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Kids Count Data Book on
Louisiana's Children
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2003 Data for Louisiana
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Population
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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Total
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2,884,468
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1,473,150
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4,482,646
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Under 18
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681,839
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486,892
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1,219,799
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Under 5
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Poverty
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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PERCENTAGE of Children under 18
in poverty
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12.2
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47.3
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26.6
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NUMBER of Children under 18 in poverty
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Employment
and Income
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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Median Family Income
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$46,600
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PERCENT Families Unemployed
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6.1
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NUMBER
Families Unemployed |
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Self
Sufficiency Standard |
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* |
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Children
Receiving:
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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FITAP
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34,054
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Medicaid
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624,599
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Food Stamps
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324,825
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Kinship
Care |
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6,656 |
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WIC
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105,305
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Free
Lunch |
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60.7 |
Child
Care Assistance |
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48,607 |
Child
Care Assistance FINDWork |
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Maternal
and Child Health
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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Live Births
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36,604
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26,608
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64,755
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Births to Teens (%)
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17.6
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20.2
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15.6
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Low Birthweight Babies (%)
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3.7
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10.9
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5.7
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Women Receiving Adequate Prenatal
Care (%)
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85.8
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73.8
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80.7
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Infant Mortality Rate (%)
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6.9
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15.0
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10.2
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Up-to-Date Immunization (%)
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78
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Children
In Trouble
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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Children in custody under supervision
of Office of Youth Development
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6,067
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Crimes against PROPERTY
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Crimes against PERSONS
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Child
Abuse and Neglect
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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Valid abuse and neglect cases (#
of children)
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6,805
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6,407
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13,546
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Physical abuse
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1,208
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1,316
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2,588
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Neglect
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4,787
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4,606
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9,615
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Sexual abuse
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512
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314
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860
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Children in Foster Care
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1,796
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2,457
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4,353
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Public
Education
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White
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African American
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Total (All Races)
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Registration
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354,373
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348,579
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729,516
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$ per Pupil Expenditure
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$6,547
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$ Average Teacher Salary
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$36,328
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Special Education Services
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86,801
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Dropouts
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6.6
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