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Access profiles for many TN 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 5 Featured Indicators of full set)

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School Expulsion Rate (2008)	2.4
Hispanic Population Under Age 18 (2007)	80,150
Number of Youth Committed to State Custody (2007)	7,171
Infant Death Rate (2007)	8.3
Percent of Cohort Dropouts (2007)	10.2%

Featured Data for Tennessee

Vital Statistics

Percent of Low-Birthweight Babies (2007)

Live birth statistics were supplied by the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Policy Planning and Assessment, Division of Health Statistics at their website: http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/vital.htm .

Live born babies weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds or 5 lbs., 8 oz.) as a percent of total live births. Data reflect a given calendar year.

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Tennessee Grantee

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth 710 James Robertson Pkwy.
A. Johnson Bldg.,9th Fl.
Nashville, TN 37243-0800

615.741.2633
Pam.K.Brown@state.tn.us
http://www.tennessee.gov/tccy

Pam Brown, KIDS COUNT Director

The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth advocates to improve the quality of life for children and families and provides leadership and support for other child and family advocates.

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