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Haven, Terry, Ed.Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah, 1998. MeasuringSuccess One Kid at a Time.Utah Children, Salt Lake City.Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.1998-00-00189p.; For 1997 edition, see PS 026 705.Utah Children, 747 East South Temple, Suite 150, Salt LakeCity, UT 84102 (Single copy, $10; 2-9 copies, $8 each; 10 ormore copies, $6 each. Add 15% shipping and handling fororders up to $15; add 10% shipping and handling for ordersover $15.01. Make check payable to Utah Children.)Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports - Descriptive(141)
MF01/PC08 Plus Postage.Accidents; Adolescents; Birth Weight; Births to SingleWomen; Child Abuse; *Child Health; Child Welfare; *Children;*Counties; Day Care; Delinquency; Demography; Dropout Rate;Early Parenthood; Economic Status; Elementary SecondaryEducation; Health Insurance; Infants; Lunch Programs; MentalHealth; Mortality Rate; Poverty; *Social Indicators; StateSurveys; Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis;Violence; *Well Being; Youth ProblemsArrests; *Indicators; *Utah; Vaccination
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in thewell-being of Utah's children. The statistical portrait is based on fivegeneral areas of children's well-being: (1) demographics; (2) health; (3)education; (4) safety; and (5) economic security. Key indicators in theseareas include: (1) family composition; (2) prenatal care; (3) infantmortality; (4) low birth weight; (5) teen pregnancy; (6) immunizations; (7)
mental health; (8) health insurance; (9) youth risk behavior; (10) per pupilexpenditure; (11) pupils per teacher; (12) dropout rates; (13) test scores;(14) child abuse reports; (15) juvenile offenses; (16) injury hospitaldischarges; (17) child death rates; (18) violent child death; (19) divorce;(20) poverty; (21) working parents; and (22) median household income.Following a brief overview and discussion of the indicators, the report'sfirst section provides information on the state as a whole. The secondsection, the bulk of the report, provides profiles for Utah's 29 counties.Comparative data for the period 1995 and 1996 are provided, as aredemographic data for 1990 and 1994. The report concludes with a listing ofdata sources and definitions. (SD)
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KID
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ject
has
bee
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easu
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chi
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bein
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Uta
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easu
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of C
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in U
tah
orga
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s re
liabl
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the
cond
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of
yout
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tatis
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in a
man
ner
whi
ch a
llow
s al
l Uta
hns
to b
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r un
ders
tand
our
child
ren'
sne
eds.
In
a ra
pidl
y ch
angi
ng s
ocie
ty it
is m
ore
impo
rtan
t tha
n ev
er to
prov
ide
solid
, lon
g-te
rm,
relia
ble
serv
ices
to o
ur c
hild
ren.
Thi
s da
ta b
ook
is a
n im
port
ant
reso
urce
tow
ard
unde
rsta
ndin
gw
hat s
ervi
ces
are
need
ed, w
here
chi
ldre
n ar
e in
nee
d, a
nd h
ow c
hild
ren
are
fari
ng th
roug
hout
Uta
h.
Thi
s da
ta b
ook
is a
pri
me
exam
ple
of a
col
labo
rativ
e ef
fort
. Wor
king
with
the
FAC
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mm
ittee
and
man
y st
ate
agen
cies
, Uta
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hild
ren
has
enha
nced
this
year
's b
ook
to in
clud
eou
tcom
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easu
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need
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CT
pro
gram
s th
roug
hout
the
stat
e. T
hrou
gh d
ata
base
dpl
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ngan
d pr
oble
m-s
olvi
ng in
itiat
ives
; com
mun
ity le
ader
s, c
hild
adv
ocat
es, p
ublic
pol
icy
mak
ers
at a
llle
vels
, aca
dem
icia
ns, b
usin
ess
lead
ers,
and
the
gene
ral p
ublic
can
mov
e be
yond
rhe
tori
c to
act
ion
for
all U
tah'
s ch
ildre
n.
I co
mm
end
Uta
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hild
ren
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pro
ject
for
once
aga
in p
rovi
ding
a ti
mel
ypo
rtra
it of
Uta
h's
child
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I u
rge
all c
itize
ns to
use
the
info
rmat
ion
pres
ente
d in
this
boo
k to
mak
e m
ore
info
rmed
, pro
duct
ive
polic
y de
cisi
ons
abou
t our
mos
t val
uabl
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pro
vidi
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tah
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ety
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The
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er o
f thi
s ye
ar's
dat
a bo
ok is
mon
opol
ized
by
two
dist
inct
feat
ures
. Eac
h sh
eds
a di
ffere
nt li
ght o
n th
is y
ear's
them
e, "
Mea
surin
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ucce
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ne K
id a
t a T
ime"
. Eac
h re
pre-
sent
two
side
s of
mea
surin
g su
cces
s. A
nd e
ach
is n
eede
d to
get a
com
plet
e pi
ctur
e of
chi
ld w
ell-b
eing
.
The
rul
er r
epre
sent
s th
e1,
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10em
piric
al n
atur
e of
mea
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sure
men
t: th
e st
atis
tics,
num
bers
, cha
rts,
and
dat
aw
ith w
hich
we
tell
the
stor
y of
how
chi
ldre
n in
Uta
h ar
e do
ing.
An
anal
ysis
of t
he fa
cts
and
figur
es o
n he
alth
, edu
catio
n,sa
fety
, and
eco
nom
ic s
ecur
ity h
elps
iden
tify
conc
erns
in th
ere
alm
of c
hild
wel
l-bei
ng in
Uta
h an
d gi
ves
plan
ners
, ele
cted
offic
ials
, par
ents
, and
oth
er c
once
rned
citi
zens
the
tool
s th
eyne
ed to
und
erst
and
the
prob
lem
s fa
ced
by U
tah'
s ch
ildre
nan
d fa
mili
es.
To
put i
t sim
ply,
dat
a le
ads
to p
robl
em id
entif
i-ca
tion,
whi
ch is
the
first
ste
p to
war
d cr
eatin
g so
lutio
ns. T
hest
atis
tics
incl
uded
in M
easu
res
prov
ide
a so
lid b
asis
from
whi
ch to
pro
mot
e ch
ange
s to
impr
ove
the
lives
of U
tah'
sch
ildre
n.
The
han
ds r
epre
sent
som
ethi
ng m
uch
less
tang
ible
. Whe
n a
child
mea
sure
s hi
s or
her
hand
aga
inst
ano
ther
's, a
hos
t of t
hing
s ca
nbe
goi
ng th
roug
h hi
s or
her
min
d. Is
she
exam
inin
g ho
w b
ig th
e ot
her
hand
is c
om-
pare
d to
her
s? Is
he
obse
rvin
g ho
w m
uch
bigg
er h
is h
and
is th
is ti
me
com
pare
d to
the
last
time
he m
easu
red?
Per
haps
she
is n
ot th
inki
ng a
bout
siz
e at
all b
ut d
ream
ing
abou
t wha
t she
wan
ts to
be
whe
n he
r ha
nd
leM
easu
res
of C
hild
Wel
l-Bei
ng in
Uta
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tah
Chi
ldre
n
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gets
as
big
as th
e ha
nd s
he is
touc
hing
. And
may
be h
e is
just
enj
oyin
g th
e si
mpl
e pl
easu
re o
f hol
ding
han
ds w
ithso
meo
ne h
e tr
usts
. To
be tr
uthf
ul, w
e si
mpl
y do
n't k
now
wha
tth
at c
hild
is th
inki
ng. S
imila
rly, w
e kn
ow v
ery
little
abo
ut th
ein
divi
dual
chi
ldre
n re
pres
ente
d by
the
fact
s an
d fig
ures
inM
easu
res.
The
re is
muc
h th
e nu
mbe
rs, f
acts
, and
figu
res
don'
t tel
l us.
Whi
le u
sing
the
data
in M
easu
res
we
mus
t loo
kbe
hind
the
num
bers
to th
e ch
ildre
n th
ey r
epre
sent
.
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e. is
alla
ysa
Ran
d be
i6d
tke
nute
n ai
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e, h
teas
tuie
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te d
ied
at a
tim.e
.
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se ti
e D
ata
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Z
Thi
s st
atis
tical
gui
de is
des
igne
d fo
r a
varie
ty o
f use
s:B
y id
entif
ying
pos
itive
and
neg
ativ
e tr
ends
in th
est
ate,
the
book
allo
ws
polic
y-m
aker
s to
asc
erta
inw
here
pro
gram
s ar
e ef
fect
ive
and
whe
re c
hang
esne
ed to
be
mad
e.B
y co
nsol
idat
ing
and
anal
yzin
g da
ta r
elev
ant t
och
ildre
n, th
e bo
ok s
houl
d be
use
d as
a r
esou
rce
for
thos
e ap
plyi
ng fo
r gr
ants
whi
ch a
id c
hild
ren
and
fam
ilies
.P
rovi
ding
rep
orte
rs w
ith r
eady
acc
ess
to th
e m
ost
rece
nt d
ata.
Ass
istin
g co
mm
unity
pla
nner
s by
iden
tifyi
ng p
rob-
lem
s, o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
tren
ds a
nd a
llow
ing
adm
inis
-tr
ator
s to
look
at t
he r
oad
ahea
d.
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The
indi
cato
rs in
clud
ed in
this
pub
licat
ion
are
divi
ded
into
four
dom
ains
of c
hild
wel
l-bei
ng: H
ealth
, Edu
catio
n, S
afet
y, a
ndE
cono
mic
Sec
urity
. The
FA
CT
(F
amili
es, A
genc
ies,
and
Com
-m
uniti
es T
oget
her)
sub
com
mitt
ee o
n In
form
atio
n S
yste
ms
help
ed d
efin
e th
e va
riabl
es to
be
used
. FA
CT
age
ncie
s an
dpr
ogra
ms
are
heav
y us
ers
of th
e da
ta in
Mea
sure
s, a
nd w
ere
very
inst
rum
enta
l in
dete
rmin
ing
how
the
varia
bles
sho
uld
bepr
esen
ted
to m
ake
them
the
mos
t use
ful f
or d
ata
user
s.
Man
y of
the
indi
cato
rs in
this
boo
k ar
e pr
esen
ted
as p
erce
nts
orra
tes
whi
ch a
re n
eede
d to
com
pare
one
gro
up w
ith a
noth
er o
r to
follo
w tr
ends
ove
r tim
e. R
ates
are
cal
cula
ted
by ta
king
the
num
ber
of in
cide
nts
in a
ny g
iven
cat
egor
y (f
or e
xam
ple
child
,--
deat
hs),
div
idin
g it
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
indi
vidu
als
in th
at\-
cate
gory
(al
l chi
ldre
n), a
nd m
ultip
lyin
g by
1,0
00 o
r 10
,000
or
wha
teve
r nu
mbe
r yo
u ch
oose
.
Num
ber
of C
hild
Dea
ths
X1,
000
OR
Tot
al n
umbe
r of
Chi
ldre
n
C5
child
dea
ths
500
tota
l chi
ldre
nX
1,00
0 =
10
deat
hs p
er1,
000
child
ren
A p
erce
ntag
e is
bas
ical
ly th
e sa
me
form
ula,
mul
tiplie
d by
100
rath
er th
an a
larg
er n
umbe
r.
As
the
popu
latio
n ba
se b
ecom
es s
mal
ler,
as
it do
es in
man
yco
untie
s in
Uta
h, s
tatis
tical
var
iatio
n be
com
es m
ore
prom
inen
tan
d m
ore
pron
e to
ano
mal
ies.
For
exa
mpl
e, le
t's s
ay a
cou
nty
has
2 ch
ildre
n di
e ou
t of a
pop
ulat
ion
of 7
5 ch
ildre
n.If
we
divi
de2
by 7
5 an
d m
ultip
ly b
y 1,
000
we
get a
chi
ld d
eath
rat
e of
26
per
(D 1
,000
. If t
he n
ext y
ear
only
1 c
hild
die
s ou
t of 7
5 th
e ch
ild d
eath
14
rate
wou
ld b
e 13
. Thi
s se
emin
gly
larg
e de
crea
se is
a r
esul
t of
stat
istic
al v
aria
tion,
and
the
mag
nitu
de o
f the
dro
p is
exa
g-ge
rate
d be
caus
e of
the
use
of a
bas
e of
1,0
00. T
o at
tem
pt to
min
imiz
e ch
ance
var
iatio
ns s
uch
as th
ese,
we
use
5 ye
arav
erag
es fo
r so
me
of th
e in
dica
tors
. Thi
s al
low
s th
e us
e of
larg
er n
umbe
rs in
thos
e co
untie
s w
here
pop
ulat
ion
is s
mal
lan
d le
ssen
s th
e ch
ance
of t
his
happ
enin
g. W
here
ver
poss
ible
we
have
als
o in
clud
ed r
aw n
umbe
rs o
r "c
ount
s" fo
r th
e in
di-
cato
rs. W
hile
rat
es a
re u
sefu
l for
mak
ing
com
paris
ons
and
follo
win
g tr
ends
, act
ual n
umbe
rs a
re n
eede
d to
det
erm
ine
serv
ice
need
s su
ch a
s an
ticip
ated
cas
eloa
ds.
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labt
ob-
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,011
Som
e of
the
info
rmat
ion
in th
e da
tabo
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con
tain
ed w
iViin
a s
hade
dbo
x lik
e th
is o
ne. T
his
indi
cate
s th
atth
e in
form
atio
n in
the
box
pert
ains
toth
e al
mos
t 10
perc
ent o
f Uta
h's
child
ren
who
are
chi
ldre
n of
col
or.
Whe
re p
ossi
ble
the
info
rmat
ion
in th
ebo
x is
bro
ken
dow
n by
rac
e an
d H
ispa
nic
orig
in.
Fin
ally
, in
orde
r to
fully
und
erst
and
the
data
incl
uded
in M
ea-
sure
s, b
e su
re to
rea
d th
e S
ourc
es a
nd D
efin
ition
s se
ctio
n in
the
back
of t
he b
ook.
Thi
s se
ctio
n he
lps
user
s in
terp
ret t
hein
dica
tors
on
the
stat
e an
d co
unty
dat
a pa
ges
by d
efin
ing
wha
t is
bein
g di
scus
sed.
Sta
tistic
s al
one
cann
ot h
elp
impr
ove
the
wel
l-bei
ng o
f Uta
h's
child
ren
but t
hey
can
help
all
Uta
hns
mak
e in
form
ed d
eci-
sion
s th
at tr
uly
bene
fit c
hild
ren
and
thei
r fa
mili
es. U
tah
Chi
l-dr
en, t
hrou
gh th
e K
IDS
CO
UN
T P
roje
ct, i
s pl
ease
d to
pro
vide
this
acc
urat
e, b
alan
ced
pict
ure
of U
tah'
s ch
ildre
n.
Mea
sure
s of
Chi
ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
Cop
yrig
ht ©
1998
Uta
h C
hild
ren
15
-
DeK
togl
iapk
in
In 1
996
the
Cen
sus
Bur
eau
estim
ated
ther
e w
ere
763,
166
child
ren
in U
tah.
Com
pare
d to
the
rest
of t
he n
atio
n, U
tah
has
ave
ry y
oung
pop
ulat
ion.
Uta
h ra
nks
first
in th
e co
untr
y in
the
perc
ent o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r fiv
e ye
ars
of a
ge (
9.4
perc
ent)
and
first
in th
e pe
rcen
t of t
he p
opul
atio
n ag
ed 5
to 1
7 (2
4.5
perc
ent)
. Thi
s gi
ves
Uta
h th
e yo
unge
st m
edia
n ag
e in
the
coun
try,
26.
8 ye
ars
old
com
pare
d to
a n
atio
nal m
edia
n ag
e of
34.6
yea
rs o
ld. O
n th
e ot
her
hand
, Uta
h ra
nks
fiftie
th in
the
perc
ent o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
over
age
64.
The
Gov
erno
r's O
ffice
of P
lann
ing
and
Bud
get e
xam
ine
thes
eag
e ch
arac
teris
tics
in te
rms
of a
"de
pend
ency
rat
io"
or th
enu
mbe
r of
dep
ende
nts
(und
er 1
8 an
d ol
der
than
64)
per
100
wor
king
indi
vidu
als
(age
18
to 6
4). U
tah
has
the
high
est d
epen
-de
ncy
ratio
in th
e na
tion
with
75
depe
nden
ts p
er 1
00 w
orki
ngad
ults
. Thi
s co
mpa
res
to a
nat
iona
l dep
ende
ncy
ratio
of 6
3 an
din
dica
tes
that
Uta
h ha
s 12
mor
e de
pend
ents
per
100
wor
king
adul
ts th
an th
e na
tiona
l ave
rage
.
Uta
h's
tota
l fer
tility
rat
e (t
otal
num
ber
of b
irths
that
a w
oman
wou
ldha
ve d
urin
g he
r lif
etim
e if,
at e
ach
year
of c
hild
bear
ing
age
she
expe
rienc
ed th
e bi
rth
rate
occ
urrin
g fo
r th
at s
peci
fic y
ear)
has
clim
bed
as h
igh
as 2
.61
sinc
e
1994
Pop
tAat
iott
Est
isot
es b
9 A
ge, Q
ace,
artd
Sex
Rac
eA
geU
nder
55-
910
-14
15-1
9A
ll ag
esW
hite
Non
-His
pani
c M
ale
81,8
8180
,572
90,5
1586
,380
855,
661
Whi
te N
on-H
ispa
nic
Fem
ale
77,6
0575
,922
85,6
5685
,578
868,
158
Whi
te H
ispa
nic
Mal
e5,
544
5,57
15,
418
4,70
049
,078
Whi
te H
ispa
nic
Fem
ale
5,28
45,
476
5,19
24,
955
47,5
22B
lack
Mal
e81
486
374
064
68,
886
Bla
ck F
emal
e85
773
965
457
46,
469
Am
. Ind
ian/
Esk
imo/
Ale
ut M
ale
1,94
71,
851
1,70
91,
384
13,9
94A
m. I
ndia
n/E
skim
o/A
leut
Fem
ale
1,93
21,
823
1,70
51,
529
14,6
83A
sian
/Pac
ific
Isla
nder
Mal
e2,
792
2,04
92,
038
1,77
221
,200
Asi
an/P
acifi
c Is
land
er F
emal
e2,
725
2,05
42,
170
1,99
422
,324
Tot
al18
1,38
117
6,92
019
5,79
718
9,51
21,
907,
975
His
pani
c (a
ny r
ace)
Mal
e*6,
267
6,06
45,
882
5,07
753
,313
His
pani
c (a
ny r
ace)
Fem
ale*
6,00
55,
964
5,61
55,
293
51,4
16*C
an b
e an
y ra
ce a
nd a
re in
clud
ed in
abo
ve to
tals
Mea
sure
s of
Chi
ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
Cop
yrig
ht ©
1998
Uta
h C
hild
ren
1617
1987
but
has
rem
aine
d st
eady
at 2
.55
for
the
last
thre
e ye
ars.
Uta
h ha
s th
e hi
ghes
t tot
al fe
rtili
tyra
te in
the
natio
n.
The
tabl
e at
the
left
cont
ains
the
mos
t cur
rent
pop
ulat
ion
estim
ates
by
age,
rac
e an
d se
xw
hich
are
ava
ilabl
e by
cou
nty.
Fig
ures
indi
cate
that
ther
e ar
e18
1,38
1 ch
ildre
n un
der
5.1
76,9
20 c
hild
ren
age
5 to
9
.195
,797
chi
ldre
n ag
e 10
to 1
4
*189
,512
chi
ldre
n ag
e 15
to 1
9
Uta
h ra
nks
first
in th
e na
tion
inm
any
area
s pe
rtai
ning
toch
ildre
n. It
is im
pera
tive
then
,th
at w
e ra
nk o
ur c
hild
ren
first
whe
n m
akin
g po
licy
and
budg
etde
cisi
ons
for
our
stat
e.
7.
-
Pw
atat
Can
e.
The
num
ber
of m
othe
rs r
ecei
ving
pre
nata
l car
e in
the
first
trim
este
r ha
s in
crea
sed
fairl
y st
eadi
ly o
ver
the
last
10
year
s.C
onsi
derin
g th
e ris
e in
Uta
h's
popu
latio
n, th
is is
not
sur
pris
-in
g. H
owev
er, w
hen
cont
rolli
ng fo
r th
e ris
e in
pop
ulat
ion,
the
perc
ent o
f mot
hers
rec
eivi
ng p
rena
tal c
are
in th
e fir
st th
ree
mon
ths
of p
regn
ancy
incr
ease
d th
roug
h 19
94, b
ut n
owap
pear
s to
be
drop
ping
.
Fig
ures
sho
w th
at in
199
6 th
ere
wer
e 35
,212
bab
ies
born
with
the
bene
fit o
f pre
nata
l car
e in
the
first
trim
este
r du
ring
the
preg
nanc
y or
a p
erce
nt o
f 83.
7. T
hat i
s, fo
r ev
ery
100
babi
es b
orn
in U
tah
in 1
996,
83.
7 of
thos
e ba
bies
had
re-
ceiv
ed p
rena
tal c
are
durin
g th
e fir
st th
ree
mon
ths
of p
reg-
nanc
y. T
his
com
pare
s to
85.
5 in
199
4 an
d 84
.2 in
199
5.
Num
ber
and
Per
cent
of B
irths
Rec
eivi
ng P
rena
tal
Car
e in
Firs
t Trim
este
r, U
tah
1987
1996
Yea
rN
umbe
rP
erce
nt19
8728
,567
81.0
1988
29,3
2281
.419
8929
,255
82.3
1990
29,5
2981
.519
9129
,495
81.9
1992
31,3
4684
.319
9331
,660
85.4
1994
32,7
1985
.519
9533
,304
84.2
1996
35,2
1283
.7
Mea
sure
s of
Chi
ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
Cop
yrig
ht ©
1998
Uta
h C
hild
ren
20
111E
11E
1111
1111
1110
1111
1111
111
1111
1
afra
id M
omat
ity
The
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
has
bee
n de
crea
sing
ove
r th
e la
st10
yea
rs. T
he 1
996
rate
indi
cate
s th
at fo
r ev
ery
1,00
0ba
bies
bor
n in
Uta
h in
199
6, s
ix d
ied
befo
re th
eir
first
birt
h-da
y. A
tota
l of 2
51 in
fant
s di
ed in
199
6 co
mpa
red
to 2
22 in
1993
, 234
in 1
994,
and
207
in 1
995.
Num
ber
and
Rat
e of
Infa
nt D
eath
, Uta
h 19
87-9
6
Yea
rN
umbe
rR
ate*
1987
314
8.9
1988
289
8.0
1989
285
8.0
1990
271
7.5
1991
223
6.2
1992
222
6.0
1993
222
6.0
1994
234
6.1
1995
207
5.2
1996
251
6.0
'rate
of d
eath
s pe
r 1,
000
live
birt
hs
11
Lou
Rei
t clA
leig
k
Low
birt
h w
eigh
t bab
ies
are
thos
e bo
rn w
eigh
ing
less
than
2,50
0 gr
ams
or 5
pou
nds
9 ou
nces
. The
num
ber
of lo
w b
irth
wei
ght b
abie
s ha
s ris
en o
ver
the
past
few
yea
rs a
nd c
ontin
-ue
s th
is u
pwar
d tr
end
in 1
996
with
5.5
per
cent
of b
abie
s
21
-
17.1
, 0 0
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies
by M
othe
r's R
ace:
199
6N
umbe
rP
erce
nt
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an38
11.9
Am
eric
an In
dian
/Ala
skan
Nat
ive
487.
8
Whi
te2,
604
6.6
Oth
er82
6.5
(Per
cent
of b
irths
for
each
rac
e, i.
e. fo
r al
l birt
hs to
whi
te m
othe
rs, 6
.6%
wer
e lo
w b
irth
wei
ght b
abie
s)
born
at l
ow b
irth
wei
ght c
ompa
red
to 5
.3 in
199
5. T
he s
ame
can
be s
aid
for
babi
es b
orn
at v
ery
low
birt
h w
eigh
t or
unde
r1,
000
gram
s. A
lmos
t 1.1
per
cent
of b
abie
s w
ere
born
at v
ery
low
birt
h w
eigh
t in
1996
com
pare
d to
.9 p
erce
nt in
199
5.
The
con
sequ
ence
s of
low
birt
h w
eigh
t are
con
side
rabl
e,af
fect
ing
the
deve
lopm
enta
l and
phy
sica
l gro
wth
of a
chi
ld.
Cos
t of c
arin
g fo
r th
ese
babi
es is
als
o of
impo
rtan
ce.
Num
ber
and
Rat
e of
Low
Birt
h W
eigh
t Birt
hs,
Uta
h 19
87-9
6Lo
wV
ery
Low
(0-2
,500
gra
ms)
(0-1
,000
gra
ms)
Yea
rN
umbe
rR
ate*
Num
ber
Rat
e*19
871,
752
49.7
274
7.8
1988
1,79
149
.725
67.
119
891,
708
48.0
307
8.6
1990
1,76
748
.730
38.
419
911,
845
51.2
334
9.3
1992
1,78
347
.930
68.
219
931,
890
51.0
316
8.5
1994
1,91
4.
50.0
335
8.8
1995
2,11
353
.437
19.
419
962,
332
55.4
459
10.9
*rat
e is
per
1,0
00 b
irths
, ver
y lo
w w
eigh
t bab
ies
are
incl
uded
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
low
wei
ght b
abie
s.
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
111
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tR
egita
licie
s
1111
1111
1111
11
The
re a
re tw
o w
ays
of lo
okin
g at
teen
pre
gnan
cies
; the
num
ber
of te
en p
regn
anci
es a
s a
rate
of a
ll pr
egna
ncie
s, i.
e.th
e nu
mbe
r of
all
birt
hs th
at o
ccur
red
to te
en m
othe
rs (
105
per
all b
irths
in 1
996)
. The
oth
er is
a r
ate
base
d on
the
num
-be
r of
fem
ale
teen
s, i.
e. o
ut o
f all
fem
ale
teen
s, h
ow m
any
are
havi
ng b
abie
s. W
e ha
ve c
hose
n to
use
the
latte
r m
etho
dan
d pr
esen
t the
dat
a be
low
.
The
teen
pre
gnan
cy r
ate
for
both
mar
ried
and
unm
arrie
dte
ens
seem
s to
hav
e de
clin
ed s
light
ly o
ver
the
past
ten
year
s. F
or te
ens
age
18 to
19,
the
rate
am
ong
mar
ried
teen
sro
se s
light
ly a
nd th
en r
etur
ned
to w
here
it w
as te
n ye
ars
ago;
whe
reas
the
rate
to u
nmar
ried
teen
s ha
s ris
en s
tead
ily o
ver
the
sam
e pe
riod.
In 1
996
the
teen
birt
h ra
te fo
r al
l tee
ns a
ge15
to 1
7 st
ood
at 2
5.1
per
1,00
0 te
ens
and
72.0
per
1,0
00te
ens
age
18 to
19.
The
199
6 bi
rth
rate
for
sing
le te
ens
was
18.2
birt
hs p
er 1
,000
teen
s ag
e 15
to 1
7 an
d 36
.8 fo
r te
ens
age
18 to
19.
Tee
n B
irths
by
Rac
e: A
ge 1
5-19
, 199
6N
umbe
rP
erce
nt
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an60
18.8
Am
eric
an In
dian
/Ala
skan
Nat
ive
113
18.3
Whi
te4,
141
10.4
Oth
er95
7.5
(Per
cent
of b
irths
for
each
rac
e, i.
e. fo
r al
l birt
hs to
whi
te m
othe
rs, 1
0.4%
wer
e to
teen
mot
hers
.)
23M
easu
res
of C
hild
Wel
l-Bei
ng in
Uta
h,19
98C
opyr
ight
©19
98 U
tah
Chi
ldre
n
-
Num
ber
and
Rat
es o
f Birt
hs to
All
Tee
ns, U
tah
1987
-199
6
Yea
rA
ge 1
5-17
Num
ber
Rat
eA
ge 1
8-19
Num
ber
Rat
e19
871,
134
24.9
2,17
672
.019
881,
189
25.6
2,13
271
.219
891,
100
23.5
2,39
281
.119
901,
145
25.8
2,53
277
.919
911,
274
27.5
2,54
880
.619
921,
336
26.9
2,53
077
.319
931,
395
26.5
2,54
674
.619
941,
433
26.0
2,61
172
.219
951,
488
26.1
2,73
170
.519
961,
460
25.1
2,96
972
.0*r
ate
is p
er 1
,000
teen
s in
that
age
gro
up.
Num
ber
and
Rat
es o
f Birt
hs to
Sin
gle
Tee
ns, U
tah
87-9
6
Yea
rA
ge 1
5-17
Num
ber
Rat
eA
ge 1
8-19
Num
ber
Rat
e19
8767
014
.781
426
.919
8874
616
.182
627
.619
8966
314
.299
433
.719
9073
016
.51,
039
32.0
1991
832
18.0
1,07
934
.119
9290
518
.21,
139
34.8
1993
1,01
019
.21,
200
35.2
1994
1,05
219
.11,
242
34.4
1995
1,08
219
.01,
360
35.1
1996
1,06
018
.21,
518
36.8
*rat
e is
per
1,0
00 te
ens
in th
at a
ge g
roup
.
Mea
sure
s of
Chi
ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
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yrig
ht ©
1998
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h C
hild
ren
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111
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frot
itkiz
atiO
itS
Uta
h im
mun
izat
ion
law
req
uire
s th
at c
hild
ren
in U
tah
scho
ols
and
licen
sed
care
cen
ters
be
adeq
uate
ly im
mun
ized
. Alth
ough
mos
t chi
ldre
n ar
e im
mun
ized
by
the
time
they
sta
rt s
choo
l,m
any
are
not a
dequ
atel
y im
mun
ized
by
the
age
of tw
o, th
e ag
eby
whi
ch it
is r
ecom
men
ded
a ch
ild b
e im
mun
ized
. In
orde
r to
be c
onsi
dere
d "a
dequ
atel
y im
mun
ized
" a
child
sho
uld,
by
the
age
of tw
o, h
ave
rece
ived
four
dos
es o
f DT
P (
dipt
heria
-tet
anus
-pe
rtus
sis)
, thr
ee d
oses
of O
PV
(or
al p
olio
), a
nd o
ne d
ose
ofM
MR
(m
easl
es-m
umps
-rub
ella
).
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
Nat
iona
l Im
mun
izat
ion
Sur
vey
cond
ucte
d by
the
Cen
ters
for
Dis
ease
Con
trol
and
Pre
vent
ion,
70
perc
ent o
f2-
year
-old
s w
ere
adeq
uate
ly im
mun
ized
in U
tah
in 1
994.
Thi
sfig
ure
drop
ped
to 6
8 pe
rcen
t in
1995
and
dro
pped
aga
in in
199
6to
64
perc
ent.
The
nat
iona
l goa
l is
to h
ave
90 p
erce
nt o
f all
2-ye
ar-o
lds
imm
uniz
ed b
y th
e ye
ar 2
000.
For
rea
sons
that
are
uncl
ear,
Uta
h ha
s a
long
way
to g
o to
rea
ch th
at g
oal a
ndse
ems
to b
e m
ovin
g fu
rthe
r fr
om th
e go
al r
athe
r th
an c
lose
r.
1
MeR
tag
e.at
R.
Thi
s pa
st y
ear
(FY
1996
) th
e U
tah
Com
mun
ity M
enta
l Hea
lthC
ente
rs (
CM
HC
) pr
ovid
ed s
ervi
ces
to 1
0,92
4 ch
ildre
n an
dyo
uth,
of w
hom
6,8
70 w
ere
diag
nose
d as
Ser
ious
ly E
mot
iona
llyD
istu
rbed
, req
uirin
g m
ore
inte
nsiv
e se
rvic
es fr
om m
enta
l hea
lthpr
ofes
sion
als.
The
se n
umbe
rs in
clud
e on
ly th
ose
child
ren
rece
ivin
g se
rvic
es fr
om th
e st
ate
and
coun
ty r
un C
MH
C's
. It
does
not
incl
ude
priv
ate
trea
tmen
t cen
ters
or
trea
tmen
tpr
ovid
ed a
t a s
choo
l set
ting.
2 5
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gnos
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ateg
ory
for
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nts
at C
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tah:
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1996
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rP
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nt*
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ress
ive
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orde
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diso
rder
s74
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ajor
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ress
ion
579
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iety
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orde
rs73
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vasi
ve D
evel
opm
enta
lD
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ders
110
1
Abu
se32
83
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izop
hren
ia/P
sych
oses
330.
3P
erso
nalit
y D
isor
ders
10.0
1A
djus
tmen
t Dis
orde
rs2,
403
22.0
Dis
orde
rs o
f Chi
ldho
od1,
310
12.1
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duct
Dis
orde
rs38
23.
5V
Cod
es67
76.
2O
ther
1,47
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ubst
ance
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se2,
731
25
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licat
ed C
ount
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n w
ho d
o no
t rec
eive
nec
essa
ry h
ealth
car
e ca
n be
affe
cted
for
year
s to
com
e, e
spec
ially
thos
e w
ith c
hron
iche
alth
pro
blem
s. F
or s
ome,
lack
of h
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insu
ranc
e is
aba
rrie
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obt
aini
ng n
eede
d he
alth
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e. T
he H
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tus
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vey
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ery
five
year
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lth c
onta
ins
info
rmat
ion
on u
nins
ured
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ldre
n by
heal
th d
istr
ict.
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se fi
gure
s ar
e pr
esen
ted
belo
w.
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nce
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tus
by L
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ict,
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age
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2,18
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avio
r S
urve
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ce S
yste
m s
urve
ys h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts
and
is a
dmin
iste
red
in th
e cl
assr
oom
eve
rytw
o ye
ars.
The
sam
ple
is d
raw
n at
the
stat
e le
vel a
nd th
ere-
fore
con
clus
ions
can
not b
e m
ade
at s
mal
ler
geog
raph
icle
vels
. Whi
le m
any
ques
tions
are
ask
ed o
n th
e su
rvey
, onl
yfiv
e ar
e be
ing
addr
esse
d he
re, t
hose
dea
ling
with
dru
g an
dal
coho
l use
and
with
cig
aret
te s
mok
ing.
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sure
s of
Chi
ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
Cop
yrig
ht ©
1998
Uta
h C
hild
ren
-
Stu
dent
s w
ere
aske
d if
they
had
sm
oked
cig
aret
tes
on o
neor
mor
e of
the
past
30
days
. In
the
1995
sur
vey,
17
perc
ent
of s
tude
nts
resp
onde
d th
at th
ey h
ad c
ompa
red
to 1
7.4
perc
ent i
n 19
93 a
nd 1
6.8
perc
ent i
n 19
91.
You
th w
ere
aske
d if
they
had
at l
east
one
drin
k of
alc
ohol
on o
ne o
r m
ore
of th
e pa
st 3
0 da
ys. T
hose
res
pond
ing
inth
e af
firm
ativ
e ha
s go
ne s
tead
ily d
own
over
the
last
thre
ete
stin
g pe
riods
with
22.
4 pe
rcen
t in
1995
, 26.
0 pe
rcen
t in
1993
, and
26.
6 pe
rcen
t in
1991
.
Sev
eral
que
stio
ns w
ere
aske
d co
ncer
ning
dru
g us
e. F
irst
stud
ents
wer
e as
ked
if th
ey h
ad u
sed
mar
ijuan
a on
e or
mor
e tim
es d
urin
g th
eir
life.
Res
pons
e to
this
que
stio
n ha
s
fluct
uate
d ov
er th
e ye
ars
with
21.
3 pe
rcen
t say
ing
they
did
so in
199
5, 1
6.3
perc
ent i
n 19
93, a
nd 1
9.1
perc
ent i
n 19
91.
Stu
dent
s w
ere
also
que
ried
as to
whe
ther
or
not t
hey
had
used
any
form
of c
ocai
ne, i
nclu
ding
pow
der,
cra
ck, o
rfr
eeba
se o
ne o
r m
ore
times
dur
ing
thei
r lif
e. S
tude
nts
in19
95 r
espo
nded
affi
rmat
ivel
y 5.
5 pe
rcen
t of t
he ti
me
com
-pa
red
to 4
.2 p
erce
nt in
199
3 an
d 5.
2 pe
rcen
t in
1991
.
Fin
ally
, use
of a
ny o
ther
type
of i
llega
l dru
g, s
uch
as L
SD
,P
CP
, ecs
tasy
, mus
hroo
ms,
spe
ed, i
ce, h
eroi
n, o
r pi
lls w
ith-
out a
doc
tor's
pre
scrip
tion
one
or m
ore
times
dur
ing
thei
rlif
e w
as e
xam
ined
. In
1995
, 11.
7 pe
rcen
t of t
he s
tude
nts
resp
onde
d th
ey h
ad d
one
so c
ompa
red
to 1
4.1
perc
ent i
n19
93 a
nd 1
4.9
perc
ent i
n 19
91.
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libd
is a
pea
sort
Alto
is g
oirt
g to
ccu
ay o
toka
t you
kal
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stan
ted.
cNe,
is
goirt
g to
sit
uske
ne y
ou a
xe s
ittirt
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td,
e& y
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ait.
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n as
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you
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stat
es, a
id r
tatio
rts.
cNe
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oirt
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wto
u'e
i1k
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e W
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akes
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seko
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ties,
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pona
tiort
s.A
you
n bo
oies
ane
goi
rtg
tobe
judg
ed,
Cow
dem
ited
by k
iht.
-Re
tate
ot k
umak
ity iS
i1k
1Sal
tds.
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sure
s of
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ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
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tah
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Uta
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1996
fall
enro
llmen
t inc
reas
ed b
y 0.
92pe
rcen
t (4,
362)
stu
dent
s to
478
,028
from
199
5.In
199
6, U
tah
foun
d its
elf i
n th
e th
ird y
ear
of a
slig
ht g
row
th tr
end.
Tha
t is,
the
annu
al r
ate
ofgr
owth
is a
bout
one
per
cent
or
less
as
the
larg
ecl
ass
size
s of
the
"bab
y-bo
om e
cho"
gra
duat
efr
om h
igh
scho
ol. W
ithin
the
first
five
yea
rs a
fter
the
new
mill
enni
um, h
owev
er, t
he b
aby-
boom
ers'
gra
ndch
il-dr
en w
ill b
egin
to e
nter
kin
derg
arte
n, b
umpi
ng th
e pr
ojec
ted
annu
al in
crea
se to
ove
r tw
o pe
rcen
t per
yea
r, a
nd to
tal
enro
llmen
t to
over
500
,000
.
Whi
le p
opul
atio
n gr
owth
has
mod
erat
ed, s
tron
g gr
owth
isch
alle
ngin
g sp
ecifi
c di
stric
ts. B
etw
een
1992
and
199
6, th
ene
t num
ber
of n
ew s
tude
nts
in J
orda
n (3
,904
), W
ashi
ngto
n(3
,482
), A
lpin
e (3
,397
), a
nd N
ebo
(2.0
95)
com
pris
ed 7
7pe
rcen
t of t
he s
tate
's to
tal g
row
th. I
n pe
rcen
tage
term
s,T
intic
(34
.9),
Par
k C
ity (
32.0
), W
ashi
ngto
n (2
3.9)
and
Iron
(19.
5) w
ere
the
fast
est-
grow
ing
dist
ricts
bet
wee
n 19
92 a
nd19
96.
Bet
wee
n 19
92 a
nd 1
996
Uta
h ha
s se
en a
3.6
per
cent
in-
crea
se in
fall
enro
llmen
t. O
f the
40
scho
ol d
istr
icts
, 10
saw
ade
crea
se in
enr
ollm
ent b
etw
een
1992
and
199
6 w
hile
30
expe
rienc
ed a
n in
crea
se. I
ncre
ases
ran
ged
from
a h
igh
of34
.9 p
erce
nt in
Tin
tic d
istr
ict t
o a
low
of 1
.0 p
erce
nt in
Kan
edi
stric
t. C
ount
ies
whi
ch lo
st e
nrol
lmen
t inc
lude
Gra
nite
(-4
.6pe
rcen
t), P
iute
(-4
.2 p
erce
nt),
Car
bon
(-4.
0 pe
rcen
t), E
mer
y(-
2.6
perc
ent)
, Uin
tah
(-2.
2 pe
rcen
t), M
illar
d (-
1.5
perc
ent)
,an
d Lo
gan
(-1.
1 pe
rcen
t).
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sure
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ng in
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ldre
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ollm
ent f
or 1
996
by r
ace/
ethn
icity
sho
w th
at:
90 p
erce
nt a
re w
hite
, not
of H
ispa
nic
orig
in.5
.3 p
erce
nt a
re H
ispa
nic
1.4
perc
ent a
re N
ativ
e A
mer
ican
1.5
perc
ent a
re A
sian
, and
Pac
ific
Isla
nder
and
Bla
ck (
not o
f His
pani
c O
rigin
)st
uden
ts c
ompr
ise
less
than
1 p
erce
nt e
ach.
Pen
Pupi
e E
xpud
ituxe
s
The
199
5-96
U.S
. ave
rage
cur
rent
exp
endi
-tu
re p
er p
upil
in fa
ll en
rollm
ent t
erm
s w
as$5
,738
whi
le U
tah
Sta
te's
ave
rage
was
$3,3
34. (
In 1
994-
95 th
e av
erag
e pe
r pu
pil
expe
nditu
re in
Uta
h w
as $
3,13
5.)
At 5
8pe
rcen
t of t
he U
.S. a
vera
ge, U
tah'
s fig
ure
isal
so th
e na
tion'
s lo
wes
t.If
Uta
h w
ere
to h
ave
mat
ched
the
natio
nal a
vera
ge, i
t wou
ld h
ave
requ
ired
an a
dditi
onal
$1.
1 bi
llion
in c
urre
nt e
xpen
ditu
res.
Per
Pup
il E
xpen
ditu
res
are
dete
rmin
ed b
y di
vidi
ng to
tal c
urre
ntex
pend
iture
s by
fall
enro
llmen
t. A
s pe
r th
e U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n, N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r E
duca
tion
Sta
tistic
s' d
efin
ition
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rren
t exp
endi
ture
s in
clud
e in
stru
ctio
n an
d su
ppor
t ser
vice
sex
pend
iture
s; e
xclu
de p
rope
rty,
equ
ipm
ent,
com
mun
ity s
ervi
ces
and
debt
ser
vice
exp
endi
ture
s; a
nd d
educ
ted
are
Cha
pter
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food
ser
vice
, tui
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tran
spor
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t act
ivity
rev
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1995
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scho
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ear,
ove
r 13
8,34
6 U
tah
stud
ents
(29
perc
ent o
f tot
al e
nrol
lmen
t) a
pplie
d fo
r an
d w
ere
appr
oved
for
free
or
redu
ced-
pric
e m
eals
. Qua
lific
atio
n is
bas
ed o
n fe
d-er
al le
vels
of p
over
ty fo
r fr
ee m
eals
, and
130
per
cent
of p
over
tyfo
r re
duce
d-pr
ice
mea
ls. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
child
ren
in a
fam
ilyof
four
wou
ld q
ualif
y fo
r re
duce
d-pr
ice
mea
ls w
ith to
tal a
nnua
lho
useh
old
inco
me
of le
ss th
an $
28,0
28.
It is
impo
rtan
t to
re-
mem
ber
that
thes
e nu
mbe
rs in
clud
e on
ly th
ose
stud
ents
who
appl
ied
for
the
free
or
redu
ced
lunc
h pr
ogra
m. T
hose
chi
ldre
nw
ho c
ould
hav
e qu
alifi
ed d
ue to
thei
r in
com
e bu
t did
not
app
lyar
e no
t inc
lude
d.
The
rat
e at
whi
ch c
hild
ren
qual
ify v
arie
s ac
ross
the
stat
e in
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ify, w
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in P
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r 88
per
cent
do.
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arly
,w
ith a
sta
te a
vera
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the
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Uta
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in th
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each
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was
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tah
has
reta
ined
its la
rges
t cla
ss-s
ize
stat
us fo
r ye
ars.
3 4
For
199
5-96
, pup
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ache
r ra
tios
for
the
stat
e w
ere:
22.0
for
Kin
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arte
n cl
asse
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r gr
ades
1 th
roug
h 6
26.9
for
grad
es 7
thro
ugh
1223
.1 fo
r al
l gra
des
and
spec
ial e
duca
tion
stud
ents
Pup
il/te
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have
see
n lit
tle c
hang
e be
twee
n 19
91-
92 w
hen
ther
e w
ere
22.7
stu
dent
s fo
r ea
ch te
ache
r an
d19
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5 w
hen
ther
e w
ere
22.6
stu
dent
s pe
r te
ache
r.
Whe
n m
akin
g co
mpa
rison
s be
twee
n th
e 19
95-9
6 sc
hool
year
and
oth
er y
ears
it s
houl
d be
not
ed th
at th
ere
has
been
a ch
ange
in m
etho
dolo
gy fo
r th
e 19
95-9
6 sc
hool
yea
r.
Dno
pout
s
Dro
pout
figu
res
are
obta
ined
by
taki
ng th
e su
mof
dro
pout
s fr
om g
rade
s 7
thro
ugh
12 fo
r a
give
n sc
hool
yea
r an
d di
vidi
ng b
y th
enu
mbe
r en
rolle
d in
thos
e gr
ades
as
ofO
ctob
er 1
. Uta
h's
1994
-95
rate
was
2.5
per
-ce
nt, w
hile
the
natio
nal a
vera
ge w
as a
ppro
xi-
mat
ely
5.0
perc
ent.
Thi
s in
dica
tes
that
for
ever
y 10
0 st
u-de
nts
in g
rade
s 7
thro
ugh
12, 2
.5 d
ropp
ed o
ut d
urin
g th
esp
ecifi
ed s
choo
l yea
r. T
he p
erce
nt o
fdr
opou
ts r
ange
from
a lo
w in
Nor
th S
umm
it di
stric
t of 0
.2pe
rcen
t to
a hi
gh in
Gra
nite
dis
tric
t of 5
.9 p
erce
nt.
Due
to a
cha
nge
in m
etho
dolo
gy, d
ata
for
the
1995
-96
scho
ol y
ear
are
not a
vaila
ble.
3 5
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sure
s of
Chi
ldW
ell-B
eing
in U
tah,
1998
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yrig
ht ©
1998
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h C
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of th
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eral
l pat
tern
of r
esul
ts fo
r th
e 19
96S
tate
wid
e T
estin
g P
rogr
am s
how
s U
tah
stud
ents
at g
rade
s 5,
8an
d 11
, out
scor
ing
the
natio
nal n
orm
gro
up o
n 20
of 2
1 po
ssib
leco
mpa
rison
s.
The
199
6 st
ate
resu
lts c
ontin
ue to
be
stro
ng in
mos
t are
as b
utw
ith c
lear
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r im
prov
emen
t. M
athe
mat
ics
perf
orm
ance
rem
aine
d ve
ry s
tron
g at
gra
des
five
and
elev
en, b
utlo
w a
t gra
de e
ight
. Low
com
puta
tion
scor
es a
re a
con
cern
at
grad
e ei
ght.
Whi
le r
eadi
ng s
core
s re
mai
n hi
gh a
t gra
des
eigh
tan
d el
even
, the
y de
clin
ed b
etw
een
1991
and
199
4 at
gra
de fi
vean
d w
ere
stab
le in
199
6.
3 6
The
sta
te's
hig
hest
sco
res
wer
e ob
serv
ed in
gra
de 5
and
11
mat
hem
atic
s as
wel
l as
grad
e 11
sci
ence
. Gra
de 1
1 re
adin
gw
as a
noth
er a
rea
of h
igh
perf
orm
ance
. Uta
h 11
th g
rade
rs in
1996
in s
cien
ce s
how
ed a
med
ian
natio
nal p
erce
ntile
ran
k of
66th
in th
e na
tiona
l nor
m g
roup
on
this
test
. Sco
res
at o
r ne
arth
e 60
th p
erce
ntile
rep
rese
nt e
xcel
lent
per
form
ance
for
an e
ntire
stat
e.
Stu
dent
s ex
clud
ed in
the
test
ing
incl
ude
thos
e w
ith v
ery
limite
dE
nglis
h pr
ofic
ienc
y or
stu
dent
s w
ho a
re m
ains
trea
med
less
than
50
perc
ent o
f the
tim
e. S
tude
nts
abse
nt o
n te
st d
ays
are
also
not
incl
uded
. In
1996
, 96
perc
ent o
f the
fifth
and
eig
hth
grad
ers
took
the
test
whi
le 9
1 pe
rcen
t of t
he e
leve
nth
grad
ers
part
icip
ated
.
Med
ian
Nat
iona
l Per
cent
ile R
anks
for
the
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te o
f Uta
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5th
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al B
asic
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tery
5354
5353
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ourc
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1996
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ount
abili
ty R
epor
ts fo
r al
l Dis
tric
ts a
nd S
choo
ls,"
Uta
h S
tate
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ce o
f Edu
catio
n.
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sure
s of
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ldW
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in U
tah,
1998
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ht ©
1998
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h C
hild
ren
11th
9690
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of C
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Fam
ily S
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ces
to b
e in
vest
igat
ed a
s po
tent
ial c
hild
abu
seca
ses.
Of t
hose
, 8,5
81 v
ictim
s w
ere
subs
tant
iate
d. T
his
com
pare
s to
16,
114
refe
rral
s in
199
5, o
f whi
ch 8
,848
wer
esu
bsta
ntia
ted.
Of t
he 1
996
tota
l vic
tims,
4,7
71 w
ere
fem
ale
and
3,81
0 w
ere
mal
e. T
he p
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y ty
pe o
f abu
se w
as s
exua
lab
use
in 2
5 pe
rcen
t of t
he c
ases
and
phy
sica
l abu
se in
21%
of th
e ca
ses.
The
bre
akou
t of c
hild
abu
se/n
egle
ct v
ictim
s by
prim
ary
type
of a
buse
in 1
996
incl
uded
:26
per
cent
sex
ual a
buse
21 p
erce
nt p
hysi
cal a
buse
17 p
erce
nt p
hysi
cal n
egle
ct14
per
cent
em
otio
nal m
altr
eatm
ent
10 p
erce
nt n
on-s
uper
visi
on7
perc
ent d
epen
denc
y5
perc
ent o
ther
Eth
nici
ty o
f Chi
ld A
buse
Vic
tims:
Num
ber
1996 P
erce
nt*
Asi
an68
1%
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an24
33%
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Per
cent
of t
otal
num
ber
of a
buse
d/ne
glec
ted
child
ren.
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sure
s of
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tah,
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tah
JUO
TA
kiO
blye
AS
eS
The
num
ber
of ju
veni
le o
ffens
es r
epor
ted
in th
is y
ear's
dat
abo
ok r
epre
sent
the
num
ber
of in
cide
nts
repo
rted
for
each
yout
h by
cou
nty
of r
esid
ence
. In
othe
r w
ords
, an
inci
denc
eof
100
cou
ld b
e 10
0 yo
uth
each
com
mitt
ing
one
crim
e or
10
yout
h ea
ch c
omm
ittin
g 10
crim
es. T
he c
rime
is b
eing
coun
ted,
not
the
child
. In
1996
, app
roxi
mat
ely
1.8
inci
dent
sw
ere
repo
rted
per
chi
ld.
In 1
996
ther
e w
ere
1,35
3 of
fens
es o
f life
-end
ange
ring
felo
-ni
es c
omm
itted
by
juve
nile
s un
der
18. L
ife-e
ndan
gerin
gfe
loni
es in
clud
e al
l offe
nses
per
petr
ated
aga
inst
ano
ther
hum
an b
eing
, ran
ging
from
mur
der
and
rape
to a
ggra
vate
das
saul
t. T
his
tran
slat
es to
a r
ate
of 1
9.9
offe
nses
per
10,0
00 y
outh
(co
mpa
red
to a
rat
e of
22.
3 in
1995
). A
n ad
ditio
nal 4
,868
offe
nses
wer
ecl
assi
fied
as o
ther
type
s of
felo
nies
and
mis
de-
mea
nors
mad
e up
ano
ther
48,
523
offe
nses
with
rat
es o
f 71.
4 an
d 71
1.9
offe
nses
per
10,0
00 p
opul
atio
n re
spec
tivel
y (c
ompa
red
to89
.7 a
nd 7
01.6
in 1
995)
. "O
ther
" fe
loni
es c
anin
clud
e pr
oper
ty e
ndan
gerin
g ac
tiviti
es s
uch
as b
urgl
ary,
des
truc
tion
of p
rope
rty,
and
car
thef
t as
wel
l as
crim
es a
gain
st p
ublic
ord
er s
uch
as d
istr
ibut
ing
mar
ijuan
a,co
ncea
ling
wea
pon,
and
pos
sess
ion
of a
con
trol
led
sub-
stan
ce. W
hile
the
num
ber
of "
viol
ent o
ffens
es"
decl
ined
from
1995
to 1
996,
the
num
ber
of le
sser
offe
nses
ros
e.
Onc
e a
child
is a
rres
ted
he o
r sh
e is
ref
erre
d to
the
cour
ts b
yth
e po
lice.
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hat p
oint
the
child
may
eith
er b
e se
nt o
n to
an
actu
al c
ourt
hea
ring
or th
e ca
se m
ay b
e cl
osed
, with
out a
cour
t app
eara
nce,
bas
ed o
n th
e co
nsen
t of a
ll pa
rtie
s an
dw
ith a
pro
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nary
per
iod.
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ude
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anci
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