2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook

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Table 5. Births by Education Level of Mother, Rhode Island, 2004-2008 BACHELOR’S DEGREE LESS THAN OR ABOVE SOME COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA CITY/TOWN TOTAL # OF BIRTHS N % N % N % N % Barrington 667 521 78% 63 9% 61 9% 7 1% Bristol 921 458 50% 184 20% 203 22% 46 5% Burrillville 754 282 37% 178 24% 219 29% 51 7% Central Falls 2,021 170 8% 230 11% 782 39% 731 36% Charlestown 370 199 54% 68 18% 75 20% 23 6% Coventry 1,683 755 45% 353 21% 431 26% 114 7% Cranston 4,325 1,936 45% 764 18% 1,125 26% 376 9% Cumberland 1,784 1,017 57% 310 17% 342 19% 72 4% East Greenwich 517 385 74% 52 10% 50 10% 13 3% East Providence 2,606 960 37% 525 20% 744 29% 283 11% Exeter 261 134 51% 44 17% 56 21% 17 7% Foster 233 112 48% 37 16% 64 27% 14 6% Glocester 398 205 52% 70 18% 93 23% 19 5% Hopkinton 458 196 43% 88 19% 128 28% 35 8% Jamestown 187 148 79% 18 10% 13 7% 2 1% Johnston 1,390 567 41% 272 20% 420 30% 104 7% Lincoln 909 466 51% 176 19% 187 21% 46 5% Little Compton 141 89 63% 24 17% 25 18% 2 1% Middletown 984 467 47% 194 20% 260 26% 40 4% Narragansett 492 287 58% 89 18% 75 15% 21 4% New Shoreham 49 22 45% 18 37% 8 16% 0 0% Newport 1,516 672 44% 209 14% 329 22% 221 15% North Kingstown 1,272 730 57% 192 15% 247 19% 67 5% North Providence 1,615 680 42% 332 21% 438 27% 100 6% North Smithfield 439 252 57% 77 18% 74 17% 27 6% Pawtucket 5,668 1,271 22% 987 17% 1,960 35% 1,189 21% Portsmouth 810 487 60% 133 16% 146 18% 23 3% Providence 14,774 3,123 21% 1,836 12% 4,661 32% 4,432 30% Richmond 460 249 54% 72 16% 95 21% 35 8% Scituate 417 226 54% 86 21% 83 20% 13 3% Smithfield 730 435 60% 128 18% 119 16% 27 4% South Kingstown 1,161 726 63% 158 14% 191 16% 55 5% Tiverton 625 308 49% 145 23% 126 20% 35 6% Warren 527 214 41% 103 20% 144 27% 55 10% Warwick 4,193 1,901 45% 768 18% 1,053 25% 348 8% West Greenwich 245 123 50% 58 24% 50 20% 10 4% West Warwick 1,989 608 31% 340 17% 701 35% 287 14% Westerly 1,340 517 39% 267 20% 418 31% 122 9% Woonsocket 3,304 476 14% 559 17% 1,312 40% 836 25% Unknown 5 1 NA 2 NA 1 NA 0 NA Core Cities 29,272 6,320 22% 4,161 14% 9,745 33% 7,696 26% Remainder of State 32,963 16,054 49% 6,046 18% 7,763 24% 2,202 7% Rhode Island 62,240 22,375 36% 10,209 16% 17,509 28% 9,898 16% Mother’s Education Level Source of Data for Table/Methodology Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Health Data and Analysis, 2004-2008. Data for 2008 are provisional. Data are self-reported and reported by the mother’s place of residence, not the place of the infant’s birth. Percentages may not sum to 100% for all cities, towns and the state because the number and percentage of births with unknown maternal education levels are not included in this table. Between 2004 and 2008, maternal education levels were unknown for 2,249 births (4%). Core cities are Central Falls, Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, West Warwick and Woonsocket. References 1,3 Robert Wood Johnston Foundation, Education Matters for Health. Issue brief 6: Education and health. (2009). Retrieved January 19, 2010 from www.commissionhealth.org 2 Nichols, A. & Favreault, M. (2009). A detailed picture of intergenerational transmission of human capital. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 4,7 National Center for Children in Poverty. (2007). Parents’ low education leads to low income, despite fulltime employment. Retrieved January 19, 2010 from www.nccp.org 5 National Center for Children in Poverty. (2006). The racial gap in parental education. Retrieved January 19, 2010 from www.nccp.org 6 Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. (2009). America’s children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010 from www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/ 8 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table B20004. 9,10,11 Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Health Data and Analysis, 2004-2008. Data for 2008 are provisional. 12 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006-2008. Table S1702. 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook 17
Racial and Ethnic Diversity Children Living Below the Poverty Threshold Children Living With Families Spending More Than 30% of Family Income on Housing 15% 17% 42% 56% Children Whose Parents Both Have Less Than a High School Degree 6% 23% DEFINITION Racial and ethnic diversity is the percentage of children under age 18 by racial and ethnic categories as defined by the 2000 U.S. Census. Racial and ethnic categories are chosen by the head of household or person completing the Census form. SIGNIFICANCE Racial and ethnic diversity has increased in the United States over the last several decades and is projected to rise in the future. 1 Minority children (all those except White, non-Hispanic children) accounted for 98% of the growth in the U.S. child population during the 1990s. 2 In 2008, 56% of all U.S. children were White non- Hispanic. 3 According to Census Bureau projections, the U.S. is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. By 2030 more than half of all children in the United States will be children of color. 4 In 2000, 73% of children in Rhode Island were White, non-Hispanic, down from 84% in 1990. The number of minority children nearly doubled from about 37,000 in 1990 to about 68,000 in 2000. The number of White non- Hispanic children dropped by nearly 9,000 during the same period. 5,6 Between 2006 and 2008 in Rhode Island, 74% of children under age 18 were White, 7% were Black or African American, 3% were Asian, 1% were Native American, 11% of children were identified as "some other race," and 4% as two or more races. Between 2006 and 2008, 19% of children living in Rhode Island were Hispanic. 7 Minority children are concentrated in Rhode Island's six core cities. Core cities are defined as cities in which 15% or more of the children live in poverty. More than half (58%) of children living in the core cities are minority children. More than three-quarters (78%) of all minority children in Rhode Island live in these six communities. 8 Between 2006 and 2008, there were 9,301 foreign-born children living in Rhode Island, 25% of whom were naturalized U.S. citizens. 9 Of Rhode Island’s immigrant children, 28% were born in Central or South America, 21% were born in the Caribbean, 16% were born in Africa, 14% were born in Asia, 13% were born in Europe, and 7% were born in North America (Canada, Bermuda or Mexico). 10 Between 2006 and 2008, 22% of children ages five to 17 living in Rhode Island spoke a language other than English at home, 93% of whom spoke English well or very well. 11 Diversity presents both opportunities and challenges to schools, child care centers, health care providers, social service agencies and other community service providers, in terms of adapting current practices to meet the needs of a changing population. 12 Children with No Employed Resident Parents Characteristics of Children Living 37% in Immigrant and Non-immigrant Families, Rhode Island, 2008 Children Living in Single-Parent Families Children Living Below the Poverty Threshold Children Living in Crowded Housing Children Whose Parents All Have Less Than a High School Degree Children in Families Without Secure Parental Employment 10% 9% 31% Children in Non-immigrant Families 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Children in Immigrant Families 4% 13% 8% 14% 19% 20% 34% 32% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Source: The Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Center. Retrieved February 4, 2010 from www.kidscount.org/datacenter 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% ◆ Twenty-four percent of children in Rhode Island live in immigrant families (either they are foreign-born or they have at least one parent who is foreign-born), similar to the U.S. rate of 23%. 13 Most immigrant families in Rhode Island are not new arrivals to the United States; 1% of children in Rhode Island immigrant families have parents who arrived in this country fewer than five years ago. 14 Ninety-six percent of children in Rhode Island were born in the United States. 15 ◆ Fourteen percent of children in Rhode Island in non-immigrant families are poor, compared with 19% of children in immigrant families. 16 More than two-thirds (69%) of Rhode Island’s poor children live in families with U.S.-born parents. 17 ◆ The social and economic well-being of immigrant children is influenced by their parents’ proficiency in English. Limited English proficiency can be a barrier to employment opportunities, higher earnings, access to health care and parental engagement in schools. 18 Twenty-one percent of children in immigrant families in Rhode Island live in linguistically-isolated households, meaning no one over age 14 either speaks only English or speaks English "very well." 19 18 2010 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook / Family and Community
Page 1 and 2: 2010 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbo
Page 3 and 4: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Board of Di
Page 5 and 6: Overview From: I’ll Be You and Yo
Page 7: Family and Community From: On Freed
Page 10 and 11: Table 1. Child Population, Rhode Is
Page 12 and 13: Children in Single-Parent Families
Page 14 and 15: Table 3. Grandparents Caring for Gr
Page 16 and 17: Infants Born at Highest Risk Table
Page 20 and 21: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Table 6
Page 22 and 23: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Econo
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Page 27 and 28: 600 Median Family Income DEFINITION
Page 29 and 30: Cost of Housing 1300 1200 1100 DEFI
Page 31 and 32: Homeless Children DEFINITION Homele
Page 33 and 34: Secure Parental Employment DEFINITI
Page 35 and 36: Children Receiving Child Support DE
Page 37 and 38: 35 Children in Poverty DEFINITION C
Page 39 and 40: Children in Poverty Financial Asset
Page 41 and 42: 2000 Children in Families Receiving
Page 43 and 44: Children in Families Receiving Cash
Page 45 and 46: Children Receiving SNAP Benefits 75
Page 47 and 48: Women and Children Participating in
Page 49 and 50: 50 Children Participating in School
Page 51: Health Make Music with Your Life by
Page 54 and 55: Children’s Health Insurance Table
Page 56 and 57: 010 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Vaccina
Page 58 and 59: Access to Dental Care Oral Health S
Page 60 and 61: Children’s Mental Health Referenc
Page 62 and 63: Children with Special Needs Medical
Page 64 and 65: Table 17. Breastfeeding Rates, Rhod
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Preterm Births Table 19. Preterm Bi
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Table 20. Low Birthweight Infants,
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Infant Mortality Table 21. Infant M
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Table 22. Lead Poisoning in Childre
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Table 23. Asthma Hospitalizations f
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Housing and Health Key Principles o
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20 15 Childhood Obesity 10 20% 15%
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Table 24. Births to Teens, Ages 15-
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Alcohol, Drug and Cigarette Use by
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30 Child Deaths DEFINITION Child de
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Youth Violence DEFINITION Youth vio
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Disconnected Youth DEFINITION Disco
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Juveniles Referred to Family Court
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Juveniles at the Training School DE
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Juveniles at the Training School Gi
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Children of Incarcerated Parents DE
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Children Witnessing Domestic Violen
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Child Abuse and Neglect DEFINITION
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Child Abuse and Neglect Indicated A
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Children in Out-of-Home Placement D
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Permanency for Children in DCYF Car
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Child of the Sun by Lillian M. Fish
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Table 31. Rhode Island Public Schoo
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Table 32. Infants and Toddlers Enro
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Table 33. Children Ages Birth to Th
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Infant and Preschool Child Care Tab
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Table 35. Measuring Quality in Earl
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Children Enrolled in Head Start Tab
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Full-Day Kindergarten Table 37. Chi
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Children Receiving Child Care Subsi
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Federal Financing After-School Care
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English Language Learners Table 40.
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Table 41. Kindergarten Through 12th
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Table 42. Student Mobility and Stab
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Fourth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Eighth-Grade Reading Skills Table 4
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Table 45. Fourth and Eighth Grade M
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Schools Making Insufficient Progres
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Chronic Early Absence Table 47. Chr
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School Attendance Table 48. Student
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Table 49. Disciplinary Actions, Rho
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High School Graduation Rate Table 5
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College Preparation and Access Tabl
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Teens Not in School and Not Working
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Methodology The 2010 Rhode Island K
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Methodology & References Family Inc
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References 6 U.S. Census Bureau, Am
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References 13,15 Rhode Island Depar
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References (continued from page 63)
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References 15 U.S. Department of He
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References RICHIST, 2009. 29 Safety
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References 16,21 Chang, H. N. & Agu
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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Committees
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Acknowledgements The 2010 Rhode Isl
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Acknowledgements Michael Burk, RI D
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Notes 180 2010 Rhode Island KIDS CO
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