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Access profiles for many IL 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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Average Monthly Food Stamp Recipients (2009)	1,462,000
Food Stamp Recepients, Change Over Time (2007-2009)	22%
Children in Poverty (2007-2008)	16.8%
Median Household Income (2007-2008)	$55,186
Unemployment (2009)	9.8%

Featured Data for Illinois

Poverty

Child Poverty Two-Year Moving Averages (2007-2008)

This data shows two-year moving averages.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial censes 1990, 2000 and Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates intercensal estimates (other years)

Children in Poverty is the percentage of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold varies by family size.

ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK 2010

Children and Families in a Time of Economic Crisis

Very few are untouched by recessions as deep as the current economic downturn. This edition of Illinois Kids Count begins to take account of the personal toll of the “Great Recession.” The trends reported here are only the tip of the iceberg, given that most of the available data do not yet reflect the full impact of the economic crisis on children and families. Child poverty rates are expected to rise sharply during the recession and continue rising for several years after the economy begins to recover. Research shows that children who fall into poverty fare worse than their peers, even well into adulthood, in education, employment, and health status. The prospect of significantly higher child poverty rates underscores the need to maintain and strengthen policies and programs that enhance child and family well-being in Illinois.

To download the latest Illinois KIDS COUNT Data Book: http://www.voices4kids.org/library/KC10_economic_crisis.html

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Ten important indicators of child well-being included in our annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
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Illinois Grantee

Voices for Illinois Children 208 S. LaSalle St.
Suite 1490
Chicago, IL 60604-1103

312-516-5551
mmeighen@voices4kids.org
http://www.voices4kids.org

Melissa Meighen, Director of Communications, Kids Count Director

Voices for Illinois Children works across all issue areas to improve the lives of children of all ages throughout our state so they grow up healthy, happy, safe, loved and well educated

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