Rhode Island Kids Count

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1996 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW

FAMILY and COMMUNITY

• Child Population
  Children in Single Parent Families

ECONOMIC WELL-BEING

• Median Household Income
  Children in Poverty
  Children Receivining Public Assistance
  Rent Burden

HEALTH

• Women with Delayed Prenatal Care
  Low Birthweight Infants
  Infant Mortality
  Births to Teens
  Woman and Children Receiving WIC
  Children Receiving School Lunch
  Children with Lead Poisoning
  Children without Health Insurance
  Additional Children's Health Issues

SAFETY

• Child Deaths
  Teen Deaths
  Juveniles Referred to Family Court
  Child Abuse and Neglect

EDUCATION

• Child Care
  Children Enrolled in Head Start
  Fourth-Grade Reading Skills
  High School Graduation Rate
  Teens Not in School and Not Working

METHODOLOGY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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