Data Morsels About CA Families to Chew on This Thanksgiving

In the spirit of family time defined by Thanksgiving, we are providing some data from our foundation’s 2010 California Parent Survey that relate to this holiday season.

Family Time

According to this survey, 71% of children have parents who report that they are satisfied with the amount of time they spend with their family. Parents of 18% believe that they do not have enough time with their family, and parents of 11% think they have too much family time.

Children in single-parent families, however, are significantly more likely to have parents who report that their family does not have enough time together (25%). Similarly, children with household incomes above $100,000 also are more likely to have parents who report feeling they do not spend enough time with their family (23-29%).

See more parent survey key findings>>

Adequacy of Income to Meet Needs

This same survey also found that about one-quarter of California children have parents who believe their family income is not adequate to meet basic needs, such as food, clothing and shelter. About half of children (52%) had adequate household incomes, and 21% had more than enough family income, according to parents.

During this holiday season, it is important to recognize, in particular, the 9% of California children whose parents report that their income is “not nearly enough” to meet their family’s basic needs and to note, too, the racial/ethnic disparities that exist in parent responses.
See more data on family income and poverty>>

Posted by kidsdata.org

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