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The State of Our Children: Kids Count in Vermont. 2001 Data Book.
By Beth Burgess, Carlen Finn , Eds.
December 2001

Summary: This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of Vermont's children. Following an introduction and executive summary the statistical portrait is presented, based on 18 indicators of child well-being: (1) child poverty; (2) families with children, headed by a single parent; (3) national school lunch program enrollment; (4) children in families receiving ANFC; (5) children in families receiving food stamps; (6) women in the labor force; (7) child care need versus capacity; (8) new families at risk; (9) teens ages 15-19 not in school and not in labor force; (10) early prenatal care; (11) low birth-weight babies; (12) infant mortality; (13) births to teens; (14) child deaths; (15) teen deaths by accident, suicide, and homicide; (16) children and youth with disabilities; (17) children in state custody; and (18) child abuse and neglect. County-by-county statistical findings are presented comparing available data since 1988, as well as narratives explaining improving measures and deteriorating measures. Economic findings show decreased enrollment in ANFC and Food Stamp programs, while the number of new families at risk has increased. Positive health and safety findings include more use of early prenatal care and decreased infant mortality, births to teens, rate of child and teen deaths, and child abuse and neglect rates. The rate of low birth weight babies and delinquent custody cases show increases. The data book concludes with notes on statistics, methodology, and acknowledgments.

Index Terms: Child Welfare, Children, Health, Statistics, Adolescents, At Risk Children, Center Based Child Care, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Neglect, Children With Special Needs, Demographics, Infant Mortality, Juvenile Crime, Lunch Programs, Physical Development, Poverty, Prenatal Care, Public Policy, School Age Children, Single Parent Families, State Surveys, Surveys, Teen Parents, Trend Analysis, Violence, Welfare Recipients, Vermont

Sponsoring Institution (or Funding Source): Vermont Children's Forum Montpelier.(BBB34350)

Publication Type: Reports (Descriptive), Statistical Data

Pages: 117 pages
Language: English

ERIC Number: ED463850

Availability
Vermont KIDS COUNT Vermont Children's Forum, P.O. Box 261, Montpelier, VT 05601
Tel: 802-229-6377; Fax: 802-229-4929; e-mail: vtkids@childrensforum.org; Web site: http://www.vtchildrensforum.org.


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