georgia kids count 2008 briefing information embargoed until june 12, 2008
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GeorgiaKIDS COUNT2008 Briefing
Information Embargoed Until June 12, 2008
• A national and state-by-state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
• Tracks the status of child well-being and ranks states using 10 key indicators.
• Interactive database www.kidscount.org
KIDS COUNT
• Measures how children and families are faring on nearly 50 indicators.
• Includes national, state, and county-level data as well as some indicators by Congressional districts, state legislative districts, and school systems.
• Represents the largest compilation of the most current and available data from a variety of sources in Georgia and from U.S. Census.
2008 Georgia KIDS COUNT
• Data book• Pocket guide• County and regional profiles• 10% Improvement in Key Indicators• Snapshots of Georgia’s Children• Children in Georgia: By the Numbers• Ga. KIDSCOUNT Tour, Aug. – Oct.
2008 Georgia KIDS COUNT
National Ranking for 2008 is 40th
Georgia Is In the Bottom 10 States on Five Indicators
High-school dropouts: 41st
Infant mortality: 42nd
Low birthweight: 43rd
Teen birth rate: 43rd
Children in single-parent families: 45th
Other National Rankings
Teens not attending school and not working: 36th
Percent of children in poverty: 36th
Teen death rate: 31st
Children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: 29th
Child death rate: 27th
Trends Show….
Infant mortality; child deaths; teen deaths; teen births; high-school dropouts; teens not attending school and not working
Children in single-parent families
Low birthweight; children in poverty; children in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
2008 Trends: Child Health 2008 Trends: Health
More than one in four infants were born without a healthy start in 2006.
Infant mortality rates have remained higher than national averages.
Low birthweight continues to worsen, Georgia is among worst states.
Georgia remains among the eight worst states in the nation for teen births.
Starting at birth, Georgia’s children do not fare well…
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
US mean Georgia
42nd national rank 2008
Per
1,0
00
per
cen
t
Low Birthweight (percent)
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
US mean Georgia
per
cen
t
43rd national rank 2008
Teen Births (ages 15-19, per 1,000)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Georgia US mean
Per
1,0
00
43rd national rank 2008
Teen Births (ages 15-19, by Race)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Georgia white black Hispanic
Per
1,0
00
Outcomes for Georgia CountiesTEEN BIRTHS (Ages 15-19, Rate per 1,000, 2006)
Worst
Terrell 109.0
Webster 109.6
Telfair 109.7
Murray 110.4
Bacon 118.6
Best
Fayette 14.6
Chattahoochee 16.3
Towns 20.7
Clarke 20.8
Dawson 22.0
Note: 2 counties had less than 5 teen births.
2008 Trends: Safety
2008 Trends: Child Safety
• The child death rate is Georgia’s highest-ranking indicator (27th). Yet disparities exist for black children as compared to white and Hispanic children.
• The teen death rate has worsened in the last few years.
• Child abuse and neglect declined in 2006 for the second year after increasing annually for seven years.
Child Deaths (ages 1-14, per 100,000)
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
US mean Georgia
Per
100
,000
27th national rank 2008
Teen Deaths (ages 15-19, per 100,000)
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
US mean Georgia
Per
100
,000
31stnational rank 2008
2008 Trends: Education
2008 Trends: Education
More than one in five children born in Georgia have mothers with less than 12 years of education.
For Hispanic infants, 58% are born to mothers with low educational attainment.
Indicators of school success show considerable disparities for Hispanic, black, economically disadvantaged, and migrant students.
High-School Dropouts (ages 16-19, percent)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Georgia US mean
per
cen
t
41st national rank 2008
High-School Graduation By Race/Ethnicity: 2002-2007
40
60
80
100
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Asian Black Hispanic White Multiracial Georgia
Georgia
per
cen
t
Outcomes for Georgia Counties
HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATION (Percent, 2006-2007)
Worst
Dooly 51.5
Brooks 50.5
Calhoun 50.0
Ben Hill 49.0
Stewart 39.2
Best
Fayette 91.9
Lumpkin 88.5
Oconee 87.9
Union 86.4
Towns 85.7
Note: 5 counties do not have high schools. Data for county school systems with city school systems combined.
2008 Trends: Economic Security
2008 Trends: Economic Security
Child poverty continues to be widespread. More children live in poverty now (20%) than six years ago (18%).
9% of Georgia children live in extreme poverty compared to 8% nationally (income below 50% of poverty level).
43% of Georgia children live in low-income families compared to 40% nationally (income below 200% of poverty level for 2006).
Slightly more than half of Georgia school-age students qualified for free or reduced school meals.
Child Poverty (percent)
0
5
10
15
20
25
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Georgia US mean
per
cen
t
36th national rank 2008
Georgia's KIDS COUNT Ranking
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Georgia
Improving Indicators in Georgia
What would it take to make a 10% improvement in key indicators?
• 329 fewer children in poverty per county
• One infant death prevented per county
• 10 fewer teen births per county
• 36 fewer high-school dropouts per county
Next Steps: Framing, Engaging
• Georgia has been in bottom 10 of national rankings for 19 years with exception of 2008 and 2003.
• Economic well-being of Georgia at odds with well-being of children and families.
Georgia Family Connection Partnership
For more information contact:William Valladares, Communications Coordinator
235 Peachtree Street, Suite 1600 Atlanta, GA 30303Phone: 404-527-7394Fax: 404-527-7443E-mail: [email protected] site: www.gafcp.org