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Definitions: Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds). The data reflect the mother’s place of residence, not the place where the birth occurred. Births of unknown weight were not included in these calculations. Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands are not included in the U.S. Average. More...

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 1990 through 2008 state-level estimates are from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics Reports or can be accessed through the NCHS VitalStats system. City-level estimates are from public use micro-data files provided by NCHS. More...

Footnotes: Updated June 2011.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met. N.A. – Data not available.

Definitions: Deaths occurring to infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births. The data are reported by the place of residence, not the place of death. More...

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 2006-2008 data: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Multiple Causes of Death Public Use Files for 2006-2008 CD-Rom and Births: VitalStats http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm.
2005 data: Special tabulations from CDC, NCHS, Division of Vital Statistics and Births: Final Data for 2005, National Vital Statistics Reports.
2003-2004 data: Multiple Causes of Death Public Use Files for 2003-2004 CD-Rom, National Center for Health Statistics and Births: Final Data for 2003 and 2004, National Vital Statistics Reports.
1999-2002 data: Infant Mortality Statistics from the 1999-2002 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, National Vital Statistics Reports. Tables A, B.
1996-1998 data: Deaths, Final Data, National Vital Statistics Reports.
1990-1995 data:  Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1990-1995, Monthly Vital Statistics Reports.
Note: Birth Data for the city of Miami and Jacksonville is not available for 2004 and 2005. The National Center for Health Statistics is investigating a possible data error that might have occurred. More information will be available soon. More...

Footnotes: Updated December 2011.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met. N.A. – Data not available.

Definitions: Deaths to children between ages 1 and 14, from all causes, per 100,000 children in this age range. The data are reported by the place of residence, not the place where the death occurred. Rates are not available for cities. Because population estimates for cities by gender and age are not available, it is not possible to calculate rates and therefore data for cities are limited to just the number of child deaths.
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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 2003-2008 data: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Multiple Causes of Death Public Use Files for 2003-2008 CD-Rom.
2000-2002 data: Final Data for 2000-2002, National Vital Statistics Reports.
1999 data: Deaths From 358 Selected Causes, by 5-Year Age Groups, Race and Sex: U.S. and Each State.
1997-1998 data: Deaths From 282 Selected Causes, by 5-Year Age Groups, Race and Sex: U.S. and Each State.
1996 data: Special tabulations accessed online through CDC WONDER.
1990-1995 data: Special tabulations by CDC, NCHS, Division of Vital Statistics.

Population Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau
2001-2008 data: State Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
2000 data: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, Table P14. 1996-1999 data: Intercensal State and County Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
1990-1995 data: Population Division. 2001-2002 data: State Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
2000 data: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, Table P14. More...

Footnotes: Updated December 2011.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met. N.A. – Data not available.

Definitions: Deaths to teens between age 15 and 19 per 100,000 teens in this age group. The data are reported by the place of residence, not the place where the death occurred. More...

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. 2003-2008 data: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Multiple Causes of Death Public Use Files for 2003-2008 CD-Rom.

2002 data: Special tabulations from CDC, NCHS, Division of Vital Statistics, Worktable III. Deaths From 358 Selected Causes, by 5-Year Age Groups, Race, and Sex: United States and Each State.

2000-2001 data: CDC, NCHS, Division of Vital Statistics, Worktable III. Deaths from 358 selected causes, by 5-year age groups, race, and sex: United States and Each State.

Population Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau.
2001 through 2008 data: State Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
2000 data: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, Table P14.
1996 through1999 data: Intercensal State and County Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
1990 through 1995 data: Data from Population Division. More...

Footnotes: Updated December 2011.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met. N.A. – Data not available.

Definitions: Births to teenagers by age group. Rate is per 1,000 females in each age group. Data reflect the mother’s place of residence, rather than the place of the birth. More...

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division 1990 through 2008 state births are from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics Reports or can be accessed through the NCHS VitalStats system. City births are from public use micro-data files provided by NCHS. Birth Data for the city of Miami and Jacksonville is not available for 2004 and 2005.1990 through 2008 United States resident population estimates of females ages 15-19 from the State Characteristics Population Estimates File by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 6 race groups - 5 race alone groups and one multiple race group accessed online at http://www.census.gov/popest/
Teen birth rates for cities are not available due to the absence of population estimates for females ages 15 to 19 for all cities. The total number of teen births, however, are available and posted for each age group.


 
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Footnotes: Updated June 2011.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met. N.A. – Data not available.

Definitions: Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 who are not enrolled in high school and are not high school graduates. Those who have a GED or equivalent are included as high school graduates in this measure. The measure used here is defined as a “status dropout” rate. Inclusion of the group quarters population in the ACS in 2006 could have a noticeable impact on the universe population for this age group. Therefore, the 2007 through 2010 ACS estimates might not be fully comparable to estimates prior to 2006. This measure focuses on teens ages 16 to 19 rather than young adults 16 to 24 because a large share of 18- to 24-year-olds migrate across state lines each year. The high interstate migration rates confound the connection between state policies and programs and state dropout rates. Raw numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand. More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Footnotes: Updated October 2011.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available. A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Teens ages 16 to 19 not in school and not high school graduates.

Definitions: Teenagers between age 16 and 19 who are not enrolled in school (full- or part-time) and not employed (full- or part-time).
This measure is sometimes referred to as “Idle Teens” or “Disconnected Youth.” More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 - 2010 American Community Survey.

Footnotes: Updated October 2011.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available. A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working.

Definitions: The share of all children under age 18 living in families where no parent has regular, full-time employment. For children living in single-parent families, this means the resident parent did not work at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey. For children living in married-couple families, this means neither parent worked at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey. Children living with neither parent were listed as not having secure parental employment because those children are likely to be economically vulnerable. Children under age 18 who are householders, spouses of householders, or unmarried partners of householders were excluded from this analysis. This measure is very similar to the measure called "Secure Parental Employment," used by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics in its publication America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 - 2010 American Community Survey.

Footnotes: Updated December 2011.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available. A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment .

Definitions: The share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In calendar year 2010, a family of two adults and two children fell in the “poverty” category if their annual income fell below $22,113. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children).  The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey. More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey, 2002 through 2010 American Community Survey. The data for this measure come from the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Survey and the 2002 through 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The 2000 through 2004 ACS surveyed approximately 700,000 households monthly during each calendar year. In general but particularly for these years, use caution when interpreting estimates for less populous states or indicators representing small sub-populations, where the sample size is relatively small. Beginning in January 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded the ACS sample to 3 million households (full implementation), and in January 2006 the ACS included group quarters. The ACS, fully implemented, is designed to provide annually updated social, economic, and housing data for states and communities. (Such local-area data have traditionally been collected once every ten years in the long form of the decennial census.) More...

Footnotes: Updated September 2011.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available. A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in poverty.

Definitions: Children under age 18 who live with their own single parent either in a family or subfamily. In this definition, single-parent families may include cohabiting couples and do not include children living with married stepparents. Children who live in group quarters (for example, institutions, dormitories, or group homes) are not included in this calculation. More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey and 2002 through 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The data for this measure come from the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Survey and the 2002 through 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The 2000 through 2004 ACS surveyed approximately 700,000 households monthly during each calendar year. In general but particularly for these years, use caution when interpreting estimates for less populous states or indicators representing small sub-populations, where the sample size is relatively small. Beginning in January 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded the ACS sample to 3 million households (full implementation), and in January 2006 the ACS included group quarters. The ACS, fully implemented, is designed to provide annually updated social, economic, and housing data for states and communities. (Such local-area data have traditionally been collected once every ten years in the long form of the decennial census.) More...

Footnotes: Updated October 2011.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater or equal than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available. A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in single-parent families.