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Title: The Status of Women in Florida by County: Poverty & Opportunity
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Publication Year: 2016
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Abstract: In Florida and across the country, women are making great strides. More women are earning bachelor’s degrees and women’s entrepreneurship is growing rapidly. Yet, too many women and girls live in poverty with limited access to education, health care, and other important supports that would allow them to achieve economic stability. Wide disparities also persist among Florida’s women by geographic locations and across racial and ethnic groups. Improving the status of women from all backgrounds and walks of life is key to Florida’s future. The Status of Women in Florida by County: Poverty & Opportunity provides data and analysis of several aspects of Florida women’s economic security and access to opportunity. It calculates a Composite Index based on four indicators—health insurance coverage, educational attainment, business ownership, and poverty rates—and ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia on the composite score and component indicators. The report also examines additional data for Florida on topics such as poverty by household type, home ownership, the number of public assistance recipients, and English proficiency. Data are analyzed by counties in Florida (when available) and disaggregated by racial and ethnic groups. This report is the first in a series of four publications on the status of women across Florida’s counties. Future reports will examine women’s Health & Well-Being and Employment & Earnings. This report is released in tandem with a briefing paper, “The Status of Women in Florida by County: Population & Diversity,” which provides data on different populations within Florida and examines the implications of these data for policies to improve women’s status. These publications aim to provide critical data that can . . .
Url: https://www.wganefl.org/file/2018/R475-Poverty--Opportunity.pdf
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Authors: Anderson, Julie; Hess, Cynthia
Publisher: Florida Philanthropic Network
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Poverty and Welfare
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