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Update #15

New

New Population and Familiy Characteristics indicator: Child and adult population estimates.

8/5/2006

The following indicator is a new addition to the State Level Data Online website.

Total Population for Child and Adult Populations
Categories include annual population estimates from the Census Bureau aggregated for the following three groups:

Less than age 18
Age 18 and over
Total Population

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There are currently ten KIDS COUNT measures: percent low birth-weight babies; infant mortality rate; child death rate; rate of teen deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; teen birth rate; percent of children living with parents who do not have full-time, year-round employment; percent of teens who are high school dropouts; percent of teens not attending school and not working; percent of children in poverty; and percent of families with children headed by a single-parent. The Data Book also provides background information for each state, including demographic and family income data.

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