System Updates
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3 updated Health Profiles indicators with latest 2003 final natality NVSR: teen births, low birthweight babies and infant deaths |
2/15/2006 |
The following indicators have been updated to include 2003 Final Natality Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports:
Health
• Teen births, by Age Group
• Low-birthweight babies
• Infant mortality
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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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