Georgia

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• Georgia
• KIDS COUNT
• 2006 Tour

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KIDS COUNT

• A national and state-by-state effort funded by
  the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
• Tracks the status of child well-being in the U.S.
  through reporting current and credible data.
• Ranks states using 10 key indicators.

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KIDS COUNT

• Seeks to enrich local, state, and national
  discussions concerning ways to secure better
  futures for all children.
• Publishes an annual Data Book, issues annual
  state rankings of child well-being.
• Interactive database atwww.gafcp.org/kidscount

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Georgia KIDS COUNT

• Measures how children and families are faring in
  the state.
• Includes national, state, and county-level data,
  as well as Census data by legislative districts.
• Represents the largest compilation of the most
  current and reliable available data from a
  variety of sources in Georgia.

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On the 10 national indicators, Georgia.ranked
44th

• ?Child deaths teen deaths teen births high
  school dropouts teens not attending school and
  not working children in single-parent families
• ?Infant mortality
• ?Low birthweight children in poverty children
  in families were no parent has full-time,
  year-round employment

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Georgia Is In the Bottom Ten States on Six
Indicators

• High school dropouts 48th
• Infant mortality 43rd
• Teens not attending school and not working 42nd
• Low birthweight 41st
• Teen birth rate 41st
• Children in single-parent families 41st

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Other National Rankings

• Percent of children in poverty 36th
• Teen death rate 30th
• Child death rate 29th
• Children living in families where no parent has
  full-time, year-round employment 29th

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Georgia 2006 Key Findings

• HEALTH
• Starting at birth, Georgia children do not fare
  well.
• More than one in four infants born without a
  healthy start in 2004.
• Infant mortality rates have remained higher than
  national averages for the past 10 years.
• Teen births improved but Georgia remains among
  ten worst in the nation.

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Teen Births (2004)
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Repeat Teen Births (2004)
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Georgia 2006 Key Findings

• SAFETY
• The child death rate has improved. Yet
  disparities exist for black children as compared
  to white children.
• The overall teen death rate has improved.
• Child neglect continues to be the dominant type
  of child maltreatment.
• Nearly 75 of children entering foster care were
  reunified with families or placed with a relative
  within one year.

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Safety Child and Teen Deaths

• Leading cause of death for children ages 1-14 is
  medical, followed by motor vehicle accidents.
• For teens ages 15-19, motor vehicles surpass
  medical causes.
• Leading cause of death for black females and
  males in 2004 was medical, followed by homicide
  for black males.
• Leading cause of death for white females and
  males in 2004 was motor vehicle accidents.

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Georgia 2006 Key Findings

• EDUCATION
• More than one in five children born in Georgia
  have mothers with less than 12 years of
  education.
• For Hispanic infants, 60 are born to mothers
  with low educational attainment.
• Indicators of school success show considerable
  disparities for Hispanic, black, economically
  disadvantaged, and migrant students.

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High School Graduation (2004-2005)
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HOPE Eligibility (2004-2005)
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Georgia 2006 Key Findings

• ECONOMIC SECURITY
• Child poverty continues to be widespread and more
  children live in poverty now than three years
  ago, up to 21.
• Almost one-third of children lived in families
  with incomes less than 150 percent of the federal
  poverty level.
• More than 40 of Georgia students qualify for
  free or reduced school meals.

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Child Poverty (2003)
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Families, with Children, with Annual Incomes Less
Than 150 of the Federal Poverty Level (2000)
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Georgia 2006 Key Findings

• COMMUNITY WELL-BEING
• Counties with higher rates of homeownership
  tended to fare better on other indicators of
  well-being, including poverty, educational
  attainment, and childrens health.
• Unemployment rates continue to climb almost half
  of Georgias counties had an unemployment rate
  higher than the 2005 state average of 5 percent.

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Voter Participation (2004 General Election)
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• County, state, and national data online
• County profiles
• Pocket Guide
• 10 Improvement in Key Indicators
• Snapshots of Georgias Children
• Children in Georgia By the Numbers
• Data Book

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Family Connection Partnership

• For more information contact
• William Valladares, Communications Coordinator
• 235 Peachtree Street, Suite 1600
• Atlanta, GA 30303
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail william_at_gafcp.org
• Web site www.gafcp.org