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Parental Employment
Secure parental employment reduces the incidence of poverty and its
attendant risks to children. Since most parents who obtain health
insurance for themselves and their children do so through their
employers, a secure job can also be a key variable in determining
whether children have access to health care. Secure parental
employment may also enhance children's psychological well-being and
improve family functioning by reducing stress and other negative
effects that unemployment and underemployment can have on parents.
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According to the 2006 American Community Survey, approximately 96%
of all Pinellas County families with children under the age of 18
have one or more family members working.
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Families with two or more family members working and families with
one or more members working account
for 52.7% and 42.9% of all families, respectively.
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Married couple families, which represent the largest proportion of
families with children under the age of 18, are estimated to
account for 64% of families with one or more family members
working.
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Families with a single female as the head of household and 1 or
more family members working account for 24% of all families with
children under 18, almost three times that of families with a
single male head of household.
Funded Agencies:
Department of Health
(DOH) – Healthy Families
All Neighborhood Family Centers
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