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Children in Assembly District 1 Childhood adversity includes traumatic experiences such as abuse, neglect, and harmful environments at home and in the community. Prolonged adversity may disrupt healthy development, affect brain structure and function, and lead to behavioral, emotional, and health problems during childhood and in adulthood. The more traumatic events experienced by a child, the more likely the impact will be substantial and long-lasting. Some communities experience childhood adversity more severely and profoundly than others. A child’s ability to overcome adversity depends on access to positive interventions and nurturing from at least one caring adult. The tables below compare your legislative district with the California average on selected measures of childhood adversity that could be impacted by policy change. WHY THESE MEASURES MATTER Children who experience instability in the home—caused by events like divorce, incarcerated parents, or homelessness—are more likely to experience adversity, which can lead to toxic stress and long term health consequences.
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Children in Assembly District 1Childhood adversity includes traumatic experiences such as abuse, neglect, and harmful environments at home and in the community. Prolonged adversity may disrupt healthy development, affect brain structure and function, and lead to behavioral, emotional, and health problems during childhood and in adulthood. The more traumatic events experienced by a child, the more likely the impact will be substantial and long-lasting. Some communities experience childhood adversity more severely and profoundly than others. A child’s ability to overcome adversity depends on access to positive interventions and nurturing from at least one caring adult.
The tables below compare your legislative district with the California average on selected measures of childhood adversity that could be impacted by policy change.
WHY THESE MEASURES MATTERChildren who experience instability in the home—caused by events like divorce, incarcerated parents, or homelessness—are more likely to experience adversity, which can lead to toxic stress and long term health consequences.
Family Structure YearAssemblyDistrict 1 California Data Source
Percentage of Children in Households Headed by Single Mothers 2010-2014 16.7% 18.7%
Population Reference Bureau , analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American C ommunity Survey microdata files (Mar. 2016).
Percentage of Children in the Care of Grandparents 2010-2014 3.8% 3.4%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2015).
Housing Instability Year AssemblyDistrict 1 California Data Source
Percentage of Children Living inCrowded Households 2010-2014 13.1% 28.1%
Population Reference Bureau , analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American C ommunity Survey microdata files (Mar. 2016).
Percentage of Households with a High Housing Cost Burden 2010-2014 43.3% 46.3%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2015).
Number of Public School Students Who Are Homeless 2014 2,403 297,615
Special tabulations by California Department of Education (Jan. 2015), California Research Bureau (Mar. 2015), National Assoc. for the Education of H omeless Children and Youth (Mar. 2015).
Environmental factors contribute to the possibility of a child experiencing adversity. While poverty alone is not a determinant of childhood adversity, it can be a contributing factor; also, children living in poverty are less likely to access resources that can help them overcome adversity. Along these same lines, a child without health insurance coverage is less likely to receive early intervention at a family physician’s office. One impact of childhood adversity may be youth disengagement which may have long term health and economic consequences for individual youth and the community.
Notes: See kidsdata.org for definitions and other information. Contact staff at [email protected] for questions. Poverty data are provisional; contact staff with questions about these indicators. Related topics on the site include Childhood Adversity and Resilience, Abuse, Foster Care, Juvenile Arrests, School Truancy, Drug Use, Suicide, Emotional Health, and
Physical Health. More data for your district are located at: http://www.kidsdata.org/region.
Poverty Year AssemblyDistrict 1 California Data Source
Percentage of Children Living in Poverty 2011-2015 21.7% 22.5%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2016).
Median Income of Families with Children 2011-2015
$54,712(Annual Income)
$64,020(Annual Income)
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2016).
Percentage of Children without Secure Parental Employment 2010-2014 40.2% 34.3%
Population Reference Bureau , analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American C ommunity Survey microdata files (Mar. 2016).
Health Care Access Year AssemblyDistrict 1 California Data Source
Percentage of Children without Health Insurance Coverage 2011-2015 8.5% 6.4%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2016).
Percentage of Children/Youth Ages 0-21 with Medi-Cal or CHIP Coverage 2011-2015 38.7% 37.2%
Population Reference Bureau , analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American C ommunity Survey microdata files (Jan. 2017).
Disengaged Youth Year AssemblyDistrict 1 California Data Source
Percentage of Teens Ages 16-19 Not in School and Not Working
2011-2015 9.9% 7.7%U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2016).
