Poor Kids in N.J. Not Faring Well ; Trail Many in Nation On Health and Safety

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New Jersey's poorest children fare worse than poor children in nearly every other state in the nation, according to a damning new report analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The study found that low-income children in New Jersey are in poorer health, exercise less, read less, participate in fewer after- school clubs and teams, and live in more dangerous neighborhoods than most poor children in the country. They are also more likely to be overweight, have asthma, live in a single-parent household, have emotional and behavioral difficulties, and have parents who lack secure employment.

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Poor Kids in N.J. Not Faring Well ; Trail Many in Nation On Health and Safety

"The distance between the haves and the have-nots in New Jersey is very big," said William O'Hare, the report's co-author, a demographer and senior fellow at the philanthropic Annie E. Casey Foundation, which advocat...

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