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Title: Impact of Neighborhood and Family Factors on Child Disability in 17 US Cities
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Publication Year: 2007
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Abstract: PURPOSE: To assess rates of motor, sensory-communicative, and self-care functional limitations in school children and other family members living in United States (US) metropolitan regions. We used these activities as indicators of disability in functioning. We hypothesized that disability rates for other household members would be substantially higher in the city compared to suburbs, especially in households where there was a child with disability. METHODS: Using Y2000 Census data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS), we analyzed a 6% sample of the 18,456,982 children ages 5–17 years living in 17 US metropolitan regions. RESULTS: 34% of children lived in outer suburbs, 29% in inner suburbs, and 27% in central cities. Among children with disabilities who lived in cities, there were significantly higher rates (compared to their suburban peers) of not having access to a car or phone, limited adult education, unemployment, poverty, and inadequate housing. These children also were far more likely to live in a household with another disabled person. Table 1 documents the rates of child disability as well as rates of disability in other household members for children with and without disability living in the inner city compared to outer suburbs. In NY, LA, and Chicago, the data are highlighted for the areas with the most concentrated poverty. CONCLUSION: In US inner city metropolitan areas, children with disability disproportionately live in households with another family member with disability. This will require more resources to provide family-centered interventions that optimize participation.
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Authors: Msall, Michael, E; Espinal, Ronald, R; Avery, Roger, C; Hogan, Dennis, P
Conference Name: Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Family and Marriage, Land Use/Urban Organization
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