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Tweet[IWS] UI: STUDIES ON DISCONNECTED, LOW-INCOME MEN [8 January 2014]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Urban Institute (UI)
STUDIES ON DISCONNECTED, LOW-INCOME MEN [8 January 2014]
Papers by Margaret Simms, Marla McDaniel, William Monson, Karina Fortuny
See
Low-Income Working Families Project
http://www.urban.org/center/liwf/index.cfm
Education and Employment of Disconnected Low-Income Men (Research Brief)
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412984
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412984-Education-and-Employment-of-Disconnected-Low-Income-Men.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
This brief explores the education and employment outcomes of disconnected
low-income men in 2008?10. These men have lower education levels than higher-income
men. Among low-income men, Hispanics are less likely than African Americans
and whites to complete high school. Low-income men are more likely to be
unemployed and underemployed; African Americans are the most likely to be
unemployed. Education and employment rates for low-income men vary considerably
by metropolitan area.
Summary of an Urban Ethnographers' Symposium on Low-Income Men (Research Brief)
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412985
or
[full-text, 10 pages]
The Urban Institute, with funding from the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services,
convened a symposium to explore the state of knowledge on disconnected low-income
men and promising strategies for improving their well-being, focusing particularly
on men of color. The participants included ethnographers and other qualitative
researchers, social service providers, foundation program officers, and
federal government staff. The candid insights offered enriched understanding
of the complex problems faced by low-income men, the programs currently
serving their needs, and some of the issues about which more study is needed.
Imprisonment and Disenfranchisement of Disconnected Low-Income Men (Research Brief)
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412986
or
[full-text, 10 pages]
Incarceration rates have risen over time and vary by race and ethnicity,
reflecting changes in federal and state crime policies over the past few
decades. In 2011, African American men were six times more likely and Hispanics
nearly two and half times more likely to be imprisoned than white men. This
brief summarizes some of the disparate impacts these policies have had on
African American and Hispanic men and the consequences for their families
and communities.
Low-Income Men at the Margins: Caught at the Intersection of Race, Place and Poverty (Research Report)
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412987
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412987-Low-Income-Men-at-the-Margins.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
A large number of US men of prime working age are neither gainfully employed
nor pursuing education or other training, suggesting a potentially significant
disconnection from mainstream economic and social life. This paper concentrates
on the experiences and challenges of men at the margins between the ages
of 18 and 44, when most American males are engaged in such activities as
working and building skills, forming and strengthening families, and linking
to social institutions. The review focuses on their experiences in five
domains: education, employment, family, criminal justice, and health, featuring
key themes from ethnographic and other qualitative research.
The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men (Research Brief)
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412988
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412988-The-Health-of-Disconnected-Low-Income-Men.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
This brief examines the health insurance coverage and health status of disconnected
low-income men from 2008 to 2010, focusing primarily on men?s connections
to health care providers and systems. Less than half of low-income men age
18?44 in the United States have any insurance coverage; coverage rates vary
significantly by state, citizenship, ethnicity, and education. Compared
with higher-income men the same age, low-income men also have lower access
to routine health care and have worse health outcomes.
A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men (Research Brief)
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=412989
or
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412989-A-Demographic-Snapshot-of-Low-Income-Men.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
This brief, one in a series on disconnected low-income men, provides a geographic and demographic snapshot of these men. Low-income men are defined as those age 18 to 44 who live in families with incomes below twice the federal poverty level (FPL)1 and do not have four-year college degrees. Other briefs in the series examine low-income men’s education, employment, health, and their heightened risk of incarceration and disenfranchisement. This brief uses data from the American Community Survey (2008–10) to estimate the number of low-income men in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and includes a focus on metropolitan areas with at least 50,000 low-income men.
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