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DATACENTER.KIDSCOUNT.ORG
GAFCP.ORG/COUNT/MAIN
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In 1990Georgia Ranked
4848thth
in the nation inchild well-being
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We provide data, research, We provide data, research, and evaluation.and evaluation.
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In the past In the past 25 25 yearsyears, Georgia , Georgia improved from improved from
4848thth to 42 to 42ndnd
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Ranking based Ranking based on four areas:on four areas:Economic well-beingEconomic well-beingEducationEducationHealthHealthFamily and communityFamily and community
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Georgia is improving in all four of KIDS COUNT’s major health indicators •Low Birthweight
•Children without health insurance
•Child and teen deaths
•Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs
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And three of four education indicators•Fourth graders not proficient in reading
•Eighth graders not proficient in math
•High school students not graduating on time
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But, Georgia But, Georgia still has far to still has far to gogo• 66% of fourth graders aren’t
proficient in reading
• 71% of eighth graders aren’t proficient in math
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30% of high schoolers don’t graduate on time
More than half of Georgia’s kids aren’t attending pre-
school
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KIDS COUNT economic indicators worsened over the past decade
•27% of Georgia children live in poverty
•33% of kids live in homes where parents lack secure employment
•38% of kids live in families with a high housing cost burden
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More than 30% of families with young kids (0-8) lack full-time,
year-round employment
58% of these families lack a post-secondary education
degree
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Nationally and in Georgia, there are disparities between white children and children of color. Specifically, Latino
children and African-American children lag white children in overall well-being.
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Please consider us your data resource.
Visit us at
gafcp.org
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