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Access profiles for many MS locations; rankings, maps, or trend graphs by topic; and raw data. Includes over 100 measures of child well-being, including the community-level data formerly in CLIKS.

Profiles (Showing 11 Featured Indicators of full set)

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ACT Scores for Graduating Seniors (2011)	18.4
Children Eligible for Free Lunch (2010-2011)	62.0%
Children Living in Single-parent Families (2007-2011)	44.1%
Graduation Rate (2011)	73.7%
Infant Mortality Rate (2007-2011)	9.8
Low Birthweight Babies (2011)	11.8%
Per Capita Income (2007-2011)	$20,521
Poverty (Under 18) (2011)	32.4%
Public College Enrollment (2011-2012)	54,393
Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) (2011)	57.6
Unemployment Rate (2011)	10.5%

Featured Data for Mississippi

Employment and Income

Unemployment Rate (2011)

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “unemployed persons (Current Population Survey) [are] persons aged 16 years and older who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week.

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Mississippi Grantee

MS KIDS COUNT Family and Children Research Unit, Social Science Research Center
P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State, MS 39762

662-325-0470
mskidscount@ssrc.msstate.edu
http://www.ssrc.msstate.edu/mskidscount

Linda H. Southward, Ph.D., Program Director

A division of the SSRC at Mississippi State University, the Family and Children Research Unit (FCRU) conducts research on issues affecting the health, safety, and well-being of children and families.

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