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KIDSCOUNT Data Snapshot on Children Living in High-Poverty Communities
This Data Snapshot highlights newly available national, state, and city data in the KIDS COUNT Data Center that shows a 25 percent increase in the number of children residing in areas of concentrated poverty since 2000. The snapshot indicates how…
Annie E. Casey FoundationVoices for America’s Children
A network of state and local child advocacy organizations
One Vermont
A coalition working to improve Vermonters’ lives by building strong public structures
Children are the poorest age group in Vermont. Over 13% of children under age 18 and 16% of children ages 5 and under live in poverty.
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Babies with low birth weight—under 5.5 pounds—are at risk of respiratory conditions, cognitive and developmental delays, and long-term conditions. In Vermont and nationwide, this problem has been increasing steadily. The Healthy Vermonters 2010 objective is to reduce the percentage to 5.0%. In 2007, the Vermont average was 6.2%.
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