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Maps
of Child Well-Being in Georgia
The
Georgia 2005 KIDS
COUNT State Summary provides a demographic profile of Georgia's
children, accompanied by maps and graphs that show racial and ethnic
disparities among children for specific indicators of well-being.
Maps
are color-coded and provide a picture of our children living in
different geographic regions statewide, ranked by an indicator.
Where
Georgia's Children Live
Georgia's Children Living in Poverty
Children
At Risk: Child Poverty, High School Graduation
and Composite Teen Births
Disconnected
Youth
Educational
Achievement
Healthy
Start
Disconnected
Youth
In
Georgia there are 118,000 young adults, ages 18-24, who can be considered
"disconnected"—not enrolled in school, not working,
and with no degree beyond high school. The percent of young adults
who are disconnected in Georgia is 15%, equaling the national average.
Census
data show that 11% of teens ages 16 to 19 were not enrolled in school
and were not working in 2000.
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