Profile for Idaho (State)

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National KIDS COUNT Index Data

KIDS COUNT Overall Rank (Number)
2012
20

Economic Rank (Number)
2012
26

Children in poverty (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
64,000	64,000	75,000	80,000	85,000

2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
57,000	65,000	71,000	65,000	58,000

2000	2001
51,000	56,000

Children in poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
16%	16%	18%	19%	20%

2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
16%	18%	20%	18%	15%

2000	2001
14%	15%

Definitions: The share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level. The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In calendar year 2011, a family of two adults and two children fell in the “poverty” category if their annual income fell below $22,811. 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 2011 American Community Survey. The data for this measure come from the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Survey and the 2002 through 2011 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 2012.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in poverty.

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

Children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment (Number) (2000-2007 series, explain series data)
2008	2009	2010	2011
108,000	120,000	134,000	132,000

Children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment (Percent) (2000-2007 series, explain series data)
2008	2009	2010	2011
26%	29%	31%	31%

Children in households that spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
136,000	139,000	151,000	153,000	143,000

2005	2006
113,000	122,000

Children in households that spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
33%	34%	36%	36%	34%

2005	2006
30%	31%

Teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working (Number) (2000-2007 series, explain series data)
2008	2009	2010	2011
8,000	9,000	10,000	8,000

Teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working (Percent) (2000-2007 series, explain series data)
2008	2009	2010	2011
8%	9%	11%	9%

Education Rank (Number)
2012
30

Children ages 3 to 4 not enrolled in preschool (Number)
2005-2007	2006-2008	2007-2009	2008-2010	2009-2011
32,000	31,000	32,000	30,000	32,000

Children ages 3 to 4 not enrolled in preschool (Percent)
2005-2007	2006-2008	2007-2009	2008-2010	2009-2011
69%	67%	67%	63%	65%

4th grade reading achievement levels (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Achievement Level	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011
Below basic	36%	31%	30%	31%	31%
At or above basic	64%	69%	70%	69%	69%
Below proficient	70%	67%	65%	68%	67%
At or above proficient	30%	33%	35%	32%	33%

Achievement Level	2002
Below basic	33%
At or above basic	67%
Below proficient	68%
At or above proficient	32%

8th grade math achievement levels (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Achievement Level	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011
Below basic	27%	27%	25%	22%	23%
At or above basic	73%	73%	75%	78%	77%
Below proficient	72%	70%	66%	62%	63%
At or above proficient	28%	30%	34%	38%	37%

Achievement Level	2000
Below basic	30%
At or above basic	70%
Below proficient	74%
At or above proficient	26%

High school students not graduating on time (Number)
2005-06	2008-09	2010-11
3,907	4,043	3,384

High school students not graduating on time (Percent)
2005-06	2008-09	2010-11
20%	19%	16%

Health Rank (Number)
2012
28

Low-birthweight babies (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1,671	1,631	1,637	1,541	1,573

2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
1,326	1,284	1,413	1,529	1,538

1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
1,071	1,165	1,164	1,226	1,362

1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
972	955	925	958	1,066

1990
928

Low-birthweight babies (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
6.9%	6.5%	6.5%	6.5%	6.8%

2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
6.4%	6.1%	6.5%	6.8%	6.7%

1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
5.8%	6.3%	6.0%	6.2%	6.7%

1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
5.8%	5.5%	5.3%	5.5%	5.9%

1990
5.7%

Children without health insurance (Number) (Current Population Survey, explain series data)
2008	2009	2010	2011
56,000	47,000	45,000	39,000

Children without health insurance (Percent) (Current Population Survey, explain series data)
2008	2009	2010	2011
14%	11%	11%	9%

Child and teen death rate (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
161	154	140	114	127

2005
126

Child and teen death rate (Rate) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
39	36	32	26	28

2005
32

Teens ages 12 to 17 who abused alcohol or drugs in the past year (Number)
2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
13,000	12,000	11,000	11,000

Teens ages 12 to 17 who abused alcohol or drugs in the past year (Percent)
2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
10%	9%	8%	8%

Family and Community Rank (Number)
2012
11

Children in single-parent families (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
85,000	92,000	96,000	105,000	106,000

2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
68,000	71,000	81,000	81,000	80,000

2000	2001
77,000	84,000

Children in single-parent families (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
22%	23%	24%	25%	26%

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 2011 American Community Survey (ACS). The data for this measure come from the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Survey and the 2002 through 2011 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 December 2012
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available.
Data is provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in single-parent families.

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

Children by household head’s educational attainment (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Education Level	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Not a high school graduate	46,000	51,000	54,000	51,000	47,000
High school diploma or GED	207,000	215,000	213,000	212,000	208,000
Associate's degree	42,000	40,000	40,000	45,000	44,000
Bachelor's degree	75,000	72,000	73,000	80,000	90,000
Graduate degree	37,000	34,000	40,000	39,000	37,000

Children by household head’s educational attainment (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
Education Level	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Not a high school graduate	11%	12%	13%	12%	11%
High school diploma or GED	51%	52%	51%	50%	49%
Associate's degree	10%	10%	9%	10%	10%
Bachelor's degree	18%	17%	17%	19%	21%
Graduate degree	9%	8%	9%	9%	9%

Children living in areas of concentrated poverty (Number)
2000	2006-2010	2007-2011
4,000	13,000	18,000

Children living in areas of concentrated poverty (Percent)
2000	2006-2010	2007-2011
1%	3%	4%

Total Teen Births (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,140	2,257	2,261	2,038	1,863

Total Teen Births (Rate) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
39	41	41	36	33

There have been substantial changes made to the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) questions on labor force participation and number of weeks worked. After thoroughly investigating the extent to which each of the Kids Count indicators of economic well-being may be affected, we believe that the changes in methodology were significant enough to constitute a break in the trend. We therefore do not recommend that you make comparisons to previous years’ estimates.

For more detailed information about the changes made and tables comparing 2007 and 2008 state-level estimates of employment and unemployment read The Census Bureau notes at: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/laborfor/researchnote092209.html

Estimates from both the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS) are being made available. Data estimates from the ACS are used in the KIDS COUNT Data Book Child Well-being Index. They reflect single-year data though are only available back to 2008 when the health insurance question was first added to the survey. Because of issues of small sample size, the CPS estimates reflect 3-year averages. Even with a 3-year average, the ACS is considered a more reliable data source for state-level estimates. We continue to post the 3-year CPS estimates because they are available for a longer time series which may be more useful for certain data analyses.

For more detailed information about differences between the two sources of health insurance data, see notes from the Census Bureau, found here: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/about/index.html.

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