) and paint disturbed during home remodeling contributes to lead dust, contaminates bare soil around a home, and makes paint chips and dust-containing lead accessible.
Children are more vulnerable to lead poisoning than adults. The first six years, particularly the first three years of life, is the time when the brain grows the fastest, and when the critical connections in the brain and nervous system are formed. The normal behavior of children at this age - crawling, exploring, teething, putting objects in their mouth - can put them in contact with lead that is present in their environment.
Links to many services for children are available through the New Jersey Department of Health, [http://nj.gov/health/fhs/index.shtml Division of Family Health Services].
New Jersey's 24/7 Family Health Line can help NJ residents locate a variety of services for New Jersey children. Call 1-800-328-3838.
Children without health insurance may be eligible for no cost or low cost insurance through [http://www.njfamilycare.org/ NJ FamilyCare]. For information, call 1-800-701-0710.
The New Jersey Department of Human Services, [http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/home/index.html Division of Family Development] provides many links to services and programs that assist low income children and their families. These services include: WorkFirst NJ; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); child support; emergency assistance; NJ Medicaid; and Food Stamps.
1. Healthy People: [https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health Social Determinants of Health Overview]
CDC Research on Social Determinants of Health: Economic Stability [https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/economic-stability/index.htm]
NJDEP Potential Lead Exposure Mapping Tool:
[https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=6472457d42ab474b87f735de8d8ee205]
CEHS_EPHT
ropiekun
A
03/24/2022
Barbara Goun, barbara.goun@doh.state.nj.us
Richard Opiekun, richard.opiekun@doh.state.nj.us,
updated by BDG with graph data source 11/24/08
& shortened "why important" July 7, 2009.
9/21/2009 - map view added by REO.
11/15/2011 - data updated by REO to 2010 values. Map removed since it was old, & replaced with 2010 map. The data previously up for 2000 were erroneous ( did not take both sexes into account)
Edits by BDG and new data by REO, Nov 15 - 16, 2011 & new map.
10/27/14 - updated data and map to reflect 2013 ACS data (REO)
1/20/16 - updated with 2014 ACS 1-year estimates
link check and update 2/1/2016 (REO)
4/4/16 - updated with ACS 2015 5-year estimate data to be consistent with housing indicator that also uses 5-year estimates, REO
5/31/17 - REO removed URL for maps so SHAD can make own maps
9/28/17 - MLB added view by R/E, updated graph titles & y-axes for community profiles, fixed year in graphs to reflect 5-year estimates, made links clickable, added related indicator
12/7/2018 REO updated indicator with 5-year ACS data (2013-2017)
12/19/19 REO updated with 5-year ACS data (2014-2018)
1/5/21 - REO added 2019 5-year ACS data (2015-2019)
6/22/21 - REO corrected a data display
3/23/2022 - REO updated with 2016-2020 5-year ACS data
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03/24/2022
Status changed by: ropiekun
03/24/2022
PopChar
Relevant Population Characteristics
Demographics
Population Demographics
Demographics.Age
pre1950home
Risk Factor for Childhood Lead Exposure: Pre-1950 and Pre-1980 Housing
pre1950home.percent
SystemFactors
Health Care System Factors
Pb_test_cov
Childhood Lead Testing Coverage
Pb_test_cov.pcnt_co_b04
HealthStatus
Health Status Outcomes
LeadChildren
Mean Blood Lead Levels among Children
LeadChildren.Mean
LeadScreening
Blood Lead Levels among Children
LeadScreening.Percentile
Pb_blood_lev
Children under 3 Years of Age with a Confirmed Elevated Blood Lead Level
Pb_blood_lev.NJ_by_yr
EPHT_LT5_pov.prcnt
Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty
by County, New Jersey,
2016-2020
Estimated Percent
EPHT_LT5_pov.RE
Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty
by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey,
2016-2020
Estimated Percent