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    Key indicators of child well-being tracked in our annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.

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    Nine indicators from the Early Reading Indicators: 2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report.
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Children participating in MaineCare (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(2004 Series, 2003 Series, explain series data)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
46.1% 44.6% 46.5% 48.3% 49.3%
Children participating in MaineCare (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(2004 Series, 2003 Series, explain series data)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
138,883 134,366 137,998 141,292 144,198
Children receiving Food Supplement Benefits (formerly Food Stamps) (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(1999-2001 Series, explain series data)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
21.8% 25.1% 26.7% 27.6% 31.7%
Children receiving Food Supplement Benefits (formerly Food Stamps) (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(explain series data)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
61,950 71,111 74,618 75,889 86,908
Children receiving TANF (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(1999-2002 Series, explain series data)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
8.0% 8.5% 8.9% 8.7% 5.6%
Children receiving TANF (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(explain series data)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
22,724 24,179 24,916 23,922 15,293
School children eligible for subsidized school lunch (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
39.0% 43.1% 44.2% 46.1% 45.8%
School children eligible for subsidized school lunch (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
75,310 80,478 83,676 84,496 83,088
Children in Poverty (Percent) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(1997-2004 Series, explain series data)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
15.7% 16.5% 17.5% 18.2% 19.3%
Children in Poverty (Number) Showing most recent 5 years; Show All Years
(1997-2004 Series, explain series data)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
43,052 43,943 46,349 48,734 50,579
Data from 2005-2012 represent children ages 0-18. Data from 2004 represent children ages 0-20. All prior years represent children 0-17.
Data from 2005-2012 represent children ages 0-18. Data from 2004 represent children ages 0-20. All prior years represent children 0-17.
Data for 2003-2011 Series represent enrollments in December of those years. We received no counts for 2002 because of information systems updates in the department. Prior years represent enrollments in the month of October of those years.
Data for 2003-2011 Series represent enrollments in December of those years. We received no counts for 2002 because of information systems updates in the department. Prior years represent enrollments in the month of October of those years.
Data for 2003 through 2012 represent enrollments in December of those years. Data for 2002 and prior years represents enrollment in October of those years.
Data for 2003 through 2012 represent enrollments in December of those years. Data for 2002 and prior years represents enrollment in October of those years.
2005-2011 SAIPE estimates are not directly comparable to 2004 and previous years because the data used to model the estimates has changed.
2005-2011 SAIPE estimates are not directly comparable to 2004 and previous years because the data used to model the estimates has changed.

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