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Ford, Paula R.Nevada Kids Count Data Book, 1998.We Can, Inc., Las Vegas, NV.; Nevada Univ., Las Vegas.Cooperative Extension.; Nevada KIDS COUNT Advisory Council,Las Vegas.Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.1998-00-00129p.We Can, Inc., 5440 West Sahara, Suite 202, Las Vegas, NV89146; Tel: 702-368-1533; Fax: 702-368-1540; e-mail:[email protected]/Quantitative Data (110) Reports Descriptive(141)
MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.Adolescents; Birth Weight; Births to Single Women; ChildAbuse; Child Health; *Children; Demography; Dropout Rate;Drug Abuse; Early Parenthood; Elementary SecondaryEducation; *Family (Sociological Unit); Mortality Rate; OneParent Family; Out of School Youth; *Poverty; PreschoolEducation; *Social Indicators; State Surveys; StatisticalSurveys; Tables (Data); *Well Being; Youth Problems*Indicators; *Nevada
This Kids Count report provides information on statewidetrends affecting children and families in Nevada. The report is comprised ofeight sections: an overview; Nevada's demographic profile; key factsregarding children in the state; Nevada's comparison to the rest of theUnited States; trends in the state; indicators of child well-being;references; and definitions and data sources. Sixteen indicators are utilizedto describe the quality of life: (1) percent of low birth-weight babies; (2)
infant mortality rate; (3) trend data of children in poverty; (4) singleparent families; (5) families in poverty; (6) teen birth rate; (7) unmarriedteen birth rate; (8) high school dropouts and graduates; (9) teens not inschool and not working; (10) child death rate; (11) child abuse and neglectreport rate; (12) child maltreatment report trends; (13) percent and type ofchild maltreatment; (14) juvenile violent crime arrest rate; (15) teenviolent death rate; and (16) teen suicide rate. Some key facts about Nevada'schildren are: (1) the teen birth rate has risen more than twice as fast asthe national rate; (2) Nevada ranked 45th in the nation on the immunizationrate of 2-year-olds; (3) the juvenile violent crime arrest rate increased by49%; (4) the infant mortality rate is improving; (5) the median hourly wagefor child-care workers is just below the national average; and (6) 22% ofchildren under age 13 live in low-income, working families. (LBT)
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Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
Pro
file
Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
sN
evad
a C
hild
Dem
ogra
phic
sN
umbe
r of
Chi
ldre
n: 1
996
and
2003
Age
Dis
trib
utio
n: N
evad
a an
d C
ount
ies
Nev
ada'
s Fa
mili
esN
evad
a's
Chi
ldre
nR
ace/
Eth
nici
ty o
f C
hild
ren:
199
6 an
d 20
03R
ace/
Eth
nic
Dis
trib
utio
n: N
evad
a an
d C
ount
ies
Key
Fac
ts A
bout
Nev
ada'
s C
hild
ren
Nev
ada
Com
pare
d to
the
Nat
ion
Nev
ada
Tre
nds
Juve
nile
Jus
tice
50Ju
veni
le V
iole
nt C
rim
e51
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
est R
ate
52T
een
Vio
lent
Dea
ths
53T
een
Vio
lent
Dea
th R
ate
54T
een
Suic
ide
Rat
e
Ref
eren
ces
55E
ndno
tes
58D
efin
ition
s an
d D
ata
Sour
ces
60Pr
ogre
ss f
or N
evad
a's
Chi
ldre
n
Indi
cato
rs o
f C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
Hea
lth 22L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s23
Perc
ent L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s24
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
25In
fant
Mor
talit
y R
ate
Eco
nom
ic W
ell-
Bei
ng28
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
29Pe
rcen
t of
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
: Tre
nd D
ata
30C
hild
ren
in S
ingl
e-Pa
rent
Fam
ilies
31Pe
rcen
t of
Fam
ilies
Hea
ded
by a
Sin
gle
Pare
nt32
Fam
ilies
in P
over
ty33
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es in
Pov
erty
34T
een
Bir
ths
35T
een
Bir
th R
ate
36U
nmar
ried
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e
Edu
catio
n38
Hig
h Sc
hool
Dro
pout
s an
d G
radu
ates
39Pe
rcen
t of
Hig
h Sc
hool
Dro
pout
s an
d G
radu
ates
40T
eens
Not
in S
choo
l and
Not
Wor
king
41Pe
rcen
t of
Tee
ns N
ot in
Sch
ool a
nd N
ot W
orki
ng
Chi
ld S
afet
y44
Chi
ld D
eath
s45
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e46
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
47C
hild
Abu
se a
nd N
egle
ct R
epor
t Rat
e48
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent R
epor
t Tre
nds
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Sub
stan
tiate
d C
ases
:Pe
rcen
t and
Typ
e of
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
1 4
r
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
0 U.
6
1 6
"I r
egar
d ou
r ch
ildre
n as
the
mos
t ess
entia
l ing
redi
ent t
o th
efu
ture
of
the
stat
e of
Nev
ada.
As
Nev
adan
s, w
e m
ust d
oev
eryt
hing
pos
sibl
e to
tran
sfor
m th
e st
atis
tics
brou
ght t
o lig
htby
the
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
pro
ject
. Tha
nkyo
u W
E C
AN
and
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
for
your
won
derf
ul e
ffor
ts to
prom
ote
a be
tter
life
for
Nev
ada'
s ch
ildre
n."
Gov
erno
r E
lect
, Ken
ny G
uinn
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
1 7
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
7
Fore
wor
d
The
199
8 N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k is
the
seco
nd a
nnua
l dat
a bo
ok p
ublis
hed
by th
eN
evad
aK
IDS
CO
UN
Tpr
ojec
t. In
199
6, W
E C
AN
rec
eive
d a
KID
S C
OU
NT
gra
nt f
rom
the
Ann
ie E
. Cas
eyFo
unda
tion,
the
natio
n's
larg
est p
hila
nthr
opic
fou
ndat
ion
dedi
cate
d ex
clus
ivel
y to
dis
adva
ntag
edch
ildre
n. T
hrou
gh th
is g
rant
, WE
CA
N, i
n pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith th
e U
nive
rsity
of
Nev
ada
Cen
ter
for
Bus
ines
s an
d E
cono
mic
Res
earc
h, th
e U
nive
rsity
of
Nev
ada
Coo
pera
tive
Ext
ensi
on, t
he S
tate
of
Nev
ada,
Titl
e IV
-B, F
amily
Pre
serv
atio
n an
d Su
ppor
t Com
mitt
ee a
nd th
e N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
TA
dvis
ory
Cou
ncil,
dev
elop
ed a
nd la
unch
edN
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T.
As
our
firs
t eff
ort t
o co
mpr
ehen
sive
ly m
easu
re th
e st
atus
and
wel
l-be
ing
of c
hild
ren
in N
evad
a, th
epu
rpos
e of
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
is n
ot o
nly
to c
olle
ct a
nd a
naly
ze d
ata,
but
als
o to
tran
slat
e th
ose
find
ings
into
pub
lic-p
olic
y ch
ange
s to
impr
ove
life
outc
omes
for
the
child
ren
of o
ur s
tate
. By
mak
ing
qual
ity in
form
atio
n co
ncer
ning
Nev
ada'
s ch
ildre
n an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
rea
dily
ava
ilabl
e to
all
citiz
ens,
the
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
proj
ect s
eeks
to in
crea
se p
ublic
aw
aren
ess
conc
erni
ng th
e co
nditi
on o
fch
ildre
n in
Nev
ada
and
to p
rom
ote
the
inte
grat
ion
of K
IDS
CO
UN
T in
form
atio
n in
to d
ecis
ion-
mak
ing
proc
esse
s at
all
leve
ls o
f go
vern
men
t. T
he u
ltim
ate
goal
is to
impr
ove
polic
y de
velo
pmen
t, pr
ogra
mpl
anni
ng a
nd th
e pr
ovis
ion
of s
ervi
ces
for
child
ren
and
fam
ilies
in o
ur s
tate
.
To
this
end
, the
199
8 N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k is
des
igne
d fo
r a
wid
e au
dien
ce in
clud
ing
stat
e an
d lo
cal p
olic
ymak
ers,
pla
nner
s, s
ervi
ce p
rovi
ders
, adv
ocat
es f
or c
hild
ren,
civ
ic a
nd r
elig
ious
lead
ers,
the
busi
ness
com
mun
ity, t
he m
edia
and
the
citiz
ens
of N
evad
a. A
s w
e m
ove
into
the
twen
ty-
firs
t cen
tury
, the
dev
elop
men
t of
effe
ctiv
e po
licie
s, p
rogr
ams
and
stra
tegi
es to
impr
ove
the
futu
re f
oral
l chi
ldre
n m
ust b
ecom
e ou
r to
p pr
iori
ty.
Dr.
Pau
la R
. For
d, C
hair
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
Adv
isor
y C
ounc
ilE
xecu
tive
Dir
ecto
r, W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
1319
Ica 1 z 0
20
8
Part
ners
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
WE
CA
N, I
nc.,
foun
ded
in 1
975,
is a
sta
tew
ide,
non
prof
it or
gani
zatio
n de
dica
ted
to p
reve
ntin
g ch
ildab
use
in a
ll its
for
ms
and
wor
king
to im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of
life
for
child
ren
and
fam
ilies
in N
evad
a.A
s th
e st
ate
chap
ter
of th
e N
atio
nal C
omm
ittee
to P
reve
nt C
hild
Abu
se, W
E C
AN
wor
ks to
bui
ld a
stat
ewid
e co
mm
itmen
t to
impr
ovin
g th
e liv
es o
f ch
ildre
n an
d fa
mili
es in
Nev
ada
by p
rovi
ding
pub
licaw
aren
ess,
edu
catio
n, tr
aini
ng, a
dvoc
acy,
and
edu
catio
nal p
ublic
atio
ns.
The
Cen
ter
for
Bus
ines
s an
d E
cono
mic
Res
earc
h, lo
cate
d at
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f N
evad
a, L
as V
egas
, is
a un
iver
sity
-bas
ed o
rgan
izat
ion,
fou
nded
in 1
975,
whi
ch o
ffer
s re
sear
ch a
nd a
naly
sis
serv
ices
to p
ublic
,pr
ivat
e an
d go
vern
men
tal e
ntiti
es a
nd p
rovi
des
data
col
lect
ion,
dat
a an
alys
is a
nd in
terp
reta
tion
serv
ices
on th
e so
cial
, eco
nom
ic a
nd d
emog
raph
ic im
pact
s of
eve
nts
and
polic
y in
itiat
ives
in N
evad
a.
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f N
evad
a C
oope
rativ
e E
xten
sion
, with
off
ices
in 1
6 of
the
17 c
ount
ies
in N
evad
a, is
an e
duca
tiona
l out
reac
h un
it of
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f N
evad
a, R
eno.
The
Uni
vers
ity o
f N
evad
a C
oope
rativ
eE
xten
sion
pro
vide
s ed
ucat
iona
l pro
gram
s th
roug
hout
the
stat
e by
con
duct
ing
need
s as
sess
men
ts, d
esig
ning
and
deliv
erin
g ed
ucat
iona
l pro
gram
s an
d co
nduc
ting
eval
uatio
n st
udie
s.
The
Nev
ada
Titl
e IV
-B, F
amily
Pre
serv
atio
n an
d Fa
mily
Sup
port
Com
mitt
ee, a
sta
tew
ide
stee
ring
com
mitt
ee b
ased
on
fede
ral l
egis
latio
n, h
as in
clus
ive
geog
raph
ical
and
org
aniz
atio
nal r
epre
sent
atio
n.T
he T
itle
IV-B
Com
mitt
ee d
evel
oped
and
gui
ded
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Nev
ada
Titl
e IV
-B, F
amily
Pres
erva
tion
and
Fam
ily S
uppo
rt F
ive-
Yea
r Pl
an th
at w
as s
ubm
itted
to th
e U
nite
d St
ates
Dep
artm
ent
of H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
in 1
995.
The
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
Adv
isor
y C
ounc
il, f
orm
ally
est
ablis
hed
in 1
995,
is a
ded
icat
ed, 3
3-m
embe
r co
unci
l tha
t inc
lude
s st
atew
ide
repr
esen
tatio
n fr
om a
wid
e ra
nge
of d
iver
se o
rgan
izat
ions
wor
king
with
chi
ldre
n or
fam
ilies
in N
evad
a. T
his
broa
d-ba
sed
repr
esen
tatio
n en
com
pass
es s
tate
gove
rnm
ent,
coun
ty g
over
nmen
ts, p
ublic
and
pri
vate
age
ncie
s, N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T p
artn
ers,
dat
apa
rtne
rs, d
ata
prov
ider
s an
d th
e bu
sine
ss c
omm
unity
.
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
21
9
Intr
oduc
tion
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
In 1
996,
WE
CA
N w
as f
ortu
nate
to r
ecei
ve f
undi
ng to
dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t a K
IDS
CO
UN
Tpr
ojec
t in
Nev
ada
thro
ugh
the
gene
rosi
ty o
f th
e A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
is p
art o
f a
natio
nal a
nd s
tate
-by-
stat
e ef
fort
by
the
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n to
trac
k th
e st
atus
of
child
ren
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
and
adv
ocat
e fo
r pu
blic
pol
icie
s to
impr
ove
the
lives
of
all c
hild
ren.
The
Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n su
ppor
ts K
IDS
CO
UN
T p
roje
cts
in a
ll 50
sta
tes
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
aan
d al
so p
ublis
hes
the
annu
al K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, w
hich
pres
ents
a c
ompa
rativ
e st
atis
tical
pro
file
on
the
cond
ition
of
child
ren
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
. The
sta
teK
IDS
CO
UN
T p
roje
cts
prov
ide
a m
ore
deta
iled,
cou
nty-
by-c
ount
y st
atis
tical
per
spec
tive
on th
eco
nditi
on a
nd n
eeds
of
child
ren
in e
ach
stat
e.
The
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
proj
ect i
s a
stat
ewid
e, c
olla
bora
tive
effo
rt th
at b
ring
s to
geth
er a
wid
era
nge
of o
rgan
izat
ions
and
age
ncie
s in
volv
ed w
ith c
hild
ren
and
fam
ilies
in N
evad
a. T
his
incl
usiv
ean
d co
llabo
rativ
e re
pres
enta
tion
prov
ides
the
broa
d-ba
sed
supp
ort n
eces
sary
to e
nsur
e su
cces
s in
achi
evin
g th
e m
issi
on o
f th
eN
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
Tpr
ojec
t. B
y pr
ovid
ing
polic
ymak
ers
and
citiz
ens
with
the
best
ava
ilabl
e da
ta o
n th
e ed
ucat
iona
l, so
cial
, eco
nom
ic a
nd p
hysi
cal w
ell-
bein
g of
chi
ldre
nin
our
sta
te,
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
seek
s to
impr
ove
the
lives
and
fut
ures
of
all o
ur c
hild
ren.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
Goa
ls
The
goa
ls o
f th
eN
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
Tpr
ojec
t are
to:
Iden
tify
the
need
s of
Nev
ada
child
ren
by c
olle
ctin
g th
e be
st a
vaila
ble
data
on th
e co
nditi
on o
fch
ildre
n in
the
stat
e an
d pu
blis
hing
the
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
annu
ally
;
Edu
cate
pol
icym
aker
s an
d ci
tizen
s by
util
izin
g th
eN
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
Tst
atis
tics
to s
potli
ght
curr
ent p
robl
ems
faci
ng N
evad
a's
child
ren;
Adv
ocat
e fo
r ac
tion
on b
ehal
f of
chi
ldre
n an
d fa
mili
es in
Nev
ada
by p
rom
otin
g th
e in
tegr
atio
nof
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
data
into
dec
isio
n-m
akin
g pr
oces
ses
at a
ll le
vels
in th
e st
ate.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
10
Ove
rvie
wN
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k
The
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
is a
pro
file
of
child
ren
in N
evad
a. T
he 1
998
Dat
a B
ook
prov
ides
ast
atis
tical
por
trai
t of
child
ren
in th
e st
ate
by lo
okin
g at
16
indi
cato
rs th
at a
ffec
t the
live
s of
chi
ldre
n. T
he in
dica
tors
refl
ect a
bro
ad r
ange
of
cond
ition
s th
at in
flue
nce
the
wel
l-be
ing
of c
hild
ren
and
span
the
deve
lopm
enta
l sta
ges
from
birt
h th
roug
h ad
oles
cenc
e. B
y ex
amin
ing
the
best
ava
ilabl
eda
ta in
the
17 c
ount
ies
of N
evad
a, th
e D
ata
Boo
k pr
ovid
esan
info
rmat
ion
base
that
can
spu
r m
ore
effe
ctiv
e po
licy
and
com
mun
ity a
ctio
n on
beh
alf
of c
hild
ren.
It i
s im
port
ant t
ono
te th
at in
cou
ntie
s w
ith s
mal
l pop
ulat
ions
, cal
cula
ted
rate
s m
ay n
ot b
e m
eani
ngfu
l. It
is r
ecom
men
ded
that
rat
esba
sed
on s
mal
l num
bers
be
inte
rpre
ted
with
cau
tion.
The
199
8 D
ata
Boo
k is
div
ided
into
eig
ht s
ectio
ns:
Ove
rvie
w: A
sum
mar
y of
the
Dat
a B
ook
and
Indi
cato
rs.
Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
Pro
file
: A d
emog
raph
ic p
ictu
reof
Nev
ada'
s ch
ildre
n an
d fa
mili
es.
Key
Fac
ts A
bout
Nev
ada'
s C
hild
ren:
A s
naps
hot o
fim
port
ant f
acts
on
the
cond
ition
of
Nev
ada'
s ch
ildre
n.
Nev
ada
Com
pare
d to
the
Nat
ion:
A g
raph
ic d
ispl
ay o
fho
w N
evad
a co
mpa
res
to th
e na
tion
on th
e in
dica
tors
.
Nev
ada
Tre
nds:
A g
raph
ic d
ispl
ay o
f tr
ends
in N
evad
aon
the
indi
cato
rs o
ver
time.
Indi
cato
rs o
f C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
: A c
ount
y-by
-cou
nty
look
at N
evad
a's
child
ren
by in
dica
tors
of
wel
l-be
ing.
End
note
s: T
he r
efer
ence
s an
d bi
blio
grap
hic
sect
ion.
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
s
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
24
Indi
cato
rs o
f C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
The
Ind
icat
ors
of C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
for
the1
998
Dat
a B
ook
are
divi
ded
into
fiv
e m
ain
cate
gori
escr
ucia
l to
qual
ity o
f lif
e fo
r N
evad
a's
child
ren.
Thi
s ye
ar, t
he in
dica
tors
exa
min
ed a
re:
Hea
lth Per
cent
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e
Eco
nom
ic W
ell-
Bei
ngP
erce
nt o
f Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
: Tre
nd D
ata
Per
cent
of F
amili
es H
eade
d by
a S
ingl
e P
aren
tP
erce
nt o
f Fam
ilies
in P
over
tyT
een
Birt
h R
ate
Unm
arrie
d T
een
Birt
h R
ate
Edu
catio
nP
erce
nt o
f Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
s an
d G
radu
ates
Per
cent
of T
eens
Not
in S
choo
l and
Not
Wor
king
Chi
ld S
afet
yC
hild
Dea
th R
ate
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Rep
ort R
ate
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent R
epor
t Tre
nds
Per
cent
and
Typ
e of
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent
Juve
nile
Jus
tice
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Crim
e A
rres
t Rat
eT
een
Vio
lent
Dea
th R
ate
Tee
n S
uici
de R
ate
It is
the
hope
of
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
that
the
1998
Dat
a B
ook
will
em
pow
er c
omm
unity
lead
ers,
polic
ymak
ers,
adv
ocat
es a
nd in
divi
dual
s to
wor
kto
war
d ch
ange
s th
at w
ill im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of
life
for
all o
f N
evad
a's
child
ren.
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S C
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11
12
Nev
ada
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ogra
phic
Pro
file
Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
s
Stat
e Po
pula
tion
1,77
9,85
0*(1
997)
Cla
rk C
ount
y1,
192,
200*
Per
cent
of P
opul
atio
n: 6
7 %
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
308,
700*
Per
cent
of P
opul
atio
n: 1
7 %
Lan
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ank:
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Lab
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Perc
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oyed
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pop
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199
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Perc
ent E
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:4.
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anuf
actu
ring
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6)
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catio
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nrol
lmen
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men
tary
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ry S
choo
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ges
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rage
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cher
's S
alar
y:$3
6,16
7*(1
995)
* S
ee D
efin
ition
s an
d D
ata
Sou
rces
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
28
Nev
ada
Chi
ld D
emog
raph
ics
Chi
ld P
opul
atio
n51
0,26
3*(1
9 an
d un
der,
199
7)
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
29*
(19
and
unde
r, 1
997)
Perc
ent o
f Po
or C
hild
ren
17*
(18
and
unde
r, 1
994)
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
Imm
uniz
ed71
*(2
and
und
er, 1
996)
Stat
e R
ank:
45
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
W/O
Hea
lth I
nsur
ance
19*
(18
and
unde
r, 1
994-
1996
) St
ate
Ran
k: 4
5
Dem
ogra
phic
Cha
nge
Num
ber
of C
hild
ren:
199
6 an
d 20
0319
9620
03%
Cha
nge
0 -
5 ye
ars
old
152,
599
176,
646
16%
6-12
yea
rs o
ld17
2,84
022
2,53
929
%
13-1
7 ye
ars
old
110,
383
159,
456
45%
All
child
ren,
und
er 1
843
5,82
255
8,64
128
%
Sou
rce:
Nev
ada
Sta
te D
emog
raph
er, 1
997
2 9
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
13
Age
Dis
trib
utio
n: N
evad
a an
d C
ount
ies
Age
Dis
trib
utio
n: N
evad
a an
d C
ount
ies,
199
7
4 &
Und
erA
ge D
istr
ibut
ion
5-19
20-4
445
-64
65+
Per
cent
19 &
Und
erT
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
Car
son
City
3,50
59,
500
17,4
4612
,059
7,90
126
%50
,411
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y1,
831
5,53
48,
396
4,93
53,
165
31%
23,8
61C
lark
Cou
nty
96,2
5224
7,57
444
3,85
826
2,49
114
2,02
629
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192,
200
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
1,91
18,
581
13,2
8110
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5,58
527
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Elk
o C
ount
y4,
020
12,3
9118
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9,69
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236
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nty
6028
251
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nty
8537
560
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1,52
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6,58
13,
564
1,46
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Land
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61,
935
2,62
31,
428
433
36%
7,03
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n C
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698
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387
854
676
29%
4,11
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ount
y1,
839
438
6,96
11,
609
9,46
92,
286
7,02
31,
465
5,07
61,
060
29%
30%
30,3
686,
858
Min
eral
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nty
Nye
Cou
nty
1,47
45,
781
9,07
27,
012
4,27
326
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g C
ount
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41,
715
2,26
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359
802
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y C
ount
y10
423
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697
61,0
211,
174
117,
998
1,08
171
,004
465
34,9
3323
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521
308,
700
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
617
2,41
63,
803
2,38
91,
410
29%
10,6
35
Nev
ada
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8,65
737
1,60
665
9,31
839
7,52
021
2,74
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he s
um o
f th
e co
untie
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ay n
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qual
the
stat
e to
tal d
ue to
mis
sing
or
inco
mpl
ete
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ty r
efer
ence
dat
aSo
urce
: Nev
ada
Stat
e D
emog
raph
er, 1
997
vNev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
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of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
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14
Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
Pro
file
Nev
ada'
s Fa
mili
es
Med
ian
Hou
seho
ld I
ncom
e$3
6,08
4*(1
995,
con
stan
t 199
4 do
llars
)
Per
Cap
ita P
erso
nal I
ncom
e$2
3,17
1*(1
996,
con
stan
t 199
2 do
llars
)
Perc
ent o
f Pu
blic
Aid
Rec
ipie
nts
3.8*
(199
4, p
erce
nt o
f po
pula
tion)
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es in
Pov
erty
23.7
*(1
990,
per
cent
of
fam
ilies
)
Perc
ent o
f Si
ngle
-Par
ent F
amili
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(199
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erce
nt o
f fa
mili
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mal
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mili
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Pov
erty
559*
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erce
nt o
f fa
mili
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pov
erty
)
Hom
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hip
Rat
e61
.1*
(199
6, p
erce
nt)
Ret
ail S
ales
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6,90
0*(1
995,
dol
lars
per
hou
seho
ld)
* Se
e D
efin
ition
s an
d D
ata
Sour
ces
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
32
Nev
ada'
s C
hild
ren
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
Cov
ered
by
Med
icai
d19
*(1
996
fisc
al y
ear)
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ent L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s7.
6*(1
995-
1997
)
Num
ber
of S
ubst
antia
ted
Cas
esof
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
(19
97)
5,20
4*
Num
ber
of C
hild
ren
inFo
ster
Car
e (1
995)
Num
ber
of C
hild
ren
Ben
efiti
ngFr
om F
ood
Stam
ps (
1997
)
1,82
3*
52,0
00*
Dem
ogra
phic
Cha
nge
Rac
e/E
thni
city
of C
hild
ren:
199
6 an
d 20
0319
9620
03%
Cha
nge
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te30
2,25
636
3,89
920
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lack
37,8
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34%
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c75
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117,
931
57%
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acifi
c Is
land
er13
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16,8
8529
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ativ
e A
mer
ican
7,50
89,
129
22%
All
Chi
ldre
n U
nder
Age
18
435,
828
558,
641
28%
Sou
rce:
Nev
ada
Sta
te D
enw
grap
her,
199
7
33N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
15
Rac
e/E
thni
c D
istr
ibut
ion:
Nev
ada
and
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ntie
s
Rac
e/E
thni
c D
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ibut
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Nev
ada
and
Cou
ntie
s, 1
997
Cau
casi
anR
ace/
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nic
Dis
trib
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nH
ispa
nic
Bla
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sian
Indi
anT
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
Car
son
City
42,7
234,
877
803
666
1,34
150
,410
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y20
,190
1,56
731
064
31,
149
23,8
59C
lark
Cou
nty
866,
005
161,
694
117,
041
38,5
268,
935
1,19
2,20
0D
ougl
as C
ount
y35
,537
2,61
812
349
981
339
,590
Elk
o C
ount
y37
,188
7,14
533
035
32,
695
47,7
11
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y1,
219
147
711
741,
458
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
1,43
816
05
1146
1,66
0H
umbo
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ount
y12
,857
3,61
289
7388
917
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Land
er C
ount
y5,
728
1,00
010
1627
57,
029
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
3,74
019
689
1967
4,11
1
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Cou
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26,4
332,
705
100
211
920
30,3
69M
iner
al C
ount
y5,
079
638
352
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46,
860
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Cou
nty
24,0
502,
165
410
240
745
27,6
10P
ersh
ing
Cou
nty
5,09
91,
161
1834
290
6,60
2S
tore
y C
ount
y3,
260
143
1241
643,
520
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
249,
914
35,1
996,
758
11,2
845,
547
308,
700
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te P
ine
Cou
nty
9,02
11,
065
196
3732
010
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Nev
ada
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350,
625
225,
820
125,
535
52,7
8725
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1,77
9,85
0
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he s
um o
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ay n
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the
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e to
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ue to
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sing
or
inco
mpl
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ty r
efer
ence
dat
aSo
urce
: Nev
ada
Stat
e D
emog
raph
er, 1
997
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
34A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
35
16
Key
Fac
ts A
bout
Nev
ada'
s C
hild
ren
In a
nat
iona
l, st
ate-
by-s
tate
stu
dy r
epor
ting
on c
ondi
tions
fac
ing
Am
eric
a's
child
ren,
the
1998
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
Stat
e Pr
ofile
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, p
ublis
hed
by th
e A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
ran
ks N
evad
a 34
th a
mon
g th
e 50
sta
tes
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a. T
he s
tate
ran
king
s ar
e ar
rang
ed in
seq
uent
ial o
rder
fro
m h
ighe
st/b
est (
1) to
low
est/w
orst
(51)
. Bet
wee
n 19
85 a
nd 1
995,
the
wel
l-be
ing
of c
hild
ren
in N
evad
a de
teri
orat
ed in
six
are
as, i
mpr
oved
in th
ree
and
stay
ed th
e sa
me
in o
ne. T
he f
ollo
win
g hi
ghlig
hts
from
the
1998
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
te P
rofi
les
of C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
, pro
vide
a s
naps
hot o
f N
evad
a's
child
ren
as c
ompa
red
to th
e na
tion:
The
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
Has
Ris
en M
ore
Tha
n T
wic
e as
Fas
t as
the
Nat
iona
l Rat
e.
The
teen
bir
th r
ate
(bir
ths
to f
emal
es a
ges
15-1
7) in
Nev
ada
incr
ease
d m
ore
than
twic
e as
qui
ckly
as th
e na
tiona
l rat
e. N
evad
a ha
s a
natio
nal r
ank
of 4
2 on
this
mea
sure
.
Nev
ada
Ran
ked
45th
in th
e N
atio
n on
the
Imm
uniz
atio
n R
ate
of 2
-Yea
r-O
lds.
Nea
rly
Hal
f of
the
You
ng C
hild
ren
in N
evad
a A
re N
ot E
nrol
led
in P
resc
hool
.
Fort
y-si
x pe
rcen
t of
3- to
5-y
ear-
olds
in N
evad
a w
ere
not e
nrol
led
in a
ny ty
pe o
f nu
rser
y sc
hool
or k
inde
rgar
ten
in 1
993,
des
pite
impo
rtan
t evi
denc
e de
mon
stra
ting
that
pre
scho
ol h
elps
pre
pare
youn
g ch
ildre
n fo
r sc
hool
. Nat
iona
lly, 4
0 pe
rcen
t of
3- to
5-y
ear-
old
child
ren
are
not e
nrol
led
innu
rser
y sc
hool
or
kind
erga
rten
. Nev
ada
rank
ed 3
9th
in th
e na
tion.
The
Juv
enile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
est R
ate
in N
evad
a In
crea
sed
by 4
9 Pe
rcen
t.
The
Tee
n D
ropo
ut R
ate
in N
evad
a Is
Ris
ing.
Des
pite
a n
atio
nal t
rend
in th
e op
posi
te d
irec
tion,
the
perc
enta
ge o
f N
evad
a te
ens
who
are
hig
hsc
hool
dro
pout
s ro
se 8
per
cent
bet
wee
n 19
85 a
nd 1
995.
Nev
ada
rank
ed 5
0th
amon
g th
e 50
sta
tes
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a on
this
mea
sure
.
The
Inf
ant M
orta
lity
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
Is I
mpr
ovin
g.
Nev
ada
had
a 33
per
cent
dec
reas
e in
the
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
bet
wee
n 19
85 a
nd 1
995
and
rank
ed4t
h am
ong
the
50 s
tate
s an
d th
e D
istr
ict o
f C
olum
bia.
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
3637
17
Key
Fac
ts A
bout
Nev
ada'
s C
hild
ren
Nev
ada
Ran
ked
45th
in th
e N
atio
n on
the
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
Lac
king
Hea
lth I
nsur
ance
.
The
Maj
ority
of
Chi
ldre
n in
Nev
ada
Are
Liv
ing
With
Par
ents
Who
Are
Wor
king
.
In N
evad
a, 6
4 pe
rcen
t of
child
ren
unde
r th
e ag
e of
6 a
nd 6
0 pe
rcen
t of
child
ren
ages
6-1
2 ar
eliv
ing
with
par
ents
who
are
wor
king
, acc
ordi
ng to
199
5 da
ta. W
ith m
ore
than
hal
f of
Nev
ada'
sch
ildre
n ha
ving
par
ents
who
wor
k, th
ere
is a
cle
ar n
eed
for
relia
ble
and
affo
rdab
le c
hild
car
e.
The
Med
ian
Hou
rly
Wag
e fo
r C
hild
-Car
e W
orke
rs I
s Ju
st B
elow
the
Nat
iona
l Ave
rage
.
Acc
ordi
ng to
199
6 da
ta, t
he m
edia
n ho
urly
wag
e fo
r ch
ild-c
are
wor
kers
in N
evad
a is
$5.
97.
Thi
s is
just
bel
ow th
e na
tiona
l med
ian
hour
ly w
age
for
child
-car
e w
orke
rs a
t $6.
12. T
he a
vera
gew
orke
r in
Nev
ada
earn
s a
med
ian
hour
ly w
age
of $
10.5
6.
The
Mat
hem
atic
s L
evel
of
Stud
ents
in N
evad
a Is
Wor
se T
han
the
Nat
iona
l Ave
rage
.
Fort
y-th
ree
perc
ent o
f fo
urth
-gra
de s
tude
nts
scor
ed b
elow
the
basi
c m
ath
leve
l in
1996
,co
mpa
red
to 3
8 pe
rcen
t nat
ionw
ide.
The
Rat
e of
Tee
n D
eath
s by
Acc
iden
t, H
omic
ide
and
Suic
ide
in N
evad
a Is
Inc
reas
ing.
Bet
wee
n 19
85 a
nd 1
995,
Nev
ada
had
a 12
per
cent
incr
ease
in th
e ra
te o
f te
en d
eath
s by
acc
iden
t,ho
mic
ide
and
suic
ide.
Nev
ada
rank
ed 4
1st a
mon
g th
e 50
sta
tes
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a.
The
Per
cent
of
Low
Bir
th-W
eigh
t Bab
ies
in N
evad
a In
crea
sed
Dur
ing
the
Past
Dec
ade.
Dur
ing
the
past
dec
ade,
the
perc
ent o
f lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
s in
Nev
ada
incr
ease
d by
7 p
erce
nt.
Nev
ada
rank
ed 2
5th
amon
g th
e 50
sta
tes
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a.
In N
evad
a, 2
2 Pe
rcen
t of
Chi
ldre
n U
nder
Age
13,
Liv
e in
Low
-Inc
ome,
Wor
king
Fam
ilies
.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
3839
18
IND
ICA
TO
RS
Nev
ada
Com
pare
d to
the
Nat
ion
1995
dat
a un
less
oth
erw
ise
note
d
%W
orse
%B
ette
rN
atio
nal N
evad
aP
erce
ntR
ate
Rat
e W
orse
/Bet
ter
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-1%
I1
7.4
-1%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(dea
ths
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
)25
%7.
65.
725
%
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(d
eath
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
-14)
11%
28I 1
31-1
1%
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(dea
ths
per
100,
000
teen
s ag
es 1
5-19
)-2
6%
,
6582
-26%
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(birt
hs p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
age
s 15
-17)
-22%
3644
-22%
Juve
nile
vio
lent
crim
e ar
rest
rat
e(a
rres
ts p
er 1
00,0
00 y
outh
s ag
es 1
0-17
)*24
%50
738
424
%
Per
cent
of t
eens
who
are
high
sch
ool d
ropo
uts
(age
s 16
-19)
*40
%,
1014
-40%
Per
cent
of t
eens
not
atte
ndin
gsc
hool
and
not
wor
king
(ag
es 1
6-19
)*33
%1
912
-33%
Per
cent
of c
hild
ren
in p
over
ty**
33%
2114
33%
Per
cent
of f
amili
es w
ith c
hild
ren
head
ed b
y a
sing
le p
aren
t*0%
2626
0%
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%20
%40
%60
%*
Thr
ee-y
ear
aver
age
of d
ata
f rom
199
3 th
roug
h 19
95
** A
ve-y
ear
aver
age
of d
ata
f rom
199
2 th
roug
h 19
96
Sou
rce:
1998
Kid
s C
ount
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
te P
rofil
es o
f Chi
ld W
ell-B
eing
, Ann
ie E
Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
A p
roje
ct o
f W
EC
AN
,In
c.
4041
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
1998
19
IND
ICA
TO
RS
Nev
ada
Tre
nds
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1985
to 1
995
%W
orse
% B
ette
r19
8519
95P
erce
ntC
hang
e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
70/
6.9
7.4
-7%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(dea
ths
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
)33
%8.
55.
733
%
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(d
eath
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
-14)
3%I32
313%
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate*
(dea
ths
per
100,
000
teen
s ag
es 1
5-19
)-1
2073
82-1
2%
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(birt
hs p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
age
s 15
-17)
- 42
°k31
44-4
2%
Juve
nile
vio
lent
crim
e ar
rest
rat
e(a
rres
ts p
er 1
00,0
00 y
outh
s ag
es 1
0-17
)25
738
4-4
9%
Per
cent
of t
eens
who
are
high
sch
ool d
ropo
uts
(age
s 16
-19)
- 8%
1314
_8%
Per
cent
of t
eens
not
atte
ndin
gsc
hool
and
not
wor
king
(ag
es 1
6-19
)8%
1312
8%
Per
cent
of c
hild
ren
in p
over
ty0%
1414
0%
Per
cent
of f
amili
es w
ith c
hild
ren
head
ed b
y a
sing
le p
aren
t-
4%25
26-4
%
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%20
%40
%60
%*
See
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a S
ourc
es
Sou
rce:
1998
Kid
s C
ount
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
te P
rofil
es o
f Chi
ld W
ell-B
eing
, Ann
ieE
Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
42A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
43
essessellessessses
r
Health
4
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22
Low
Bir
th-W
eigh
t Bab
ies
Def
initi
onPe
rcen
t Low
Bir
th-W
eigh
t Bab
ies
Bab
ies
cons
ider
ed to
hav
e lo
w b
irth
wei
ghts
are
thos
e w
eigh
ing
less
than
2,50
0 gr
ams
(5.5
pou
nds)
at b
irth
. Low
birt
h-w
eigh
t dat
a ar
e re
port
ed a
s th
epe
rcen
tage
of
live
birt
hs w
eigh
ing
less
I II
than
2,5
00 g
ram
s. T
he d
ata
are
repo
rted
by m
othe
r's c
ount
y of
res
iden
ce, r
athe
rth
an in
fant
's p
lace
of
birt
h.
Sign
ific
ance
How
muc
h a
baby
wei
ghs
at b
irth
isdi
rect
ly r
elat
ed to
the
baby
's s
urvi
val,
heal
th a
nd d
evel
opm
ent.
Bab
ies
wei
ghin
gle
ss th
an 5
.5 p
ound
s at
bir
th a
re m
ore
likel
y to
exp
erie
nce
both
phy
sica
l and
deve
lopm
enta
l pro
blem
s. A
t hig
hest
ris
kar
e ba
bies
wei
ghin
g le
ss th
an 3
.3 p
ound
s.T
hese
tiny
infa
nts
are
mor
e lik
ely
to s
uffe
rfr
om c
hron
ic r
espi
rato
ry p
robl
ems,
vis
ual
and
hear
ing
prob
lem
s, r
elat
ed m
edic
alco
nditi
ons,
men
tal r
etar
datio
n an
dle
arni
ng d
isab
ilitie
s.'
Ris
k Fa
ctor
sSm
okin
g du
ring
pre
gnan
cy h
as b
een
asso
ciat
ed w
ith 2
0 to
30
perc
ent o
f lo
wbi
rth-
wei
ght b
irth
s an
d 10
per
cent
of
infa
nt d
eath
s. P
over
ty, i
nade
quat
e pr
enat
alca
re, l
ack
of h
ealth
insu
ranc
e an
dpr
emat
ure
birt
h al
so a
re r
isk
fact
ors
linke
dto
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies.
'
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
48
Impa
ctA
lthou
gh im
port
ant g
ains
hav
e be
enm
ade
in o
ur a
bilit
y to
sus
tain
bab
ies
who
are
bor
n sm
all,
low
bir
th w
eigh
tre
mai
ns th
e nu
mbe
r on
e ca
use
of in
fant
mor
talit
y in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.'
Bab
ies
who
are
bor
n w
eigh
ing
less
than
5.5
poun
ds a
re m
ore
likel
y to
req
uire
spec
ial e
duca
tion.
Nea
rly
50 p
erce
nt o
fal
l low
bir
th-w
eigh
t inf
ants
will
, at
som
e po
int i
n th
eir
lives
, ent
er s
peci
aled
ucat
ion
prog
ram
s.'
As
a re
sult
of r
ecen
t tec
hnol
ogic
alad
vanc
es in
neo
nata
l tre
atm
ent a
ndpr
oced
ures
, inf
ants
wei
ghin
g le
ss th
an1.
5 po
unds
at b
irth
are
cur
rent
lysu
rviv
ing.
The
se b
abie
s of
ten
suff
erfr
om h
ealth
and
dev
elop
men
tal
disa
bilit
ies
that
cou
ld h
ave
been
prev
ente
d w
ith g
ood
pren
atal
car
e.'
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an b
abie
s ar
e tw
ice
aslik
ely
as w
hite
bab
ies
to b
e bo
rnw
eigh
ing
less
than
5.5
pou
nds.
'
The
est
imat
ed c
ost t
o th
e na
tion
for
heal
th p
robl
ems
rela
ted
to lo
w b
irth
-w
eigh
t bab
ies
is m
ore
than
$4
billi
onea
ch y
ear.
'
Nev
ada
Bet
wee
n 19
95 a
nd 1
997,
the
Perc
ent L
owB
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s in
Nev
ada
was
7.6
.O
f th
e 77
,871
bab
ies
born
dur
ing
this
peri
od, 5
,881
wei
ghed
less
than
5.5
poun
ds. A
ccor
ding
to th
e 19
98 K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, t
he 1
995
Perc
ent L
owB
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
esw
as 7
.3.
Cou
ntie
sA
mon
g th
e 17
cou
ntie
s in
Nev
ada,
the
Perc
ent L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s ra
nged
from
a lo
w o
f 5.
6 in
Per
shin
g C
ount
y to
ahi
gh o
f 9.
7 in
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
(exc
ludi
ng E
smer
alda
and
Sto
rey
coun
ties
who
se c
alcu
late
d pe
rcen
tage
s w
ere
not
mea
ning
ful)
. Sev
en N
evad
a co
untie
s ha
da
perc
enta
ge o
f lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
sth
at w
as h
ighe
r th
an th
e st
ate
rate
of
7.6.
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
25
"Cig
aret
te s
mok
ing
isun
equi
voca
llyth
e la
rges
t and
mos
tim
port
ant k
now
nm
odif
iabl
e ri
sk f
acto
rfo
r lo
w b
irth
wei
ght
and
infa
nt d
eath
." 9
43N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
23
Perc
ent L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s
Per
cent
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies,
* 19
95 -
199
719
95 N
umbe
r<
2,50
0G
ram
s
1995
Tot
alN
umbe
r of
Birt
hs
1996
Num
ber
<2,
500
Gra
ms
1996
Tot
alN
umbe
r of
Birt
hs
1997
Num
ber
<2,
500
Gra
ms
1997
Tot
alN
umbe
r of
Birt
hs
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
tR
ates
199
5-19
97
Car
son
City
4971
238
662
3870
56.
0%
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y19
369
2234
928
389
6.2%
Cla
rk C
ount
y1,
229
16,7
551,
350
17,5
741,
498
18,4
717.
7%
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
1829
28
234
2228
65.
9%
Elk
o C
ount
y52
721
4675
948
732
6.6%
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y2
122
60
9N
.M**
**
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
220
120
220
8.3%
**
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
1930
422
321
1529
76.
1%
Land
er C
ount
y13
9913
154
612
88.
4%
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
147
741
242
7.7%
Lyon
Cou
nty
3132
222
319
2034
17.
4%
Min
eral
Cou
nty
910
35
687
698.
8% *
*N
ye C
ount
y26
251
2525
125
291
9.6%
Per
shin
g C
ount
y5
624
783
765.
6% *
*S
tore
y C
ount
y2
170
80
9N
.M *
***
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
338
4,65
535
24,
710
308
4,66
97.
1%
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
1611
58
120
1112
79.
7%
Nev
ada
***
1,88
125
,175
1,98
426
,035
2,03
326
,661
7.6%
(2,5
00 g
ram
s =
5.5
pou
nds)
Bas
ed o
n m
othe
r's c
ount
y of
res
iden
ce, r
athe
r th
an in
fant
's p
lace
of b
irth
Per
cent
s an
d ra
tes
base
d on
sm
all n
umbe
rs s
houl
d be
use
d w
ith c
autio
nT
he s
um o
f the
cou
ntie
s m
ay n
ot e
qual
the
stat
e to
tal d
ue to
mis
sing
or
inco
mpl
ete
coun
ty r
efer
ence
dat
aN
.M. =
not
mea
ning
ful.
Cal
cula
ted
rate
s ba
sed
on v
ery
smal
l num
bers
are
not
sta
tistic
ally
rel
iabl
eS
ourc
e: S
tate
of N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of H
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffice
of V
ital R
ecor
ds a
nd S
tatis
tics
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
5 0
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
24
Def
initi
on
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
eT
he I
nfan
t Mor
talit
y R
ate
mea
sure
s th
enu
mbe
r of
bab
ies
who
die
dur
ing
thei
rfi
rst y
ear
of li
fe p
er 1
,000
bir
ths.
The
data
are
rep
orte
d by
cou
nty
of r
esid
ence
,ra
ther
than
pla
ce o
f de
ath.
Sign
ific
ance
The
Inf
ant M
orta
lity
Rat
e is
a c
ritic
alin
dica
tor
of th
e ov
eral
l hea
lth a
nd w
elfa
reof
a n
atio
n. B
ecau
se b
abie
s ar
e m
ost
vuln
erab
le d
urin
g th
eir
firs
t yea
r of
life
,po
or e
nvir
onm
enta
l or
econ
omic
cond
ition
s ha
ve a
sig
nifi
cant
impa
ct o
nth
eir
heal
th, w
ell-
bein
g an
d su
rviv
al.'
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Com
mun
ities
with
mul
tiple
pro
blem
s su
chas
pov
erty
, sub
stan
dard
hou
sing
, illi
tera
cyan
d un
empl
oym
ent t
end
to h
ave
high
erIn
fant
Mor
talit
y R
ates
. A r
ecen
t stu
dyci
ted
by th
e A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
foun
d th
at th
e In
fant
Mor
talit
y R
ate
for
poor
fam
ilies
was
mor
e th
an 5
0 pe
rcen
thi
gher
than
for
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
abov
e th
e po
vert
y lin
e."
Low
bir
thw
eigh
t, la
ck o
f pr
enat
al c
are,
inad
equa
tenu
triti
on, l
ack
of e
duca
tion,
pre
mat
ure
birt
h, c
hild
mal
trea
tmen
t and
pov
erty
all
incr
ease
the
risk
of
infa
nt m
orta
lity.
'
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Impa
ct
Alth
ough
the
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es h
as b
een
falli
ngst
eadi
ly o
ver
the
past
few
dec
ades
,A
mer
ica
still
has
one
of
the
high
est
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
s in
the
deve
lope
dw
orld
.' In
199
6, th
e U
nite
d St
ates
rank
ed 2
8th
in in
fant
mor
talit
yw
orld
wid
e."
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an b
abie
s st
ill d
ie a
tm
ore
than
twic
e th
e ra
te o
f w
hite
babi
es in
our
cou
ntry
. Thi
s is
true
desp
ite th
e pr
ogre
ss m
ade
over
a11.
15
Bec
ause
infa
nt m
orta
lity
leve
ls r
efle
ctth
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of s
ocia
l and
hea
lth-
care
mea
sure
s, im
prov
ing
infa
ntm
orta
lity
also
req
uire
s im
prov
ing
the
soci
al, e
cono
mic
, env
iron
men
tal a
ndpo
litic
al d
ispa
rity
link
ed to
poo
rou
tcom
es f
or c
hild
ren.
'
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
is a
bar
omet
er o
f ou
rso
ciet
y as
a w
hole
. Hig
h ra
tes
of in
fant
mor
talit
y su
gges
t poo
r ac
cess
to h
ealth
care
, lac
k of
pre
nata
l car
e an
d hi
ghle
vels
of
pove
rty.
Chi
ldre
n bo
rn in
topo
or f
amili
es a
lso
are
less
like
ly to
have
the
bene
fit o
f he
alth
insu
ranc
e or
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
rec
eive
neo
nata
lin
tens
ive-
care
ser
vice
s.''
Nev
ada
Bet
wee
n 19
95 a
nd 1
997,
the
Infa
ntM
orta
lity
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
was
5.9
. Of
the
77,8
71 b
abie
s bo
rn d
urin
g th
is p
erio
d,45
9 in
fant
s di
ed b
efor
e th
ey r
each
edth
eir
firs
t bir
thda
y. I
n co
mpa
riso
n,ac
cord
ing
to th
e 19
98 K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, t
he 1
995
Infa
nt M
oral
ity R
ate
inth
e U
nite
d St
ates
was
7.6
.
Cou
ntie
sA
mon
g th
e ni
ne c
ount
ies
in N
evad
a fo
rw
hich
sta
tistic
ally
rel
iabl
e ra
tes
coul
d be
calc
ulat
ed, t
he I
nfan
t Mor
talit
y R
ate
rang
ed f
rom
a lo
w o
f 3.
7 in
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
to a
hig
h of
10.
8 in
Hum
bold
tC
ount
y. F
or th
e ei
ght c
ount
ies
in w
hich
the
calc
ulat
ed r
ates
wer
e no
t mea
ning
ful
beca
use
of s
mal
l pop
ulat
ion
num
bers
,ra
w n
umbe
rs a
re p
rovi
ded.
Of
the
nine
Nev
ada
coun
ties
for
whi
ch r
ates
cou
ld b
eca
lcul
ated
, fiv
e ha
d In
fant
Mor
talit
yR
ates
hig
her
than
the
stat
e ra
te o
f 5.
9.
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
4 '0
"Des
pite
dec
lines
in r
ecen
tde
cade
s, th
e U
.S. i
nfan
t mor
talit
yra
nks
amon
g th
e hi
ghes
t in
the
indu
stri
aliz
ed n
atio
ns."
'9
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
5253
25
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e, 1
995
- 19
97(D
eath
s to
infa
nts
less
than
1 y
ear
old
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
)
1995
Infa
ntD
eath
s
1995
Num
ber
ofB
irths
1996
I nfa
nt
Dea
ths
1996
Num
ber
ofB
irths
1997
Infa
ntD
eath
s
1997
Num
ber
ofB
irths
Infa
ntM
orta
lity
Rat
es 1
995-
1997
Car
son
City
571
25
662
570
57.
2
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y2
369
334
93
389
7.2
Cla
rk C
ount
y89
16,7
5510
817
,574
115
18,4
715.
9
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
029
22
234
128
63.
7*
Elk
o C
ount
y6
721
475
93
732
5.9
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y0
120
60
9N
.M.
***
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
120
020
020
N M
***
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
330
44
321
329
710
.8*
Land
er C
ount
y0
992
154
012
8N
.M.
***
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
047
041
142
N.M
.**
*
Lyon
Cou
nty
132
24
319
134
16.
1*
Min
eral
Cou
nty
010
32
680
69N
.M.
"*N
ye C
ount
y2
251
125
13
291
7.6
*
Per
shin
g C
ount
y0
620
781
76N
.M.
***
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
017
08
09
N M
***
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
294,
655
204,
710
284,
669
5.5
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
011
52
120
012
7N
M**
*
Nev
ada
**13
825
,175
157
26,0
3516
426
,661
5.9
** ***
Perc
ents
and
rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
The
sum
of
the
coun
ties
may
not
equ
al th
e st
ate
tota
l due
to m
issi
ng o
r in
com
plet
e co
unty
ref
eren
ce d
ata
N.M
. = n
ot m
eani
ngfu
l. C
alcu
late
d ra
tes
base
d on
ver
y sm
all n
umbe
rs a
re n
ot s
tatis
tical
ly r
elia
ble
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
5 4
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
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28
Def
initi
onPe
rcen
t of
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
The
Per
cent
of
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
is th
epe
rcen
tage
of
child
ren
unde
r th
e ag
e of
18
who
live
in f
amili
es w
ith in
com
es b
elow
the
U.S
. pov
erty
thre
shol
d. T
he p
over
tyth
resh
old
is d
efin
ed a
s th
ree
times
the
amou
nt it
take
s to
fee
d a
fam
ily o
f fo
ur f
oron
e ye
ar.
Sign
ific
ance
Chi
ld p
over
ty in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es is
amon
g th
e hi
ghes
t in
the
wor
ld. T
hepe
rcen
tage
of
child
ren
in p
over
ty is
one
of th
e m
ost e
xten
sive
ly u
sed
mea
sure
rsof
chi
ld w
ell-
bein
g. C
hild
pov
erty
isas
soci
ated
with
man
y po
or o
utco
mes
for
child
ren
incl
udin
g ill
ness
, poo
r sc
hool
perf
orm
ance
and
del
inqu
ency
."
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Chi
ld p
over
ty is
rel
ated
to e
very
oth
erK
IDS
CO
UN
T in
dica
tor.
Chi
ldre
n w
hose
pare
nts
have
not
gra
duat
ed f
rom
hig
hsc
hool
hav
e a
grea
tly in
crea
sed
risk
of
bein
g po
or.2
' Poo
r ch
ildre
n ar
e at
gre
ater
risk
for
hom
eles
snes
s, c
hild
mal
trea
tmen
t,su
bsta
ndar
d ho
usin
g, p
oor
nutr
ition
and
dyin
g in
infa
ncy.
" Po
vert
y pu
ts c
hild
ren
at g
reat
er r
isk
of s
tunt
ed g
row
th, a
nem
iain
chi
ldho
od, l
ow e
duca
tiona
l atta
inm
ent
and
low
er e
arni
ngs
in a
dulth
ood.
"
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
Impa
ctPo
or c
hild
ren
are
thre
e tim
es m
ore
likel
y to
die
in c
hild
hood
than
child
ren
who
are
not
poo
r."
A b
aby
who
is b
orn
poor
is le
sslik
ely
to s
urvi
ve th
e fi
rst y
ear
of li
feth
an a
bab
y w
ho is
bor
n to
an
unw
edm
othe
r, a
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
or
am
othe
r w
ho s
mok
ed in
pre
gnan
cy."
A s
hock
ing
22.7
per
cent
of
all
Am
eric
an c
hild
ren
unde
r th
e ag
e of
six
are
livin
g in
pov
erty
.'
The
re is
sig
nifi
cant
mov
emen
t int
oan
d ou
t of
pove
rty
each
yea
r. T
hose
with
inco
mes
nea
r th
e po
vert
y le
vel
are
at r
isk
of f
allin
g in
to p
over
tyfr
om ty
pica
l lif
e tr
ansi
tions
.'
Chi
ldre
n w
ho g
row
up
in p
over
tyar
e le
ss li
kely
to e
at a
nut
ritio
usdi
et, t
o st
ay w
arm
in th
e w
inte
r, to
grad
uate
fro
m h
igh
scho
ol o
r to
rece
ive
adeq
uate
hea
lth c
are.
'
Poor
chi
ldre
n ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
go
with
out n
eces
sary
foo
d an
d cl
othi
ng,
live
in s
ubst
anda
rd h
ousi
ng, l
ack
basi
c m
edic
al c
are
and
have
une
qual
acce
ss to
edu
catio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties.
'
A c
hild
livi
ng in
pov
erty
is m
uch
mor
e lik
ely
to b
ecom
e a
teen
par
ent
and
a vi
ctim
of
crim
e or
vio
lenc
e."
Nev
ada
Bet
wee
n 19
90 a
nd 1
994,
the
num
ber
ofpo
or c
hild
ren
in N
evad
a in
crea
sed
from
38,2
32 in
199
0 to
64,
454
in 1
994.
Nev
ada
had
a m
oder
ate
incr
ease
in th
e Pe
rcen
t of
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
fro
m 1
5.3
in 1
990
to16
.7 in
199
4. T
his
repr
esen
ts a
n an
nual
incr
ease
of
1.4
perc
ent."
Cou
ntie
s
Am
ong
the
17 c
ount
ies
in N
evad
a, th
epe
rcen
tage
of
child
ren
in p
over
ty r
ange
dfr
om a
low
of
8.0
perc
ent i
n E
urek
aC
ount
y to
a h
igh
of 1
8.6
perc
ent i
n C
lark
Cou
nty.
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y ex
peri
ence
dth
e gr
eate
st c
hang
e be
twee
n 19
90 a
nd19
94, w
ith a
dec
reas
e in
its
child
pov
erty
rate
by
an a
vera
ge o
f 7.
2 pe
rcen
t per
yea
r.In
199
4, o
nly
Cla
rk C
ount
y ha
d a
high
erpe
rcen
tage
of
child
ren
livin
g in
pov
erty
than
the
stat
e ra
te o
f 16
.7."
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
10
"
"Chi
ld p
over
ty is
Am
eric
a's
mos
t sha
mef
ul d
efic
it.It
sap
s bo
th o
ur c
hild
ren'
spo
tent
ial a
nd o
ur n
atio
n's
futu
re s
tren
gth.
" 34
Mar
ian
Wri
ght E
delm
an, 1
998
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
6061
29
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
in P
over
ty: T
rend
Dat
a
Per
cent
of C
hild
ren
in P
over
ty:*
Tre
nd D
ata
(Chi
ldre
n un
der
age
18)
1990
Num
ber
ofC
hild
ren
inP
over
ty
1990
Per
cent
of
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
**
1994
Num
ber
ofC
hild
ren
inP
over
ty
1994
Per
cent
of
Chi
ldre
n in
Pov
erty
Ann
ual
Rat
e of
Cha
nge
1990
-199
4
Car
son
City
880
11.0
%1,
427
13.3
%3.
2%
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y54
312
.1%
707
11.5
%-0
.8%
Cla
rk C
ount
y25
,371
16.8
%45
,974
18.6
%**
*1.
7%
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
602
9.4%
786
8.7%
-1.3
%
Elk
o C
ount
y1,
182
12.8
%1,
242
8.9%
-5.7
%
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y60
24.6
%43
15.3
%-7
.2%
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
4612
.3%
328.
0%-6
.6%
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
487
14.7
%55
711
.3%
-4.2
%
Land
er C
ount
y23
512
.6%
200
8.3%
-6.4
%
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
174
18.1
%17
414
.0%
-4.1
%
Lyon
Cou
nty
811
18.6
%1,
062
15.5
%-3
.0%
Min
eral
Cou
nty
211
14.2
%26
215
.0%
1.0%
Nye
Cou
nty
506
13.7
%84
314
.6%
1.0%
Per
shin
g C
ount
y18
916
.5%
203
14.0
%-2
.6%
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
397.
4%57
8.6%
2.6%
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
6,54
613
.0%
10,4
9914
.9%
2.3%
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
350
16.3
%38
715
.4%
-1.0
%
Nev
ada
38,2
3215
.3%
64,4
5416
.7%
1.4%
***
* *
* *
*
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
See
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
sR
evis
edT
he c
onfi
denc
e in
terv
als
on th
ese
chan
ge m
easu
res
(num
bers
and
/or
rate
s) d
o no
t ove
rlap
, sug
gest
ing
that
rea
l cha
nge
occu
rred
Sour
ces:
App
lied
Popu
latio
n L
abor
ator
y, U
nive
rsity
of
Wis
cons
in-M
adis
on &
1990
Uni
ted
Stat
es C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
62A
pro
ject
of W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
63
30
Chi
ldre
n in
Sin
gle-
Pare
nt F
amili
es
Def
initi
on
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es W
ith C
hild
ren
Hea
ded
by a
Sin
gle
Pare
ntT
his
indi
cato
r is
def
ined
as
the
perc
enta
ge o
f fa
mili
es w
ith, "
own
child
ren,
" un
der
the
age
of 1
8 (h
eade
d by
eith
er a
mal
e or
fem
ale)
with
out a
spo
use
pres
ent i
n th
e ho
me.
"O
wn
child
ren"
isde
fine
d as
nev
er-m
arri
ed c
hild
ren
rela
ted
by b
irth
, mar
riag
e or
ado
ptio
n.
Sign
ific
ance
Chi
ldre
n liv
ing
in s
ingl
e-pa
rent
fam
ilies
do n
ot h
ave
the
sam
e re
sour
ces
and
oppo
rtun
ities
as
thos
e liv
ing
in tw
o-pa
rent
fam
ilies
." W
hen
the
sing
le p
aren
tis
a w
oman
, the
ris
k of
sin
king
into
pove
rty
is s
igni
fica
ntly
gre
ater
due
to th
ew
ide
earn
ings
gap
bet
wee
n m
en a
ndw
omen
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
."
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Man
y si
ngle
mot
hers
rec
eive
insu
ffic
ient
child
sup
port
, whi
ch p
uts
thei
r ch
ildre
nat
gre
ater
ris
k fo
r al
l of
the
adve
rse
outc
omes
link
ed to
pov
erty
. Chi
ldre
ngr
owin
g up
in s
ingl
e-pa
rent
fam
ilies
are
at g
reat
er r
isk
of h
omel
essn
ess,
subs
tand
ard
hous
ing,
poo
r nu
triti
on, l
ack
of a
dequ
ate
med
ical
car
e an
d dy
ing
inin
fanc
y or
chi
ldho
od."
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
64
Impa
ct
Sixt
y pe
rcen
t of
all c
hild
ren
in th
eU
nite
d St
ates
toda
y w
ill s
pend
som
epa
rt o
f th
eir
child
hood
in a
sin
gle-
pare
nt f
amily
."
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
re b
orn
into
sin
gle-
pare
nt f
amili
es w
ill h
ave
far
few
erfi
nanc
ial r
esou
rces
than
chi
ldre
n w
hoar
e bo
rn in
to tw
o-pa
rent
fam
ilies
and
end
up in
sin
gle-
pare
nt f
amili
esbe
caus
e of
div
orce
. Gen
eral
ly, n
ever
-m
arri
ed p
aren
ts a
re s
igni
fica
ntly
youn
ger
than
div
orce
d pa
rent
s an
dte
nd to
hav
e fe
wer
yea
rs o
f ed
ucat
ion
and
low
er in
com
e le
vels
."
Sixt
y-ni
ne p
erce
nt o
f ne
ver-
mar
ried
mot
hers
and
45
perc
ent o
f di
vorc
edm
othe
rs w
ith c
hild
ren
unde
r th
e ag
eof
18
had
inco
mes
at o
r be
low
the
pove
rty
thre
shol
d in
199
5.'
You
ng w
omen
fro
m s
ingl
e-pa
rent
fam
ilies
giv
e bi
rth
as te
enag
ers
mor
e fr
eque
ntly
than
you
ng w
omen
from
two-
pare
nt f
amili
es.'
Of
the
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
hea
ded
by m
othe
rs, l
ess
than
one
-thi
rdre
ceiv
ed c
hild
-sup
port
pay
men
ts o
ral
imon
y in
199
4.42
Nev
ada
In N
evad
a, 2
8 pe
rcen
t of
fam
ilies
with
child
ren
wer
e he
aded
by
a si
ngle
par
ent,
acco
rdin
g to
the
1990
Cen
sus.
Of
the
153,
893
fam
ilies
in N
evad
a, a
tota
l of
43,0
96 w
ere
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
. In
com
pari
son,
the
1995
Per
cent
of
Fam
ilies
With
Chi
ldre
n H
eade
d by
a S
ingl
e Pa
rent
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
was
26
perc
ent.'
Cou
ntie
sA
mon
g th
e 17
cou
ntie
s in
Nev
ada,
the
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es W
ith C
hild
ren
Hea
ded
by a
Sin
gle
Pare
nt r
ange
d fr
om a
low
of
11pe
rcen
t in
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
to a
hig
h of
30.
3pe
rcen
t in
Cla
rk C
ount
y. O
nly
two
coun
ties,
Cla
rk a
nd M
iner
al, h
ad a
hig
her
perc
enta
ge o
f si
ngle
-par
ent f
amili
es th
anth
e st
ate
rate
of
28 p
erce
nt.
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
31"
"In
ever
y ch
ild w
ho is
born
, und
er n
o m
atte
rw
hat c
ircu
mst
ance
s,an
d of
no
mat
ter
wha
tpa
rent
s, th
e po
tent
ialit
yof
the
hum
an r
ace
is b
orn
agai
n..."
45
Jam
es A
gee
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
65
31
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es H
eade
d by
a S
ingl
e Pa
rent
Per
cent
of F
amili
es*
With
Chi
ldre
n H
eade
d by
a S
ingl
e P
aren
tP
erce
nt o
fS
ingl
e-P
aren
t Tw
o-P
aren
tF
amili
esF
amili
es W
ith F
amili
es W
ith T
otal
Num
ber
Hea
ded
by a
Chi
ldre
nC
hild
ren
of F
amili
es S
ingl
e P
aren
tC
arso
n C
ity1,
344
3,54
14,
885
27.5
%C
hurc
hill
Cou
nty
518
1,98
72,
505
20.7
%C
lark
Cou
nty
28,4
3565
,459
93,8
9430
.3%
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
803
2,95
63,
759
21.4
%E
lko
Cou
nty
1,06
14,
197
5,25
820
.2%
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y38
116
154
24.7
%E
urek
a C
ount
y22
178
200
11.0
%H
umbo
ldt C
ount
y36
31,
516
1,87
919
.3%
Land
er C
ount
y17
585
91,
034
16.9
%Li
ncol
n C
ount
y94
372
466
20.2
%Ly
on C
ount
y57
82,
108
2,68
621
.5%
Min
eral
Cou
nty
259
653
912
28.4
%N
ye C
ount
y41
01,
791
2,20
118
.6%
Per
shin
g C
ount
y12
249
561
719
.8%
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
6325
231
520
.0%
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
8,57
323
,334
31,9
0726
.9%
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
238
983
1,22
119
.5%
Nev
ada
43,0
9611
0,79
715
3,89
328
.0%
See
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
sSo
urce
: 199
0 U
nite
d St
ates
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
67
cn CD a CD a c CD3 C
C2
CD
32
Def
initi
onPe
rcen
t of
Fam
ilies
in P
over
tyT
his
indi
cato
r is
def
ined
as
the
perc
enta
geof
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
bel
ow th
e U
.S.
pove
rty
thre
shol
d. T
he p
over
ty th
resh
old
is d
efin
ed a
s th
ree
times
the
amou
nt it
take
s to
fee
d a
fam
ily o
f fo
ur f
or o
ne y
ear.
Thi
s in
dica
tor
also
look
s at
the
perc
enta
geof
fam
ilies
in p
over
ty b
y ty
pe o
f fa
mily
,e.
g., f
emal
e-he
aded
, mal
e-he
aded
and
two-
pare
nt f
amili
es.
Sign
ific
ance
A g
ener
atio
n of
fam
ilies
with
par
ents
unde
r th
e ag
e of
30
expe
rien
ced
a st
eep
decl
ine
in in
com
e ov
er th
e la
st tw
ode
cade
s. T
he ty
pica
l med
ian
inco
me
ofyo
ung
two-
pare
nt f
amili
es h
as d
ropp
ed b
y33
per
cent
." V
irtu
ally
eve
ry c
ateg
ory
ofyo
ung
fam
ilies
with
chi
ldre
n ha
s su
ffer
edm
ajor
inco
me
loss
es.
Ris
k Fa
ctor
sT
he c
hild
ren
of p
oor
fam
ilies
are
mos
tvu
lner
able
to th
e la
stin
g da
mag
e of
pove
rty.
Eve
n a
few
yea
rs s
pent
inpo
vert
y du
ring
a c
hild
's f
irst
yea
rs o
f lif
e,si
gnif
ican
tly d
ecre
ases
lear
ning
abi
lity
and
the
pote
ntia
l to
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
esc
hool
." F
amili
es in
pov
erty
are
at r
isk
ofho
mel
essn
ess,
lack
of
med
ical
car
e,su
bsta
ndar
d ho
usin
g, p
oor
nutr
ition
, chi
ldm
altr
eatm
ent a
nd s
ubst
ance
abu
se."
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
68
Fam
ilies
in P
over
ty
Impa
ctO
ver
the
past
two
deca
des,
inco
mes
have
fal
len
by 1
2 pe
rcen
t for
you
ngfa
mili
es h
eade
d by
mar
ried
cou
ples
,24
per
cent
for
fam
ilies
hea
ded
bysi
ngle
fat
hers
and
22
perc
ent f
orfa
mili
es h
eade
d by
sin
gle
mot
hers
."
Hou
sing
is b
ecom
ing
incr
easi
ngly
unaf
ford
able
for
you
ng f
amili
es in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es. T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
pare
nts
unde
r 30
who
ow
n th
eir
own
hom
e ha
s dw
indl
ed f
rom
47
perc
ent i
n19
80 to
33
perc
ent i
n 19
94."
In th
e w
ake
of w
elfa
re r
efor
m, m
ore
fam
ilies
are
wor
king
but
stil
l liv
ing
inpo
vert
y w
ithou
t the
mea
ns to
pro
vide
heal
th in
sura
nce
or a
dequ
ate
child
car
efo
r th
eir
child
ren.
'
At a
tim
e in
thei
r liv
es w
hen
they
shou
ld b
e ab
le to
ret
ire
and
enjo
y th
efr
uits
of
thei
r la
bor,
man
ygr
andp
aren
ts f
ind
it ne
cess
ary
to h
elp
supp
ort t
he f
amili
es o
f th
eir
adul
tch
ildre
n. G
rand
pare
nts
incr
easi
ngly
find
they
mus
t sha
re th
eir
hom
es a
ndre
sour
ces
to k
eep
thei
r ch
ildre
n an
dgr
andc
hild
ren
out o
f po
vert
y.'
In to
day'
s w
orld
, a h
igh
scho
oldi
plom
a pr
ovid
es li
ttle
prot
ectio
nag
ains
t the
ons
laug
ht o
f po
vert
y."
Nev
ada
The
Per
cent
of
Fam
ilies
in P
over
ty in
Nev
ada
was
23.
7. O
f th
e 36
,455
fam
ilies
in p
over
ty 5
5.9
perc
ent w
ere
head
ed b
yfe
mal
es; 6
.7 p
erce
nt w
ere
head
ed b
y m
ales
and
37.3
per
cent
wer
e he
aded
by
coup
les.
Cou
ntie
sA
mon
g th
e 17
cou
ntie
s in
Nev
ada,
the
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es in
Pov
erty
ran
ged
from
a lo
w o
f 11
.1 in
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
to a
hig
h of
36.9
in L
inco
ln C
ount
y. T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
poor
fam
ilies
hea
ded
by f
emal
es r
ange
dfr
om a
low
of
31.8
in E
urek
a C
ount
y to
ahi
gh o
f 84
.3 in
Lin
coln
Cou
nty;
the
perc
enta
ge h
eade
d by
mal
es r
ange
d fr
om a
low
of
0 in
Esm
eral
da a
nd L
inco
ln c
ount
ies
to a
hig
h of
31.
4 in
Sto
rey
Cou
nty;
and
the
perc
enta
ge h
eade
d by
cou
ples
ran
ged
from
a lo
w o
f 15
.7 in
Lin
coln
Cou
nty
to a
hig
hof
59.
1 in
Eur
eka
Cou
nty.
"Man
y fa
mili
es a
re s
impl
ybr
oke,
oft
en th
roug
h no
fau
lt of
thei
r ow
n...W
e ar
e af
flic
ted
by a
pove
rty
of r
iche
s th
at le
tsch
ildre
n be
the
poor
est g
roup
of
citiz
ens.
Ins
tead
of
defi
ning
succ
ess
by h
ow w
ealth
y th
e fe
wat
the
top
are,
we
need
tom
easu
re it
by
how
man
y w
elif
t out
of
pove
rty.
" "
Mar
ian
Wri
ght E
delm
an, 1
998
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
69
33
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es in
Pov
erty
Per
cent
of F
amili
es*
in P
over
ty*
Tot
alN
umbe
r in
Pov
erty
Num
ber
ofF
emal
eM
ale
Mar
ried
All
Fam
ilies
Hea
ded
Hea
ded
Cou
ple
Tot
alF
amili
esin
Pov
erty
Per
cent
Per
cent
Per
cent
in P
over
ty in
Pov
erty
in P
over
ty P
erce
nt o
fH
eade
d by
Hea
ded
by H
eade
d by
Fam
ilies
Fem
ales
Mal
esC
oupl
ein
Pov
erty
Car
son
City
4,88
536
028
441
829
43.4
%3.
4%53
.2%
17.0
%
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y2,
505
272
2023
052
252
.1%
3.8%
44.1
%20
.8%
Cla
rk C
ount
y93
,894
14,6
631,
564
8,12
724
,354
60.2
%6.
4%33
.4%
25.9
%D
ougl
as C
ount
y3,
759
245
5927
357
742
.5%
10.2
%47
.3%
15.3
%
Elk
o C
ount
y5,
258
497
7153
91,
107
44.9
%6.
4%48
.7%
21.1
%
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y15
425
027
5248
.1%
0.0%
51.9
%33
.8%
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
200
1426
4431
.8%
9.1%
59.1
%22
.0%
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
1,87
926
337
172
472
55.7
%7.
8%36
.4%
25.1
%La
nder
Cou
nty
1,03
410
63
110
219
48.4
%1.
4%50
.2%
21.2
%
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
466
145
027
172
84.3
%0.
0%15
.7%
36.9
%Ly
on C
ount
y2,
686
288
3744
877
337
.3%
4.8%
58.0
%28
.8%
Min
eral
Cou
nty
912
106
3064
200
53.0
%15
.0%
32.0
%21
.9%
Nye
Cou
nty
2,20
122
031
232
483
45.5
%6.
4%48
.0%
21.9
%
Per
shin
g C
ount
y61
779
2876
183
43.2
%15
.3%
41.5
%29
.7%
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
315
1411
1035
40.0
%31
.4%
28.6
%11
.1%
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
31,9
072,
926
526
2,63
76,
089
48.1
%8.
6%43
.3%
19.1
%
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
1,22
116
63
175
344
48.3
%0.
9%50
.9%
28.2
%
Nev
ada
153,
893
20,3
892,
452
13,6
1436
,455
55.9
%6.
7%37
.3%
23.7
%
See
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
sSo
urce
: 199
0 U
nite
d St
ates
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
70
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
71
34
Def
initi
on
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
eT
he T
een
Bir
th R
ate
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
birt
hs to
teen
ager
s be
twee
n th
e ag
es o
f 15
and
17, p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
. The
dat
a ar
ere
port
ed b
y m
othe
r's c
ount
y of
res
iden
ce,
rath
er th
an in
fant
's p
lace
of
birt
h.
Sign
ific
ance
Tee
n pa
rent
hood
red
uces
life
oppo
rtun
ities
for
bot
h te
en m
othe
rs a
ndth
eir
child
ren.
Bec
omin
g a
pare
nt w
hile
II I
still
a te
enag
er is
dif
ficu
lt be
caus
e m
ost
teen
mot
hers
are
not
mar
ried
, hav
e no
tco
mpl
eted
hig
h sc
hool
and
are
una
ble
tofi
nanc
ially
sup
port
thei
r ch
ildre
n."
Ris
k Fa
ctor
sA
t esp
ecia
lly h
igh
risk
of
beco
min
g te
enpa
rent
s ar
e te
ens
livin
g in
pov
erty
, tee
nsfr
om d
ysfu
nctio
nal f
amili
es a
nd te
ens
not
doin
g w
ell i
n sc
hool
." B
abie
s bo
rn to
teen
pare
nts
also
fac
e a
num
ber
of r
isks
.B
ecau
se te
en p
aren
ts h
ave
few
er c
aree
ran
d ed
ucat
iona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s, th
eir
child
ren
are
mor
e lik
ely
to s
uffe
r th
ede
vast
atin
g ef
fect
s of
pov
erty
incl
udin
glo
w b
irth
wei
ght,
infa
nt m
orta
lity,
hea
lthpr
oble
ms,
lear
ning
dis
abili
ties,
chi
ldab
use,
lack
of
educ
atio
nal a
ttain
men
t,de
linqu
ency
and
ulti
mat
ely
beco
min
g te
enpa
rent
s th
emse
lves
."
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
72
Tee
n B
irth
s
Impa
ct
Bec
omin
g a
teen
par
ent s
igni
fica
ntly
redu
ces
educ
atio
n an
d em
ploy
men
tpo
tent
ial a
nd p
ossi
bilit
ies.
In
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es, t
hree
out
of
five
teen
mot
hers
dro
p ou
t of
high
sch
ool."
The
life
time
earn
ings
of
teen
mot
hers
are
less
than
hal
f th
ose
of w
omen
who
defe
r ch
ildbe
arin
g un
til a
ge tw
enty
."
Chi
ldre
n bo
rn to
teen
s ar
e m
ore
likel
yto
dro
p ou
t of
scho
ol, d
epen
d on
wel
fare
and
bec
ome
teen
par
ents
.'
Unm
arri
ed T
een
Pare
nts
Bec
ause
of
the
stro
ng c
orre
latio
nbe
twee
n si
ngle
par
enth
ood
and
pove
rty,
the
Unm
arri
ed T
een
Bir
thR
ate
is a
n im
port
ant p
redi
ctor
of
child
ren'
s ec
onom
ic w
ell-
bein
g.U
nmar
ried
teen
s ar
e m
uch
less
like
lyto
rec
eive
chi
ld-s
uppo
rt p
aym
ents
whi
ch m
akes
it d
iffi
cult
for
them
tosu
ppor
t the
ir c
hild
ren
fina
ncia
lly.'
Failu
re in
sch
ool,
emot
iona
l pro
blem
s,tr
uanc
y, d
elin
quen
cy a
nd s
ubst
ance
abus
e ar
e si
gnif
ican
tly m
ore
com
mon
amon
g th
e ch
ildre
n of
unm
arri
edte
enag
e m
othe
rs."
Nev
ada
From
199
5 to
199
7, th
e T
een
Bir
th R
ate
inN
evad
a w
as 4
1 pe
r 1,
000
fem
ales
, age
s15
-17.
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
1998
KID
SC
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
te P
rofi
les
inC
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
, the
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
incr
ease
d by
mor
e th
an 4
2 pe
rcen
tbe
twee
n 19
85 a
nd 1
995.
From
199
5 to
199
7, th
e U
nmar
ried
Tee
nB
irth
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
was
31
per
1,00
0fe
mal
es, a
ges
15-1
7. I
t is
impo
rtan
t to
note
that
76
perc
ent o
f th
e bi
rths
to te
ens
in N
evad
a w
ere
birt
hs to
unm
arri
ed te
ens.
Cou
ntie
s
Of
the
nine
cou
ntie
s in
Nev
ada
for
whi
chst
atis
tical
ly r
elia
ble
rate
s co
uld
beca
lcul
ated
, the
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e ra
nged
from
a lo
w o
f 10
bir
ths
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es,
ages
15-
17 in
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
to a
hig
h of
46 in
Car
son
City
. For
the
eigh
t cou
ntie
sin
whi
ch c
alcu
late
d ra
tes
wer
e no
tm
eani
ngfu
l, ra
w n
umbe
rs a
re p
rovi
ded.
The
Unm
arri
ed T
een
Bir
th R
ate
in th
e ni
ne c
ount
ies
for
whi
ch s
tatis
tical
lyre
liabl
e ra
tes
coul
d be
cal
cula
ted,
ran
ged
from
a lo
w o
f 8
in D
ougl
as C
ount
y to
ahi
gh o
f 34
in C
lark
Cou
nty.
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
42
63
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
73
35
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e, 1
995
- 19
97(B
irths
per
1,0
00 te
ens,
age
s 15
-17)
1995
Birt
hs to
Tee
ns
1995
Fem
ale
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-17*
*
1996
Birt
hs to
Tee
ns
1996
Fem
ale
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-17
1997
Birt
hs to
Tee
ns
1997
Fem
ale
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-17
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
es*
1995
-199
7C
arso
n C
ity34
765
3583
243
847
46C
hurc
hill
Cou
nty
1946
410
491
1553
230
Cla
rk C
ount
y85
318
,878
871
21,0
0998
522
,235
44D
ougl
as C
ount
y7
770
884
311
886
10E
lko
Cou
nty
391,
037
471,
119
411,
180
38E
smer
alda
Cou
nty
3432
32N
.M.
****
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
138
143
039
N.M
****
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
2237
516
386
1439
845
Land
er C
ount
y4
190
519
16
178
N.M
****
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
210
10
106
211
5N
.M.
****
Lyon
Cou
nty
1857
116
609
2066
429
Min
eral
Cou
nty
1215
49
161
316
4N
.M.
****
Nye
Cou
nty
1246
813
532
2263
029
Per
shin
g C
ount
y3
113
715
58
158
N.M
.**
**
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
166
068
075
N.M
****
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
195
4,88
319
35,
325
190
5,45
337
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
621
913
226
222
8N
.M**
**
Nev
ada*
"1,
241
29,1
261,
259
32,1
281,
362
33,8
1441
Rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
Rev
ised
The
sum
of
the
coun
ties
may
not
equ
al th
e st
ate
tota
l due
to m
issi
ng o
r in
com
plet
e co
unty
ref
eren
ce d
ata
N.M
. = n
ot m
eani
ngfu
l. C
alcu
late
d ra
tes
base
d on
ver
y sm
all n
umbe
rs a
re n
ot s
tatis
tical
ly r
elia
ble
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
7 4
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
CD (to
7 5
36
Unm
arri
ed T
een
Bir
th R
ate
Unm
arrie
d T
een
Birt
h R
ate,
199
5 -
1997
(Birt
hs p
er 1
000
teen
s, a
ges
15 -
17)
1995
Birt
hs to
Unm
arrie
dT
eens
*
1995
Fem
ale
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-17*
*
1996
Birt
hs to
Unm
arrie
dT
eens
1996
Fem
ale
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-17
1997
Birt
hs to
Unm
arrie
dT
eens
1997
Fem
ale
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-17
Unm
arrie
dT
een
Birt
hR
ates
199
5-19
97C
arso
n C
ity26
765
3083
212
847
28
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y15
464
849
112
532
24C
lark
Cou
nty
659
18,8
7866
021
,009
805
22,2
3534
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
577
06
843
988
68
Elk
o C
ount
y1
1,03
728
1,11
923
1,18
016
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y0
340
320
32N
.M.
****
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
038
043
039
N M
****
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
737
511
386
1039
824
**
Land
er C
ount
y2
190
219
13
178
N M
****
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
010
10
106
111
5N
.M.
****
Lyon
Cou
nty
1357
112
609
1566
422
**
Min
eral
Cou
nty
1115
48
161
116
4N
.M.
****
Nye
Cou
nty
1046
87
532
2063
023
Per
shin
g C
ount
y2
113
415
54
158
N.M
.**
**
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
166
068
075
N. M
.**
**
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
151
4,88
315
55,
325
148
5,45
329
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
521
96
226
222
8N
. M.
****
Nev
ada
***
926
29,1
2693
732
,128
1,06
533
,814
31
**R
ates
bas
ed o
n sm
all n
umbe
rs s
houl
d be
use
d w
ith c
autio
nR
evis
ed**
*T
he s
um o
f th
e co
untie
s m
ay n
ot e
qual
the
stat
e to
tal d
ue to
mis
sing
or
inco
mpl
ete
coun
ty r
efer
ence
dat
a**
**N
.M. =
not
mea
ning
ful.
Cal
cula
ted
rate
s ba
sed
on v
ery
smal
l num
bers
are
not
sta
tistic
ally
rel
iabl
eSo
urce
: Sta
te o
f N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Hea
lth D
ivis
ion,
Off
ice
of V
ital R
ecor
ds a
nd S
tatis
tics
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
76N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
77
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re)
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38
Hig
h Sc
hool
Dro
pout
s an
d G
radu
ates
Def
initi
on
Perc
ent o
f St
uden
ts W
ho A
re H
igh
Scho
ol D
ropo
uts
and
Gra
duat
esT
his
indi
cato
r is
def
ined
as
the
perc
enta
geof
stu
dent
s en
rolle
d in
gra
des
10-1
2 w
hodr
op o
ut o
f hi
gh s
choo
l or
grad
uate
.
Sign
ific
ance
Stud
ents
who
dro
p ou
t of
high
sch
ool f
ace
stag
geri
ng o
dds
in a
chie
ving
eco
nom
icsu
cces
s in
the
mod
ern
wor
ld. H
igh
scho
olgr
adua
tion
is a
min
imum
pre
requ
isite
toco
mpe
te e
ffec
tivel
y in
toda
y's
labo
rm
arke
t. In
the
age
of h
igh
tech
nolo
gy, i
t is
beco
min
g in
crea
sing
ly m
ore
diff
icul
t to
build
a li
fe a
nd b
ecom
e a
cont
ribu
ting
mem
ber
of s
ocie
ty. W
ith e
ach
adva
ncin
gye
ar, t
he p
rosp
ects
for
thos
e w
ho h
ave
not c
ompl
eted
hig
h sc
hool
bec
ome
prog
ress
ivel
y m
ore
blea
k!'
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Stud
ents
are
mor
e lik
ely
to d
rop
out o
fsc
hool
whe
n th
ey a
re p
oor,
whe
n th
ey li
vein
low
-inc
ome
com
mun
ities
and
whe
nth
ey c
ome
from
sin
gle-
pare
nt f
amili
es."
Ear
ly w
arni
ng s
igns
that
a s
tude
nt is
at
risk
are
the
inab
ility
to r
ead
at g
rade
leve
l,po
or g
rade
s, tr
uanc
y, s
ubst
ance
abu
se a
ndte
en p
regn
ancy
."
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
80
Impa
ct
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ates
of
high
sch
ool
drop
outs
are
mor
e th
an tw
ice
thos
eof
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es."
The
pro
babi
lity
of f
allin
g in
topo
vert
y is
thre
e tim
es h
ighe
r fo
r hi
ghsc
hool
dro
pout
s th
an f
or th
ose
who
have
fin
ishe
d hi
gh s
choo
l."
The
med
ian
pers
onal
inco
me
of h
igh
scho
ol g
radu
ates
, dur
ing
the
prim
eea
rnin
g ye
ars
(age
s 25
-54)
, is
near
lytw
ice
that
of
high
sch
ool d
ropo
uts.
The
med
ian
pers
onal
inco
me
ofco
llege
gra
duat
es is
mor
e th
an th
ree
times
that
of
high
sch
ool d
ropo
uts.
"
The
pov
erty
rat
e fo
r hi
gh s
choo
ldr
opou
ts is
mor
e th
an te
n tim
es th
atof
col
lege
gra
duat
es."
Am
ong
pris
oner
s in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es, 8
2 pe
rcen
t hav
e no
t gra
duat
edfr
om h
igh
scho
ol.''
The
chi
ldre
n of
par
ents
who
are
hig
hsc
hool
dro
pout
s ha
ve a
sig
nifi
cant
lygr
eate
r ch
ance
of
also
bec
omin
ghi
gh s
choo
l dro
pout
s.'
Nev
ada
The
per
cent
age
of s
tude
nts
who
wer
ehi
gh s
choo
l dro
pout
s in
Nev
ada
for
the
year
s 19
95-1
997
was
12.
5 pe
rcen
t. In
cont
rast
, 73.
5 pe
rcen
t of
stud
ents
inN
evad
a w
ho e
nrol
led
in h
igh
scho
olsu
bseq
uent
ly g
radu
ated
.
Cou
ntie
s
Am
ong
the
17 c
ount
ies
in N
evad
a, th
epe
rcen
tage
of
stud
ents
who
wer
e hi
ghsc
hool
dro
pout
s du
ring
this
per
iod
rang
edfr
om a
low
of
0.0
in E
urek
a C
ount
y to
ahi
gh o
f 14
.8 p
erce
nt in
Cla
rk C
ount
y. T
hepe
rcen
tage
of
stud
ents
who
wer
e hi
ghsc
hool
gra
duat
es r
ange
d fr
om a
low
of
70.8
per
cent
in C
lark
Cou
nty
to a
hig
h of
98.5
per
cent
in S
tore
y C
ount
y. O
vera
ll,C
lark
Cou
nty
had
the
high
est p
erce
ntag
eof
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s at
14.
8 an
d th
elo
wes
t per
cent
age
of h
igh
scho
olgr
adua
tes
at 7
0.8.
"The
re a
re o
nly
two
last
ing
bequ
ests
we
can
hope
to g
ive
our
child
ren.
One
of
thes
e is
root
s; th
e ot
her,
win
gs."
"
Nod
ding
Car
ter
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
81
39
Perc
ent o
f H
igh
Scho
ol D
ropo
uts
and
Gra
duat
es
Per
cent
of H
igh
Sch
ool D
ropo
uts
and
Gra
duat
es, 1
995
- 19
9719
9519
9519
9619
9619
9719
97
Per
cent
of
Per
cent
of
Per
cent
of
Per
cent
of
Per
cent
of
Per
cent
of
Per
cent
Per
cent
of
Dro
pout
s H
igh
Sch
ool
Dro
pout
sH
igh
Sch
ool
Dro
pout
sH
igh
Sch
ool o
f Dro
pout
s G
radu
ates
*G
rade
s 10
-12
Gra
duat
es*
Gra
des
10-1
2 G
radu
ates
* G
rade
s 10
-12
Gra
duat
es*
1995
-199
719
95-1
997
Car
son
City
7.7%
74.1
%6.
8%81
.7%
7.5%
78.9
%7.
3%78
.2%
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y11
.8%
83.3
%10
.5%
81.0
%9.
6%80
.5%
10.7
%81
.6%
Cla
rk C
ount
y15
.2%
70.7
%13
.9%
70.5
%15
.3%
71.3
%14
.8%
70.8
%
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
3.7%
73.3
%3.
8%73
.8%
3.6%
78.2
%3.
7%75
.1%
Elk
o C
ount
y7.
5%91
.2%
6.2%
85.0
%6.
0%85
.8%
6.6%
87.3
%
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y *'
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
0.0%
93.3
%0.
0%82
.4%
0.0%
88.5
%0.
0%88
.0%
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
7.1%
83.4
%8.
0%81
.5%
6.4%
82.6
%7.
1%82
.5%
Land
er C
ount
y9.
1%76
.7%
9.5%
88.2
%8.
1%79
.2%
8.9%
81.4
%
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
0.6%
75.2
%1.
5%83
.0%
0.9%
83.8
%1.
0%80
.6%
Lyon
Cou
nty
8.4%
77.6
%9.
8%82
.0%
9.1%
78.5
%9.
1%79
.3%
Min
eral
Cou
nty
8.9%
86.1
%7.
3%81
.3%
8.3%
75.4
%8.
1%80
.9%
Nye
Cou
nty
8.5%
87.8
%7.
0%80
.3%
8.4%
82.1
%8.
0%83
.4%
Per
shin
g C
ount
y3.
4%81
.1%
5.5%
87.0
%6.
2%88
.9%
5.0%
85.6
%
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
10.7
%88
.6%
7.5%
103.
3%6.
3%10
3.5%
8.1%
98.5
%
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
10.6
%74
.1%
10.6
%74
.0%
11.0
%74
.2%
10.7
%74
.1%
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
7.1%
86.5
%2.
0%87
.1%
9.5%
76.7
%6.
2%83
.4%
Nev
ada
12.8
%73
.5%
11.9
%73
.4%
12.9
%73
.8%
12.5
%73
.5%
* *
Thi
s co
lum
n re
fers
to S
enio
rs o
nly.
See
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
sE
smer
alda
stu
dent
s (g
rade
s 9
-12)
atte
nd s
choo
l in
neig
hbor
ing
Nye
Cou
nty
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion:
Pla
nnin
g, R
esea
rch
and
Eva
luat
ion
Bra
nch
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
8 2
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
8 3
40
Tee
ns N
ot in
Sch
ool a
nd N
ot W
orki
ng
Def
initi
on
Perc
ent o
f T
eens
Not
inSc
hool
and
Not
Wor
king
The
Per
cent
of
Tee
ns N
ot in
Sch
ool a
ndN
ot W
orki
ng r
efle
cts
the
perc
enta
ge o
fte
enag
ers
betw
een
the
ages
of
16 a
nd 1
9w
ho a
re n
ot e
nrol
led
in s
choo
l (fu
ll-tim
eor
par
t-tim
e) a
re n
ot e
mpl
oyed
and
are
not
in th
e m
ilita
ry.
Sign
ific
ance
Tee
ns w
ho a
re n
ot a
ttend
ing
scho
ol a
ndno
t wor
king
for
ext
ende
d pe
riod
s of
time
may
bec
ome
disc
onne
cted
fro
mso
ciet
y be
caus
e th
ey a
re n
ot e
ngag
ed in
any
of th
e ke
y ac
tiviti
es c
ritic
al to
deve
lopm
ent i
n la
te a
dole
scen
ce."
Gap
s in
sch
oolin
g an
d la
ck o
f ge
nera
lpr
epar
atio
n fo
r th
e w
orkf
orce
als
o pl
ace
teen
s at
con
side
rabl
e ri
sk a
s th
ey m
ake
the
diff
icul
t tra
nsiti
on f
rom
ado
lesc
ence
to a
dulth
ood.
"
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Tee
ns w
ho a
re n
ot in
sch
ool a
nd n
otw
orki
ng a
re a
t inc
reas
ed r
isk
of ju
veri
ilede
linqu
ency
, sub
stan
ce a
buse
, juv
enile
crim
e, te
en p
regn
ancy
and
life
long
pove
rty.
Tee
ns w
ho h
ave
drop
ped
out o
fhi
gh s
choo
l are
mos
t vul
nera
ble
and
atgr
eate
st r
isk.
"
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
84
Impa
ct
App
ropr
iate
wor
k ex
peri
ence
iscr
ucia
l dur
ing
late
ado
lesc
ence
.Y
oung
peo
ple
who
hav
e no
wor
kex
peri
ence
will
fac
e en
orm
ous
chal
leng
es f
indi
ng a
nd k
eepi
ng jo
bsla
ter
in th
eir
lives
."
Tee
ns w
ith f
ew s
kills
and
littl
eed
ucat
ion
enco
unte
r m
any
obst
acle
s an
d fe
w o
ppor
tuni
ties
asth
ey a
ttem
pt to
pro
gres
s fr
omea
rnin
g m
inim
um w
age
to e
arni
ngen
ough
to a
dequ
atel
y su
ppor
tth
emse
lves
and
thei
r fa
mili
es."
Low
-lev
el s
kills
and
low
-lev
elw
ages
mak
e it
extr
emel
y di
ffic
ult
for
youn
g m
en a
nd w
omen
topr
ospe
r, to
sup
port
thei
r fa
mili
es o
rev
en to
dev
elop
a s
tand
ard
of li
ving
that
will
rai
se th
em a
bove
the
pove
rty
thre
shol
d."
Whe
n yo
ung
peop
le h
ave
been
out
of th
e m
ains
trea
m a
nd a
redi
scon
nect
ed f
rom
soc
iety
for
thre
eor
mor
e ye
ars,
it is
est
imat
ed th
at37
per
cent
of
youn
g w
omen
and
35
perc
ent o
f yo
ung
men
are
at
sign
ific
antly
incr
ease
d ri
sk o
fgi
ving
bir
th to
or
fath
erin
g a
child
befo
re th
ey r
each
the
age
of 1
8."
Nev
ada
The
Per
cent
of
Tee
ns N
ot in
Sch
ool a
ndN
ot W
orki
ng in
Nev
ada
is 7
.6 p
erce
nt.
Of
the
59,9
19 te
ens
betw
een
the
ages
of
16 a
nd 1
9 in
Nev
ada,
4,5
64 te
ens
wer
eno
t in
scho
ol a
nd n
ot w
orki
ng.
Cou
ntie
s
Am
ong
the
17 c
ount
ies
in N
evad
a, th
epe
rcen
tage
of
teen
s no
t in
scho
ol a
nd n
otw
orki
ng r
ange
d fr
om a
low
of
1.3
perc
ent i
n L
inco
ln C
ount
y to
a h
igh
of18
.3 p
erce
nt in
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y.A
gain
, it s
houl
d be
not
ed th
at w
hen
the
calc
ulat
ed p
erce
ntag
es a
re b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
they
sho
uld
be v
iew
edw
ith c
autio
n.
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
430
1
"Chi
ldre
n ar
e th
e ke
yto
hol
ding
soc
iety
toge
ther
bec
ause
with
out t
hem
,an
y co
mm
unity
is ju
ston
e ge
nera
tion
away
from
ext
inct
ion.
" 82
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
E?5
41
Perc
ent o
f T
eens
Not
in S
choo
l and
Not
Wor
king
Per
cent
of T
eens
Who
Are
Not
in S
choo
l and
Not
Wor
king
(Age
s 16
-19)
Tee
ns N
otin
Sch
ool a
ndN
ot W
orki
ngP
opul
atio
nA
ges
16-1
9
Per
cent
of
Tee
ns N
otin
Sch
ool a
ndN
ot W
orki
ngC
arso
n C
ity10
31,
861
5.5%
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y17
937
1.8%
Cla
rk C
ount
y2,
861
37,0
657.
7%D
ougl
as C
ount
y45
1,13
84.
0%E
lko
Cou
nty
173
1,95
08.
9%E
smer
alda
Cou
nty
1371
18.3
%*
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
554
9.3%
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
2563
63.
9%La
nder
Cou
nty
4536
812
.2%
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
323
51.
3%
Lyon
Cou
nty
110
1,00
510
.9%
Min
eral
Cou
nty
5243
412
.0%
Nye
Cou
nty
7980
99.
8%P
ersh
ing
Cou
nty
1920
89.
1%S
tore
y C
ount
y15
9815
.3%
*
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
945
12,6
577.
5%W
hite
Pin
e C
ount
y54
393
13.7
%
Nev
ada
4,56
459
,919
7.6%
Rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
Sour
ce: 1
990
Uni
ted
Stat
es C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8 86
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
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44
Def
initi
on
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
eT
he C
hild
Dea
th R
ate
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
deat
hs (
from
all
caus
es)
of c
hild
ren
betw
een
the
ages
of
1 an
d 14
, per
100,
000
child
ren.
The
dat
a ar
ere
port
ed b
y pl
ace
of r
esid
ence
, rat
her
than
by
plac
e of
dea
th.
Sign
ific
ance
The
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e is
an
indi
catio
nof
the
phys
ical
hea
lth o
f ch
ildre
n, th
eda
nger
s ch
ildre
n ar
e ex
pose
d to
at
hom
e an
d in
the
com
mun
ity a
nd th
ele
vel o
f ad
ult s
uper
visi
on c
hild
ren
rece
ive.
" O
nce
child
ren
surv
ive
the
firs
t yea
r of
life
, chi
ld m
orta
lity
decr
ease
s si
gnif
ican
tly."
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Pove
rty
is th
e fo
rem
ost p
redi
ctor
of
inju
ry to
chi
ldre
n. O
vera
ll, la
ck o
fpa
rent
al e
duca
tion,
inad
equa
te p
rena
tal
care
, lac
k of
hea
lth in
sura
nce,
low
birt
h w
eigh
t, pr
emat
ure
birt
h,su
bsta
ndar
d liv
ing
cond
ition
s,su
bsta
nce
abus
e, c
hild
mal
trea
tmen
t,si
ngle
-par
ent h
ouse
hold
s an
d la
ck o
fad
ult s
uper
visi
on a
re a
dditi
onal
ris
kfa
ctor
s th
at in
flue
nce
and
are
asso
ciat
ed w
ith c
hild
dea
ths.
"
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
9 9
Chi
ld D
eath
s
Impa
ct
The
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e re
flec
ts th
e ri
sks
that
are
fat
al to
chi
ldre
n in
clud
ing
heal
th p
robl
ems,
exp
osur
e to
haza
rdou
s co
nditi
ons,
pre
vent
able
inju
ries
and
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
."
Uni
nten
tiona
l inj
urie
s re
mai
n th
ele
adin
g ca
use
of d
eath
for
chi
ldre
nag
es 1
to 4
."
As
a re
sult
of te
chno
logi
cal a
dvan
ces
in m
edic
al tr
eatm
ent a
nd p
roce
dure
s,th
e C
hild
Dea
th R
ate
in th
e U
nite
dSt
ates
has
dec
reas
ed d
urin
g th
e pa
stse
vera
l yea
rs."
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
1998
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook,
in 1
995,
14,
989
child
ren
betw
een
the
ages
of
1 an
d 14
die
d in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es. T
his
mea
ns th
at 2
8ou
t of
ever
y 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n in
this
age
rang
e di
ed."
Mos
t uni
nten
tiona
l inj
urie
s to
chi
ldre
nre
sult
from
par
ents
hav
ing
a la
ck o
fun
ders
tand
ing
abou
t the
age
s an
dst
ages
of
child
dev
elop
men
t and
abo
utba
sic
safe
ty p
ract
ices
."
Man
y ch
ild d
eath
s an
d un
inte
ntio
nal
inju
ries
to c
hild
ren
are
prev
enta
ble.
Nev
ada
Bet
wee
n 19
95 a
nd 1
997,
the
Chi
ldD
eath
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
was
28
per
100,
000
child
ren.
Dur
ing
this
per
iod,
290
child
ren
betw
een
the
ages
of
1 an
d14
die
d in
Nev
ada.
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
1998
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
tePr
ofile
s in
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, t
he 1
995
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
esw
as 2
8 pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n be
twee
nth
e ag
es o
f 1
and
14.
Cou
ntie
s
In a
ll co
untie
s ex
cept
Cla
rk a
ndW
asho
e, c
alcu
late
d ra
tes
wer
e no
tm
eani
ngfu
l bec
ause
the
data
wer
eba
sed
on s
mal
l num
bers
. In
thos
eco
untie
s fo
r w
hich
this
was
the
case
,ra
w n
umbe
rs a
re p
rovi
ded.
In C
lark
Cou
nty,
the
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
edu
ring
this
per
iod
was
27
per
100,
000
child
ren.
Dur
ing
the
sam
e pe
riod
, the
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e in
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
was
23
per
100,
000
child
ren.
Nev
ada'
s 19
98 N
atio
nal R
ank:
35
9
"Uni
nten
tiona
l inj
urie
s ar
ea
lead
ing
caus
e of
dea
than
d di
sabi
lity
for
child
ren
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
." 9
2
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
9 3
45
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e
Chi
ld D
eath
s an
d D
eath
Rat
e, 1
995
- 19
97(D
eath
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n, a
ges
1-14
)19
95C
hild
Dea
ths
1995
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 1-
14
1996
Chi
ldD
eath
s
1996
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 1-
14
1997
Chi
ldD
eath
s
1997
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 1-
14
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
es19
95-1
997
Car
son
City
08,
353
38,
755
49,
365
N.M
***
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y0
4,57
51
4,74
21
5,22
6N
.M.
***
Cla
rk C
ount
y58
212,
595
6122
9,65
769
252,
458
27D
ougl
as C
ount
y2
7,17
50
7,38
01
7,25
9N
.M.
***
Elk
o C
ount
y4
10,4
647
10,8
600
11,7
16N
.M.
***
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y0
301
027
20
226
N.M
.**
*E
urek
a C
ount
y1
324
033
41
323
N.M
.
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
13,
736
23,
684
24,
201
N.M
.**
*La
nder
Cou
nty
01,
612
11,
587
01,
796
N M
.**
*Li
ncol
n C
ount
y0
858
081
20
761
N.M
.**
*Ly
on C
ount
y6
5,44
27
5,73
92
6,19
8N
M**
*M
iner
al C
ount
y0
1,42
90
1,45
70
1,42
5N
.M.
***
Nye
Cou
nty
34,
362
14,
720
54,
982
N M
***
Per
shin
g C
ount
y3
1,26
81
1,51
70
1,58
9N
.M.
***
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
059
80
624
054
6N
M**
*W
asho
e C
ount
y14
57,9
5313
60,6
6814
62,2
3323
*W
hite
Pin
e C
ount
y1
1,99
71
2,08
30
2,08
3N
M**
*
Nev
ada
**93
322,
534
9834
4,53
099
372,
387
28
Rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
**T
he s
um o
f th
e co
untie
s m
ay n
ot e
qual
the
stat
e to
tal d
ue to
mis
sing
or
inco
mpl
ete
coun
ty r
efer
ence
dat
a**
*N
.M. =
not
mea
ning
ful.
Cal
cula
ted
rate
s ba
sed
on v
ery
smal
l num
bers
are
not
sta
tistic
ally
rel
iabl
eSo
urce
: Sta
te o
f N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Hea
lth D
ivis
ion,
Off
ice
of V
ital R
ecor
ds a
nd S
tatis
tics
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
94A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc. 95
r.
46
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Def
initi
on
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Rep
ort R
ate
Chi
ld a
buse
is d
efin
ed a
s th
e no
n-ac
cide
ntal
inju
ry o
r pa
ttern
of
inju
ries
to a
child
und
er th
e ag
e of
18.
Chi
ld a
buse
incl
udes
phy
sica
l inj
ury,
neg
lect
,em
otio
nal a
buse
and
sex
ual m
oles
tatio
n.In
Nev
ada,
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
rep
orts
are
divi
ded
into
thre
e ou
tcom
ecl
assi
fica
tions
: Sub
stan
tiate
d,U
nsub
stan
tiate
d an
d U
nkno
wn.
"
Sign
ific
ance
The
con
sequ
ence
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
negl
ect a
re o
verw
helm
ing.
Chi
ldm
altr
eatm
ent c
an r
esul
t in
deat
h,pe
rman
ent d
isab
ility
, del
ayed
deve
lopm
ent,
men
tal a
nd b
ehav
iora
lpr
oble
ms,
teen
pre
gnan
cy, c
rim
inal
beha
vior
, dep
ress
ion
and
suic
ide.
"
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Chi
ldre
n ar
e at
ris
k of
chi
ld m
altr
eatm
ent
if th
eir
pare
nts
are
over
burd
ened
by
mul
tiple
pro
blem
s in
clud
ing
pove
rty,
unem
ploy
men
t, su
bsta
ndar
d liv
ing
cond
ition
s, s
ingl
e pa
rent
hood
, iso
latio
n,do
mes
tic v
iole
nce
and
subs
tanc
e ab
use.
The
pot
entia
l for
abu
se is
gre
atly
incr
ease
d if
the
pare
nts
wer
e ab
used
as
child
ren
them
selv
es a
nd if
they
hav
e po
orpa
rent
ing
skill
s or
unr
ealis
tic e
xpec
tatio
nsof
thei
r ch
ild."
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
Impa
ct
The
impa
ct o
f ch
ild a
buse
on
child
ren,
fam
ilies
and
soc
iety
is p
rofo
und
and
deva
stat
ing.
Thr
ee c
hild
ren
die
each
day
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
, as
a re
sult
ofch
ild a
buse
and
neg
lect
."
The
vas
t maj
ority
of
child
ren
who
die
from
chi
ld m
altr
eatm
ent a
re v
ery
youn
g: 8
2 pe
rcen
t of
the
vict
ims
are
unde
r th
e ag
e of
fiv
e an
d 42
per
cent
are
less
than
one
yea
r ol
d at
the
time
of th
eir
deat
h.'
The
eco
nom
ic c
onse
quen
ces
of c
hild
abus
e an
d ne
glec
t are
sta
gger
ing.
Eac
hye
ar, i
t cos
ts th
e na
tion
an e
stim
ated
$9 b
illio
n do
llars
to d
eal w
ith th
etr
agic
and
far
-rea
chin
g co
nseq
uenc
esof
chi
ld m
altr
eatm
ent."
Res
earc
h in
dica
tes
that
par
ents
who
wer
e ab
used
as
child
ren
are
atsi
gnif
ican
tly h
ighe
r ri
sk o
f ab
usin
gth
eir
own
child
ren.
"
Chi
ldre
n w
ho h
ave
been
abu
sed
are
mor
e lik
ely
to p
erfo
rm p
oorl
y in
scho
ol, t
o co
mm
it cr
imes
aga
inst
pers
ons
and
to h
ave
emot
iona
l and
subs
tanc
e ab
use
prob
lem
s."
Nin
ety
perc
ent o
f ju
veni
le o
ffen
ders
and
adul
t pri
sone
rs r
epor
t tha
t the
yw
ere
abus
ed a
s ch
ildre
n.'
Nev
ada
In 1
997,
the
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Rep
ort R
ate
in N
evad
a w
as 3
3.9
per
1,00
0 ch
ildre
n, u
nder
age
18.
Ove
rall,
ther
e w
ere
14,6
85 r
epor
ted
case
s of
susp
ecte
d ch
ild a
buse
and
neg
lect
.
The
199
7 su
bsta
ntia
ted
child
abu
se a
ndne
glec
t rat
e in
Nev
ada
was
12.
0 pe
r1,
000
child
ren,
und
er a
ge 1
8. O
f th
e14
,685
rep
orte
d ca
ses
of c
hild
abu
sean
d ne
glec
t, 5,
204
wer
e su
bsta
ntia
ted.
Cou
ntie
s
Exc
ludi
ng th
e tw
o co
untie
s (E
smer
alda
and
Eur
eka)
who
se c
alcu
late
d ra
tes
wer
e no
t mea
ning
ful b
ecau
se th
eyw
ere
base
d on
sm
all n
umbe
rs, t
heC
hild
Abu
se a
nd N
egle
ct R
epor
t Rat
era
nged
fro
m a
low
of
22.2
in N
yeC
ount
y to
a h
igh
of 7
8.3
in W
hite
Pin
eC
ount
y. T
he S
ubst
antia
ted
Chi
ldA
buse
Rat
e ra
nged
fro
m a
low
of
6.2
in D
ougl
as C
ount
y to
a h
igh
of 2
9.6
in P
ersh
ing
Cou
nty.
"The
dec
isio
ns c
asew
orke
rsm
ake
ever
y da
y w
ould
cha
lleng
eK
ing
Solo
mon
, yet
mos
t of
them
lack
Sol
omon
's w
isdo
m, f
ew e
njoy
his
cred
ibili
ty w
ith th
e pu
blic
and
none
com
man
d hi
s re
sour
ces.
"1°2
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
47
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Rep
ort R
ate
1997
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Rep
ort R
ate*
(Rep
orts
per
1,0
00 c
hild
ren,
age
s 17
or
less
)
Tot
al
Rep
orts
Sub
stan
tiate
d- U
nsub
stan
tiate
d-U
nkno
wn*
*
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 17
or
Less
Sub
stan
tiate
dR
epor
ted
Chi
ld A
buse
Chi
ld A
buse
Rat
esR
ates
Car
son
City
594
159
416
1910
,917
14.6
54.4
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y46
086
354
206,
147
14.0
74.8
Cla
rk C
ount
y8,
125
3,42
14,
298
406
293,
164
11.7
27.7
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
232
5217
010
8,43
16.
227
.5
Elk
o C
ount
y46
212
130
833
13,6
288.
933
.9
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y6
33
026
7N
.M. *
***
N.M
.**
**
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
1110
038
2N
.M.
N.M
.**
**
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
154
4799
84,
896
9.6
31.5
Land
er C
ount
y11
320
849
2,10
29.
553
.8
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
2412
120
918
13. 1
***
26.1
***
Lyon
Cou
nty
409
8430
520
7,20
311
.756
.8
Min
eral
Cou
nty
119
3176
121,
658
18.7
71.8
Nye
Cou
nty
131
4478
95,
903
7.5
22.2
Per
shin
g C
ount
y10
254
426
1,82
329
.656
.0
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
206
113
630
9.5
31.7
***
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
3,53
21,
022
2,13
337
772
,355
14.1
48.8
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
191
4114
46
2,43
816
.878
.3
Nev
ada
14,6
855,
204
8,54
393
843
2,86
212
.033
.9
Rep
orte
d by
cou
nty
of o
ccur
renc
eSe
e D
efin
ition
s an
d D
ata
Sour
ces
Rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
N.M
. = n
ot m
eani
ngfu
l. C
alcu
late
d ra
tes
base
d on
ver
y sm
all n
umbe
rs a
re n
ot s
tatis
tical
ly r
elia
ble
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es, D
ivis
ion
of C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
ervi
ces
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
98A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
99
48
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Sta
tistic
s
Nev
ada
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent R
epor
t Tre
nds
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1987
-199
719
8719
97 %
Cha
nge
263
938
72%
3,46
48,
543
59%
Unk
now
nU
nsub
stan
tiate
dS
ubst
antia
ted
3,80
65,
204
27%
Tot
al R
epor
ts7,
533
14,6
8549
%
Sour
ce: N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Hum
an R
esou
rces
:D
ivis
ion
of C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
ervi
ces,
199
7
Nev
ada
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Sub
stan
tiate
d C
ases
, 199
7P
erce
nt a
nd T
ype
of C
hild
Mal
trea
tmen
tT
ype
of M
altr
eatm
ent
# in
cide
nts
to C
hild
ren
Per
cent
of T
otal
Inci
dent
sP
hysi
cal N
egle
ct1,
965
17.1
%La
ck o
f Sup
ervi
sion
2,52
822
.0%
Edu
catio
nal N
egle
ct23
72.
1%M
edic
al N
egle
ct29
22.
5%A
band
onm
ent
304
2.6%
Em
otio
nal A
buse
/Neg
lect
467
4.1%
Min
or P
hysi
cal I
njur
y1,
429
12.4
%M
ajor
Phy
sica
l Inj
ury
720.
6%S
ex A
buse
/Exp
loita
tion
302
2.6%
Oth
er3,
896
33.9
%F
atal
180.
2%
Tot
a I
11,5
10*
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
10 0
Rep
orts
fre
quen
tly in
clud
e m
ultip
le ty
pes
of m
altr
eatm
ent a
nd m
ore
than
a s
ingl
e in
cide
ntSo
urce
: Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es: D
ivis
ion
of C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
ervi
ces,
199
7
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
101
49
Nev
ada
KID
SC
OU
NI
095
-.11
11p,
r
1
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
50
Def
initi
onJu
veni
le V
iole
nt C
rim
e A
rres
t Rat
eT
he J
uven
ile V
iole
nt C
rim
e A
rres
tR
ate
refl
ects
the
rate
at w
hich
you
ths
betw
een
the
ages
of
10 a
nd 1
7 ar
ear
rest
ed f
or v
iole
nt c
rim
es. I
nN
evad
a, ju
veni
le v
iole
nt c
rim
ein
clud
es m
urde
r, n
on-n
eglig
ent
man
slau
ghte
r, r
ape,
rob
bery
and
aggr
avat
ed a
ssau
lt.
Sign
ific
ance
Mos
t of
adol
esce
nt m
isbe
havi
orre
flec
ts b
ound
ary-
test
ing
and
expe
rim
enta
tion
with
adu
lt ro
les.
How
ever
, bei
ng a
rres
ted
for
avi
olen
t cri
me
is c
lear
ly a
neg
ativ
eou
tcom
e fo
r a
youn
g pe
rson
and
coul
d ha
ve lo
ng-t
erm
con
sequ
ence
sth
at la
st a
life
time.
'"
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Ris
k fa
ctor
s fo
r ju
veni
le v
iole
nt c
rim
ein
clud
e po
vert
y, la
ck o
f ed
ucat
ion,
limite
d jo
b sk
ills,
a h
isto
ry o
f ch
ildab
use
and
negl
ect,
fam
ily v
iole
nce
and
inad
equa
te s
uper
visi
on.'"
Add
ition
al r
isk
fact
ors
that
als
o ha
vebe
en li
nked
to ju
veni
le v
iole
nt c
rim
ear
e po
or s
choo
l per
form
ance
, chr
onic
trua
ncy
and
prio
r cr
imin
al h
isto
ry.'"
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Impa
ctJu
veni
les
who
are
jaile
d in
adu
ltfa
cilit
ies
are
8 tim
es m
ore
likel
y to
com
mit
suic
ide,
5 ti
mes
mor
e lik
ely
to b
e se
xual
ly a
ssau
lted,
2 ti
mes
mor
e lik
ely
to b
e as
saul
ted
by s
taff
and
50 p
erce
nt m
ore
likel
y to
be
atta
cked
with
a w
eapo
n.'"
Des
pite
pub
lic p
erce
ptio
n, ju
veni
levi
olen
t cri
me
arre
st r
ates
hav
eac
tual
ly d
eclin
ed b
y m
ore
than
12
perc
ent s
ince
199
4.'"
Chi
ldre
n ar
e at
muc
h gr
eate
r ri
sk o
fbe
ing
vict
ims
of v
iole
nt c
rim
e th
anpe
rpet
rato
rs o
f vi
olen
t cri
me.
'"
Mos
t law
enf
orce
men
t off
icia
lsbe
lieve
cri
me
coul
d be
sha
rply
redu
ced
if th
e go
vern
men
t inv
este
dm
ore
mon
ey a
nd c
omm
itmen
t in
prev
entio
n pr
ogra
ms
to h
elp
child
ren
and
yout
h no
w.'"
Prev
entio
n w
orks
and
is c
ost-
effe
ctiv
e. R
esea
rch
cont
inue
s to
conf
irm
that
pre
vent
ion
prog
ram
sin
clud
ing
pare
nt s
uppo
rt, g
radu
atio
nin
cent
ives
and
ear
ly in
terv
entio
n,co
uple
d w
ith in
vest
men
ts in
fam
ilies
,sc
hool
s an
d co
mm
uniti
es, p
reve
ntm
ore
seri
ous
crim
e pe
r do
llar
spen
tth
an in
carc
erat
ion
mea
sure
s."'
Nev
ada
The
Juv
enile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
est R
ate
in N
evad
a fr
om 1
995
to 1
997
was
362
arre
sts
per
100,
000
yout
h, a
ges
10-1
7.D
urin
g th
is p
erio
d, th
ere
wer
e 1,
948
juve
nile
vio
lent
cri
me
arre
sts
of y
outh
betw
een
the
ages
of
10 a
nd 1
7.
Cou
ntie
s
In a
ll co
untie
s, e
xcep
t Cla
rk a
ndW
asho
e, c
alcu
late
d ra
tes
wer
e no
tm
eani
ngfu
l as
the
data
wer
e ba
sed
onsm
all n
umbe
rs.
In C
lark
Cou
nty,
the
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
est R
ate
from
199
5 to
199
7w
as 4
17 a
rres
ts p
er 1
00,0
00 y
outh
.D
urin
g th
e sa
me
peri
od, t
he J
uven
ileV
iole
nt C
rim
e A
rres
t Rat
e in
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
was
307
.
Nev
ada:
199
8 N
atio
nal R
ank:
25
"The
teen
s of
201
0 ar
eba
bies
, tod
dler
s an
dpr
esch
oole
rs n
ow. T
o st
opfu
ture
vio
lent
cri
me,
child
ren
need
str
ong
scho
ols,
pos
itive
aft
er-s
choo
lac
tiviti
es a
nd f
amili
es w
ithgo
od jo
bs n
ow."
"2
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d, 1
998
Ill
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
104
105
51
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
est R
ate
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Crim
e* A
rres
t Rat
e, 1
995
- 19
97(A
rres
ts p
er 1
00,0
00 te
ens,
age
s 10
-17)
1995
Juv
enile
Vio
lent
Crim
eA
rres
ts
1995
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 10
-17
1996
Juv
enile
Vio
lent
Crim
eA
rres
ts
1996
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 10
-17
1997
Juv
enile
Vio
lent
Crim
eA
rres
ts
1997
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 10
-17
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Crim
e A
rres
tR
ates
199
5-19
97C
arso
n C
ity26
4,51
916
4,86
640
5,04
7N
.M.
****
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y0
2,68
73
2,84
31
2,96
4N
.M.
****
Cla
rk C
ount
y47
810
6,14
746
611
8,03
951
912
6,96
241
7
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
54,
135
34,
507
64,
778
N.M
.**
**
Elk
o C
ount
y14
5,93
913
6,42
513
6,64
0N
.M.
****
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y1
173
016
00
163
N.M
.**
**
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
181
019
820
9N
.M.
****
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
102,
170
52,
228
12,
308
N.M
.**
**
Land
er C
ount
y2
946
098
40
985
N.M
. *-
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
056
30
561
057
0N
.M.
****
Lyon
Cou
nty
03,
250
13,
596
33,
827
N.M
.**
**
Min
eral
Cou
nty
080
74
839
284
6N
.M.
****
Nye
Cou
nty
142,
518
82,
845
93,
143
N.M
.**
**
Per
shin
g C
ount
y3
676
287
11
907
N.M
.**
**
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
034
60
361
039
5N
.M.
****
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
8628
,525
9730
,795
9631
,440
307
**W
hite
Pin
e C
ount
y1,
224
1,31
20
1,32
7N
.M.
****
Nev
ada
***
639
164,
836
618
181,
430
691
192,
511
362
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
incl
udes
: Mur
der
and
Non
-neg
ligen
t Man
slau
ghte
r, R
ape,
Rob
bery
and
Agg
rava
ted
Ass
ault
Rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
The
sum
of
the
coun
ties
may
not
equ
al th
e st
ate
tota
l due
to m
issi
ng o
r in
com
plet
e co
unty
ref
eren
ce d
ata
N.M
. = n
ot m
eani
ngfu
l. C
alcu
late
d ra
tes
base
d on
ver
y sm
all n
umbe
rs a
re n
ot s
tatis
tical
ly r
elia
ble
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f M
otor
Veh
icle
s an
d Pu
blic
Saf
ety,
Nev
ada
Hig
hway
Pat
rol R
ecor
ds a
nd I
dent
ific
atio
n Se
rvic
es
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
10G
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
. 107
52
Def
initi
onT
een
Vio
lent
Dea
th R
ate
The
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e is
the
num
ber
of d
eath
s fr
om h
omic
ides
,su
icid
e, a
nd a
ccid
ents
, per
100
,000
teen
s, a
ges
15-1
9. T
he d
ata
are
repo
rted
by
coun
ty o
f re
side
nce,
rat
her
than
by
whe
re th
e de
ath
occu
rred
.
Sign
ific
ance
The
teen
yea
rs a
re a
tim
e in
whi
chte
ens
of a
ll ag
es c
onfr
ont i
ncre
ased
heal
th a
nd s
afet
y ri
sks.
Whi
le th
ere
isa
publ
ic p
erce
ptio
n th
at te
en v
iole
nce
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
is in
crea
sing
rapi
dly,
it is
not
ewor
thy
that
acci
dent
s ac
tual
ly a
ccou
nt f
or tw
ice
as m
any
teen
dea
ths
than
any
oth
erso
urce
."3
Alth
ough
ther
e ha
s be
en a
stea
dy d
eclin
e in
teen
dea
ths
due
tom
otor
veh
icle
acc
iden
ts, t
his
redu
ctio
n ha
s be
en o
ffse
t by
a m
arke
din
crea
se in
the
num
ber
of te
en d
eath
sdu
e to
hom
icid
e."'
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s
Res
earc
h in
dica
tes
that
pov
erty
, the
incr
ease
d av
aila
bilit
y of
han
dgun
s, th
eri
se in
gan
g ac
tivity
and
the
incr
ease
inte
ens
who
dri
ve a
utom
obile
s ar
e al
lri
sk f
acto
rs a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith te
envi
olen
t dea
th."
'
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
s
Impa
ctA
utom
obile
acc
iden
ts, h
omic
ides
and
suic
ides
are
the
lead
ing
caus
es o
fvi
olen
t dea
th a
mon
g te
ens
in th
eU
nite
d St
ates
."'
In th
e U
nite
d St
ates
, 3 o
ut o
f 4
hom
icid
es a
nd 2
out
of
3 su
icid
evi
ctim
s, u
nder
the
age
of 2
5, d
iefr
om g
unsh
ot w
ound
s."'
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an te
ens
have
the
high
est h
omic
ide
rate
s in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es, f
ollo
wed
by
His
pani
c te
ens
who
hav
e th
e se
cond
-hig
hest
rat
es."
'
Tee
n Su
icid
e
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an te
ens
have
the
high
est s
uici
de r
ates
of
any
grou
p in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es."
'
Fire
arm
s ar
e th
e m
ost f
requ
ently
used
wea
pon
in s
uici
des.
The
aver
age
med
ical
cos
t for
trea
ting
ayo
uth
with
a g
unsh
ot w
ound
ises
timat
ed to
be
$14,
000.
Thi
sam
ount
doe
s no
t inc
lude
phy
sici
anch
arge
s or
reh
abili
tatio
n ch
arge
s.'2
°
Mor
e th
an 3
0 pe
rcen
t of
teen
suic
ides
in A
mer
ica
are
com
mitt
edby
gay
and
lesb
ian
teen
s.'
Nev
ada
The
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e in
Nev
ada
from
199
5 to
199
7 w
as 7
1 de
aths
per
100,
000
teen
s, a
ges
15-1
9. D
urin
g th
ispe
riod
, a to
tal o
f 22
0 te
ens
betw
een
the
ages
of
15 a
nd 1
9 di
ed a
s a
resu
lt of
hom
icid
e, s
uici
de o
r ac
cide
nt.
The
Tee
n Su
icid
e R
ate
in N
evad
a du
ring
the
sam
e pe
riod
was
16
deat
hs p
er10
0,00
0 te
ens,
age
s 15
-19.
Cou
ntie
s
In a
ll co
untie
s ex
cept
Cla
rk a
nd W
asho
e,ca
lcul
ated
rat
es w
ere
not m
eani
ngfu
l as
the
data
wer
e ba
sed
on s
mal
l num
bers
. To
assi
st c
ount
ies
whe
re c
alcu
late
d ra
tes
wer
eno
t mea
ning
ful,
raw
dat
a ar
e pr
ovid
ed.
In C
lark
Cou
nty,
the
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e fr
om 1
995
to 1
997
was
71
deat
hs p
er10
0,00
0 te
ens
betw
een
the
ages
of
15 a
nd19
. Dur
ing
the
sam
e pe
riod
, the
Tee
nV
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e in
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
was
68
per
100,
000
teen
s.
For
the
sam
e re
ason
s di
scus
sed
abov
e, th
eT
een
Suic
ide
Rat
e w
as c
alcu
late
d on
ly f
orC
lark
and
Was
hoe
coun
ties.
In
Cla
rkC
ount
y, th
e T
een
Suic
ide
Rat
e fr
om 1
995
to 1
997
was
14
deat
hs p
er 1
00,0
00 te
ens.
Dur
ing
the
sam
e pe
riod
, the
Tee
n Su
icid
eR
ate
in W
asho
e C
ount
y w
as 2
1 de
aths
per
100,
000
teen
s.
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.N
evad
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T 1
998
53
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e,*
1995
-19
97(D
eath
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 te
ens,
age
s 15
-19)
1995
Tee
n V
iole
ntD
eath
s
1995
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-19
1996
Tee
n V
iole
ntD
eath
s
1996
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-19
1997
Tee
n V
iole
ntD
eath
s
1997
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-19
Tee
nV
iole
nt D
eath
*R
ates
Car
son
City
02,
611
02,
827
12,
935
N M
****
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y2
1,57
72
1,70
71
1,75
0N
.M. *
***
Cla
rk C
ount
y42
61,3
3152
67,8
7349
72,8
9771
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
22,
480
32,
720
22,
947
N.M
. ***
*
Elk
o C
ount
y5
3,45
14
3,74
50
3,96
3N
M**
**
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y0
107
010
40
107
N.M
. ***
*E
urek
a C
ount
y0
125
012
91
117
N.M
****
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
21,
253
21,
315
01,
412
N.M
. ***
*La
nder
Cou
nty
158
00
611
062
7N
M. *
***
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
036
30
384
039
3N
.M. *
***
Lyon
Cou
nty
11,
923
02,
126
12,
261
N M
****
Min
eral
Cou
nty
148
60
525
055
3N
.M. *
***
Nye
Cou
nty
11,
525
01,
769
51,
982
N M
****
Per
shin
g C
ount
y0
384
048
81
514
N M
****
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
022
00
233
024
6N
M**
**
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
1416
,205
1217
,478
917
,861
68**
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
474
80
809
082
3N
M**
**
Nev
ada
*"75
95,3
8475
104,
843
7011
1,38
871
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
s in
clud
es: h
omic
ide,
sui
cide
and
acc
iden
tsR
ates
bas
ed o
n sm
all n
umbe
rs s
houl
d be
use
d w
ith c
autio
nT
he s
um o
f the
cou
ntie
s m
ay n
ot e
qual
the
stat
e to
tal d
ue to
mis
sing
or
inco
mpl
ete
coun
ty r
efer
ence
dat
aN
.M. -
= n
ot m
eani
ngfu
l. C
alcu
late
d ra
tes
base
d on
ver
y sm
all n
umbe
rs a
re n
ot s
tatis
tical
ly r
elia
ble
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
110
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
54
Tee
n Su
icid
e R
ate
Tee
n S
uici
de D
eath
Rat
e, 1
995
- 19
97(D
eath
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 te
ens,
age
s 15
-19)
1995
Tee
n S
uici
deD
eath
s
1995
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-19
1996
Tee
n S
uici
deD
eath
s
1996
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-19
1997
Tee
n S
uici
deD
eath
s
1997
Pop
ulat
ion
Age
s 15
-19
Tee
n S
uici
deD
eath
Rat
es19
95-1
997
Car
son
City
02,
611
02,
827
02,
935
N.M
.
Chu
rchi
ll C
ount
y0
1,57
70
1,70
71
1,75
0N
.M. *
**
Cla
rk C
ount
y11
61,3
319
67,8
738
72,8
9714
Dou
glas
Cou
nty
12,
480
02,
720
12,
947
N.M
. ***
Elk
o C
ount
y4
3,45
10
3,74
50
3,96
3N
.M.
Esm
eral
da C
ount
y0
107
010
40
107
N.M
. ***
Eur
eka
Cou
nty
012
50
129
011
7N
.M.
Hum
bold
t Cou
nty
01,
253
01,
315
01,
412
N.M
. ***
Land
er C
ount
y1
580
061
10
627
N.M
.
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
036
30
384
039
3N
.M. *
**
Lyon
Cou
nty
01,
923
02,
126
12,
261
N.M
.
Min
eral
Cou
nty
048
60
525
055
3N
.M. *
**
Nye
Cou
nty
01,
525
01,
769
01,
982
N.M
.
Per
shin
g C
ount
y0
384
048
80
514
N.M
. ***
Sto
rey
Cou
nty
022
00
233
024
6N
.M.
Was
hoe
Cou
nty
616
,205
417
,478
117
,861
21*
Whi
te P
ine
Cou
nty
174
80
809
082
3N
.M.
Nev
ada
**24
95,3
8413
104,
843
1211
1,38
816
Rat
es b
ased
on
smal
l num
bers
sho
uld
be u
sed
with
cau
tion
**T
he s
um o
f th
e co
untie
s m
ay n
ot e
qual
the
stat
e to
tal d
ue to
mis
sing
or
inco
mpl
ete
coun
ty r
efer
ence
dat
a**
**N
.M. =
not
mea
ning
ful.
Cal
cula
ted
rate
s ba
sed
on v
ery
smal
l num
bers
are
not
sta
tistic
ally
rel
iabl
eSo
urce
: Sta
te o
f N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Hea
lth D
ivis
ion,
Off
ice
of V
ital R
ecor
ds a
nd S
tatis
tics
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
112
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
'13
55
Hac
k, M
aure
en, N
ancy
K. K
lein
, and
H. G
erry
Tay
lor,
199
5, "
Lon
g-T
erm
Dev
elop
men
tal
Out
com
es o
f L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght I
nfan
ts,"
The
Fut
ure
of C
hild
ren:
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
dFo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g,pp
. 176
-192
.
2 C
hom
itz, V
irgi
nia
Ral
l, L
ilian
W.Y
. Che
ung,
and
Elli
ce L
iebe
rman
, 199
5, "
The
Rol
e of
Lif
e St
yle
inPr
even
ting
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
fC
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 1
21-1
33.
3 Pa
neth
, Nig
el S
., 19
95, "
The
Pro
blem
of
Low
Bir
thW
eigh
t," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
ndL
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
,N
o. 1
, Spr
ing,
pp.
19-
31.
° H
ack,
Mau
reen
, Nan
cy K
. Kle
in, a
nd H
. Ger
ryT
aylo
r, 1
995,
"L
ong-
Ter
m D
evel
opm
enta
l Out
com
esof
Low
Bir
th-W
eigh
t Inf
ants
," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
fC
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 1
76-1
92.
5 Sh
iono
, Pat
rici
a S.
, and
Ric
hard
E. B
ehrm
an, 1
995,
"Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t: A
naly
sis
and
Rec
omm
enda
tions
," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
owB
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s,C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
I, S
prin
g, p
p. 4
-17.
6 C
hom
itz, V
irgi
nia
Ral
l, L
ilian
W.Y
. Che
ung,
and
Elli
ce L
iebe
rman
, 199
5, "
The
Rol
e of
Lif
e St
yle
inPr
even
ting
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
fC
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 1
21-1
33.
Lew
it, E
ugen
e M
., L
inda
Sch
uurm
ann
Bak
er, H
ope
Cor
man
, and
Pat
rici
a S.
Shi
ono,
199
5, "
The
Dir
ect
Cos
t of
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n:L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 3
5-49
.
End
note
s8
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n, 1
998,
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
te P
rofi
les
of C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
, 199
8p.
85.
Nat
iona
l Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n 19
95 f
igur
es.
9 C
hom
itz, V
irgi
nia
Ral
l, L
ilian
W.Y
. Che
ung,
and
Elli
ce L
iebe
rman
, 199
5, "
The
Rol
e of
Lif
e St
yle
inPr
even
ting
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
fC
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
. 124
.
I°Fe
dera
l Int
erag
ency
For
um o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ilySt
atis
tics,
199
8, A
mer
ica'
s C
hild
ren:
Key
Nat
iona
lIn
dica
tors
of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
Fed
eral
Inte
rage
ncy
Foru
m o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
tatis
tics,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
, p. 2
4.
" K
iley,
Joh
n L
., 19
95, "
Pove
rty
and
Infa
ntM
orta
lity,
Uni
ted
Stat
es, 1
988,
" M
obid
ity a
ndM
orta
lity
Wee
kly
Rep
ort,
Cen
ters
for
Dis
ease
Con
trol
and
Pre
vent
ion,
Atla
nta,
GA
, Vol
. 44,
No.
49,
Dec
.15,
pp.
922
-927
.
Pane
th, N
igel
S.,
1995
, "T
he P
robl
em o
f L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,"
The
Fut
ure
of C
hild
ren:
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t,C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 5,
No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 1
9-31
.
°Chi
ld T
rend
s, I
nc, a
nd U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lthan
d H
uman
Ser
vice
s, 1
997,
Tre
nds
in th
e W
ell-
Bei
ngof
Am
eric
a's
Chi
ldre
n an
d Y
outh
, 199
7 E
ditio
n,O
ffic
e of
the
Ass
ista
nt S
ecre
tary
for
Pla
nnin
g an
dE
valu
atio
n, W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C, p
p. 1
00-1
04.
"Uni
ted
Nat
ions
Chi
ldre
n's
Fund
, 199
7, T
he S
tate
of th
e W
orld
's C
hild
ren:
199
7, N
ew Y
odc,
NY
.
15Fe
dera
l Int
erag
ency
For
um o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ilySt
atis
tics,
199
8, A
mer
ica'
s C
hild
ren:
Key
Nat
iona
lIn
dica
tors
of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
Fed
eral
Inte
rage
ncy
Foru
m o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
tatis
tics,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
, p. 2
4.
Lew
it, E
ugen
e M
., an
d L
inda
Sch
uurm
ann
Bak
er,
1995
, "U
nint
entio
nal I
njur
ies,
" T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
fC
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 2
14-2
22.
'7 K
lein
man
, J.C
., an
d J.
L. K
iely
, 199
1,"I
nfan
tM
orta
lity,
" H
ealth
y Pe
ople
200
0 St
atis
tical
Not
es,
Win
ter,
Vol
. 1, N
o. 2
, Nat
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lthSt
atis
tics,
Hya
ttsvi
lle, M
D.
18 A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
$ K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998
p. 8
5. N
atio
nal R
ank
is b
ased
on
1995
fig
ures
.
°Chi
ld T
rend
s, I
nc.,
and
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces,
199
7, T
rend
s in
the
Wel
l-B
eing
of A
mer
ica'
s C
hild
ren
and
You
th, 1
997
Edi
tion,
Off
ice
of th
e A
ssis
tant
Sec
reta
ry f
or P
lann
ing
and
Eva
luat
ion,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
, p. 1
00.
29 L
ewit,
Eug
ene,
M.,
Don
na L
. Ter
man
, and
Ric
hard
E. B
ehrm
an, 1
997,
"C
hild
ren
and
Pove
rty:
Ana
lysi
san
d R
ecom
men
datio
ns,"
The
Fut
ure
of C
hild
ren:
Chi
ldre
n an
d Po
vert
y, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 7, N
o. 2
,Su
mm
er/F
all,
pp. 4
-21.
21C
arne
gie
Cor
pora
tion,
199
4, S
tart
ing
Poin
ts:
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
f O
ur Y
oung
est C
hild
ren,
Rep
ort
of th
e C
ameg
ie T
ask
Forc
e on
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
fY
oung
Chi
ldre
n, N
ew Y
ork,
NY
. Apr
il, p
p. 1
7-19
.
22 B
rook
s-G
unn,
Jea
nne,
and
Gre
g J.
Dun
can,
199
7,"T
he E
ffec
ts o
f Po
vert
y on
Chi
ldre
n."
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Chi
ldre
n an
d Po
vert
y, C
ente
r fo
r th
eFu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 7, N
o. 2
,Su
mm
er/F
all,
pp. 5
5-68
.
23 C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
8, P
over
ty M
atte
rs:
The
Cos
t of
Chi
ld P
over
ty in
Am
eric
a, C
hild
ren'
sD
efen
se F
und,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
24 C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
4, W
astin
g A
mer
ica'
sFu
ture
, Bea
con
Pres
s, B
osto
n, M
A.
25 C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
8, P
over
ty M
atte
rs:
The
Cos
t of
Chi
ld P
over
ty in
Am
eric
a, C
hild
ren'
sD
efen
se F
und,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
26 C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
8, P
over
ty M
atte
rs:
The
Cos
t of
Chi
ld P
over
ty in
Am
eric
a, C
hild
ren'
sD
efen
se F
und,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
114
11 r
"--)
56
27O
'Har
e, W
.P.,
1996
, "A
New
Loo
k at
Pov
erty
inA
mer
ica,
" Po
pula
tion
Bul
letin
, Vol
. 51,
No.
2,
Sept
embe
r, P
opul
atio
n R
efer
ence
Bur
eau,
Inc
.,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
28C
arne
gie
Cor
pora
tion,
199
4, S
tart
ing
Poin
ts:
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
f O
ur Y
oung
est C
hild
ren,
The
Rep
ort o
f th
e C
arne
gie
Tas
k Fo
rce
on M
eetin
g th
eN
eeds
of
You
ng C
hild
ren,
Apr
il, p
. 17.
79W
eiss
boun
d, R
., 19
96, T
he V
ulne
rabl
e C
hild
,T
he A
ddis
on-W
esle
y Pu
blis
hing
Com
pany
,N
ew Y
ork,
NY
.
39B
rook
s-G
unn,
Jea
nne,
and
Gre
g J.
Dun
can,
199
7,"T
he E
ffec
ts o
f Po
vert
y on
Chi
ldre
n,"
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Chi
ldre
n an
d Po
vert
y, C
ente
r fo
r th
eFu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 7, N
o. 2
,Su
mm
er/F
all,
pp. 5
5-68
.
31' 3
3U
nive
rsity
of
Wis
cons
in-M
adis
on, A
pplie
dPo
pula
tion
Lab
orat
ory,
199
8, C
hild
Pov
erty
in th
eSt
ate
of N
evad
a, R
epor
t pre
pare
d fo
r th
e A
nnie
E.
Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n, B
altim
ore,
MD
.
33A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
p. 8
5. N
atio
nal R
ank
is b
ased
on
1995
fig
ures
.
34E
delm
an, M
aria
n W
righ
t, 19
98, P
over
ty M
atte
rsfo
r C
hild
ren,
Pre
ss R
elea
se, A
pril
10, 1
998,
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d, W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
35U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
199
7, C
ensu
s B
rief
:C
hild
ren
with
Sin
gle
Pare
nts
How
The
y Fa
re, U
.S.
Dep
artm
ent o
f C
omm
erce
, Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
36'
Cor
ocan
, Mar
y E
., an
d A
jay
Cha
udry
, 199
7,"T
he D
ynam
ics
of C
hild
hood
Pov
erty
," T
he F
utur
eof
Chi
ldre
n: C
hild
ren
and
Pove
rty,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
dFo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 7
, No.
2,
Sum
mer
/Fal
l, pp
. 40-
52.
38H
odgk
inso
n, H
arol
d L
., 19
92, A
Dem
ogra
phic
Loo
k at
Tom
mor
row
, Ins
titut
e fo
r E
duca
tiona
lL
eade
rshi
p, C
ente
r fo
r D
emog
raph
ic P
olic
y,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
End
note
s39
' 49
U.S
. Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, 1
997,
Cen
sus
Bri
ef:
Chi
ldre
n w
ith S
ingl
e Pa
rent
s H
ow T
hey
Fare
, U.S
.D
epar
tmen
t of
Com
mer
ce, B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
41A
ber,
J. L
awre
nce,
Jea
nne
Bro
oks-
Gun
n, a
ndR
ebec
ca A
. May
nard
, 199
5, "
The
Eff
ects
of
Wel
fare
Ref
orm
on
Tee
nage
Par
ents
and
The
ir C
hild
ren,
" T
heFu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n: C
ritic
al I
ssue
s fo
r C
hild
ren
and
You
ths,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
idan
d L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A,
Vol
. 5, N
o. 2
, Sum
mer
/Fal
l, pp
. 53-
68.
Tea
chm
an, J
ay D
., an
d K
athl
een
M. P
aasc
h, 1
994,
"Fin
anci
al I
mpa
ct o
f D
ivor
ce o
n C
hild
ren
and
The
irFa
mili
es,"
The
Fut
ure
of C
hild
ren:
Chi
ldre
n an
dD
ivor
ce, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
,V
ol. 4
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 6
3-79
.
43' 4
4A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
p. 8
5.
45L
awre
nce,
Pet
er J
.,19
77, P
eter
's Q
uota
tions
:Id
eals
for
Our
Tim
e, M
orro
w, N
ew Y
ork,
NY
, p 7
8.
46C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
7, R
escu
ing
the
Am
eric
an D
ream
: Hal
ting
the
Eco
nom
ic F
reef
all o
fT
oday
's Y
oung
Fam
ilies
, Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
47' 4
8B
rook
s-G
unn,
Jea
nne,
and
Gre
g J.
Dun
can,
1997
, "T
he E
ffec
ts o
f Po
vert
y on
Chi
ldre
n,"
The
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren:
Chi
ldre
n an
d Po
vert
y, C
ente
r fo
rth
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 7, N
o. 2
,Su
mm
er/F
all,
pp. 5
5-68
.
49' 5
9C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
7, R
escu
ing
the
Am
eric
an D
ream
: Hal
ting
the
Eco
nom
ic F
reef
all o
fT
oday
's Y
oung
Fam
ilies
, Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
51L
amer
, Mar
y B
., D
onna
L. T
erm
an, a
nd R
icha
rd E
.B
ehrm
an, 1
997,
"W
elfa
re to
Wor
k: A
naly
sis
and
Rec
omm
enda
tions
," T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: W
elfa
reto
Wor
k, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
os A
ltos,
CA
,V
ol. 7
, No.
I, S
prin
g, p
p. 4
-16.
52' 5
3C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
7, R
escu
ing
the
Am
eric
an D
ream
: Hal
ting
the
Eco
nom
ic F
reef
all o
fT
oday
's Y
oung
Fam
ilies
, Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
54 E
delm
an, M
aria
n W
righ
t, 19
98, A
Voi
ce f
orC
hild
ren:
Red
efin
ing
the
Mea
sure
of
Succ
ess,
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d, W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
55A
ber,
J. L
awre
nce,
Jea
nne
Bro
oks-
Gun
n, a
ndR
ebec
ca A
. May
nard
, 199
5, "
The
Eff
ects
of
Wel
fare
Ref
orm
on
Tee
nage
Par
ents
and
The
ir C
hild
ren,
" T
heFu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n: C
ritic
al I
ssue
s fo
r C
hild
ren
and
You
ths,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
idan
d L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A,
Vol
. 5, N
o. 2
, Sum
mer
/Fal
l, pp
. 53-
68.
56M
oore
, Kri
stin
, Bre
nt C
. Mill
er, B
arba
ra W
.Su
glan
d, D
onna
Rua
ne M
orri
son,
Dan
a G
lei,
and
Con
nie
Blu
men
thal
, 199
5, B
egin
ning
Too
Soo
n:A
dole
scen
t Sex
ual B
ehav
ior,
Pre
gnan
cy a
ndPa
rent
hood
, Chi
ld T
rend
s, I
nc.,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
57C
arne
gie
Cor
pora
tion,
199
4, S
tart
ing
Poin
ts:
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
f O
ur Y
oung
est C
hild
ren,
The
Rep
ort o
f th
e C
arne
gie
Tas
k Fo
rce
on M
eetin
g th
eN
eeds
of
You
ng C
hild
ren,
Apr
il, p
. 15-
20.
58' 5
9C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
5, T
he S
tate
of
Am
eric
a's
Chi
ldre
n Y
earb
ook,
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fund
, Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
6° G
arfi
nkel
, Irw
in, a
nd S
ara
S. M
cLan
ahan
, 198
6,Si
ngle
Mot
hers
and
The
ir C
hild
ren,
The
Urb
anIn
stitu
te, W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
61' 6
2A
ber,
J. L
awre
nce,
Jea
nne
Bro
oks-
Gun
n, a
ndR
ebec
ca A
. May
nard
, 199
5, "
The
Eff
ects
of
Wel
fare
Ref
orm
on
Tee
nage
Par
ents
and
The
ir C
hild
ren,
" T
heFu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n: C
ritic
al I
ssue
s fo
r C
hild
ren
and
You
ths,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
idan
d L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A,
Vol
. 5, N
o. 2
, Sum
mer
/Fal
l, pp
. 53-
68.
63A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
p. 8
5. N
atio
nal R
ank
is b
ased
on
1995
fig
ures
.
64' 6
5A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
7, K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
997,
pp.
15-
16.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
1 1
7
57
66C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
199
5, T
he S
tate
of
Am
eric
a's
Chi
ldre
n Y
earb
ook,
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fund
, Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
67' 6
8' 6
8 70
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n, 1
997,
KID
SC
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
Sta
te P
rofi
les
of C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
, 199
7, p
p. 5
-11.
7172
Ceg
ieC
orpo
ratio
n, 1
994,
Sta
rtin
g Po
ints
:M
eetin
g th
e N
eeds
of
Our
You
nges
t Chi
ldre
n, T
heR
epor
t of
the
Car
negi
e T
ask
Forc
e on
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
f Y
oung
Chi
ldre
n, A
pril,
p. 1
5-20
.
73L
awre
nce,
Pet
er J
.,19
77, P
eter
's Q
uota
tions
:Id
eals
for
Our
Tim
e, M
orro
w, N
ew Y
ork,
NY
, p 7
8.
74B
row
n, B
.V.,
1996
, Who
Are
Am
eric
a's
Dis
conn
ecte
d Y
outh
, Rep
ort p
repa
red
for
the
Am
eric
an E
nter
pris
e In
stitu
te, C
hild
Tre
nds,
Inc
.,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
75' 7
6Fe
dera
l Int
erag
ency
For
um o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ilySt
atis
tics,
199
8, A
mer
ica'
s C
hild
ren:
Key
Nat
iona
lIn
dica
tors
of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
Fed
eral
Inte
rage
ncy
Foru
m o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
tatis
tics,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
, p. 4
9.
77' 7
8' 7
8A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
7, K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
997,
pp.
15-
16.
80 B
row
n, B
.V.,
1996
, Who
Are
Am
eric
a's
Dis
conn
ecte
d Y
outh
, Rep
ort p
repa
red
for
the
Am
eric
an E
nter
pris
e In
stitu
te, C
hild
Tre
nds,
Inc
.,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
81A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
p. 8
5. N
atio
nal R
ank
is b
ased
on
1995
fig
ures
.
uNor
th D
akot
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T, 1
997,
KID
SC
OU
NT
Fac
t Boo
k, p
. 11.
83L
ewit,
Eug
ene
M.,
and
Lin
da S
chuu
rman
n B
aker
,19
95, "
Uni
nten
tiona
l Inj
urie
s,"
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n,L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 5, N
o. 1
, Spr
ing,
pp.
214
-222
.
84C
arne
gie
Cor
pora
tion,
199
4, S
tart
ing
Poin
ts:
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
f O
ur Y
oung
est C
hild
ren,
The
Rep
ort o
f th
e C
arne
gie
Tas
k Fo
rce
on M
eetin
g th
eN
eeds
of
You
ng C
hild
ren,
Apr
il, p
. 15-
20.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
118
End
note
s55
Nat
iona
l Saf
e K
ids
Cam
paig
n, 1
996,
Chi
ldho
odIn
jury
Fac
t She
et, N
atio
nal S
afe
Kid
s C
ampa
ign,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
86' 8
7L
ewit,
Eug
ene
M.,
and
Lin
da S
chuu
rman
n B
aker
,19
95, "
Uni
nten
tiona
l Inj
urie
s,"
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n,L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 5, N
o. 1
, Spr
ing,
pp.
214
-222
.
58' 8
8A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
p. 1
9.
Lew
it, E
ugen
e M
., an
d L
inda
Sch
uurm
ann
Bak
er,
1995
, "U
nint
entio
nal I
njur
ies,
" T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: L
ow B
irth
Wei
ght,
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
fC
hild
ren,
The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A, V
ol. 5
, No.
1, S
prin
g, p
p. 2
14-2
22.
81A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng, 1
998,
p. 8
5. N
atio
nal R
ank
is b
ased
on
1995
fig
ures
.
82L
ewit,
Eug
ene
M.,
and
Lin
da S
chuu
rman
n B
aker
,19
95, "
Uni
nten
tiona
l Inj
urie
s,"
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Low
Bir
th W
eigh
t, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n, T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n,L
os A
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 5, N
o. 1
, Spr
ing,
p. 2
14.
83N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Div
isio
nof
Chi
ld a
nd F
amily
Ser
vice
s, 1
997,
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Sta
tistic
s.
84' 8
5E
nglis
h, D
iana
J.,
1998
, "T
he E
xten
t and
Con
sequ
ence
s of
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent,"
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Pro
tect
ing
Chi
ldre
n fr
om A
buse
and
Neg
lect
, Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
idan
d L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A,
Vol
. 8, N
o. 1
, Spr
ing,
pp.
39-
51.
96' 8
7N
atio
nal C
omm
ittee
to P
reve
nt C
hild
Abu
se,
1998
, Cur
rent
Tre
nds
in C
hild
Abu
se R
epor
ting
and
Fata
litie
s: T
he R
esul
ts o
f th
e 19
97 A
nnua
l Fif
ty-
Stat
e Su
rvey
, Nat
iona
l Com
mitt
ee to
Pre
vent
Chi
ldA
buse
, Chi
cago
, IL
.
88N
atio
nal C
omm
ittee
to P
reve
nt C
hild
Abu
se, 1
995,
Cos
ts a
nd B
enef
its o
f a
Uni
vers
al H
ome
Vis
itatio
nSy
stem
, Nat
iona
l Com
mitt
ee to
Pre
vent
Chi
ld A
buse
,C
hica
go, I
L.
99, 1
00. 1
01E
nglis
h, D
iana
J.,
1998
, "T
he E
xten
t and
Con
sequ
ence
s of
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent,"
The
Fut
ure
ofC
hild
ren:
Pro
tect
ing
Chi
ldre
n fr
om A
buse
and
Neg
lect
, Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
The
Dav
idan
d L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s, C
A,
Vol
. 8, N
o. 1
, Spr
ing,
pp.
39-
51.
102
mB
., C
arol
S. S
teve
nson
, and
Ric
hard
E. B
ehrm
an, "
Prot
ectin
g C
hild
ren
from
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
: Ana
lysi
s an
d R
ecom
men
datio
ns,"
199
8,T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: P
rote
ctin
g C
hild
ren
from
Abu
se a
nd N
egle
ct, C
ente
r fo
r th
e Fu
ture
of
Chi
ldre
n,T
he D
avid
and
Luc
ille
Pack
ard
Foun
datio
n, L
osA
ltos,
CA
, Vol
. 8, N
o. I
, Spr
ing,
p. 4
.
183'
184
' 165
Cen
ter
for
the
Futu
re o
f C
hild
ren,
199
6,T
he F
utur
e of
Chi
ldre
n: T
he J
uven
ile C
ourt
, The
Dav
id a
nd L
ucill
e Pa
ckar
d Fo
unda
tion,
Los
Alto
s,C
A. V
ol. 6
, No.
3, W
inte
r.
186'
187
' 1°8
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d, 1
998,
Myt
hs A
bout
S.I0
and
the
Tru
th A
bout
You
th V
iole
nce
and
Juve
nile
Just
ice,
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d, W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
109.
"5Fi
ght C
rim
e: I
nves
t in
Kid
s, 1
998,
Qua
lity
Chi
ld C
are
and
Aft
er-S
choo
l Pro
gram
s: K
eyW
eapo
ns A
gain
st C
rim
e, F
ight
Cri
me:
Inv
est i
n K
ids,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
"I A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
TD
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng.
112
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d, 1
998,
Myt
hs A
bout
S.1
0an
d th
e T
ruth
Abo
ut Y
outh
Vio
lenc
e an
d Ju
veni
leJu
stic
e, C
hild
ren'
s D
efen
se F
und,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
.
"3' "
4A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion,
199
8, K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k: S
tate
Pro
file
s of
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng.
"5C
hild
ren'
s Sa
fety
Net
wor
k, 1
994,
Fir
earm
Fac
ts:
Info
rmat
ion
on G
un V
iole
nce
and
Its
Prev
entio
n,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
1I6'
117.
"5
Fede
ral I
nter
agen
cy F
orum
on C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
tatis
tics,
199
8, A
mer
ica'
s C
hild
ren:
Key
Nat
iona
l Ind
icat
ors
of C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
, 199
8,Fe
dera
l Int
erag
ency
For
um o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ilySt
atis
tics,
Was
hing
ton,
DC
, pp.
24-
29.
"8C
hild
ren'
s Sa
fety
Net
wor
k, 1
994,
Fir
earm
Fac
ts:
Info
rmat
ion
on G
un V
iole
nce
and
Its
Prev
entio
n,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
C.
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
. 119
58
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
sT
he 1
998
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
aB
ook
prov
ides
dat
a on
six
teen
indi
cato
rs o
fch
ild w
ell-
bein
g in
fiv
e ar
eas
that
aff
ect t
heliv
es o
f N
evad
a's
child
ren:
Hea
lth,
Eco
nom
ic W
ell-
Bei
ng, E
duca
tion,
Chi
ldSa
fety
and
Juv
enile
Jus
tice.
Wha
t is
New
in th
e D
ata
Boo
k
Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
Pro
file
: Thi
s ye
ar,
to p
rovi
de a
mor
e co
mpl
ete
pers
pect
ive
onth
e in
dica
tors
, a n
ew s
ectio
n ha
s be
enad
ded
to th
e D
ata
Boo
k. T
he N
evad
aD
emog
raph
ic P
rofi
le p
rovi
des
an o
verv
iew
of r
elev
ant d
emog
raph
ic in
form
atio
n on
the
stat
e of
Nev
ada
and
a de
mog
raph
ic p
rofi
leof
the
child
ren
and
fam
ilies
in N
evad
a.
Mul
ti-Y
ear
Rol
ling
Ave
rage
s: T
heat
ypic
al p
opul
atio
n di
stri
butio
n in
Nev
ada
crea
tes
a se
riou
s "r
are
even
t" p
robl
em in
man
y co
untie
s. N
ew th
is y
ear
is th
e us
e of
mul
ti-ye
ar r
ollin
g av
erag
es to
hel
p st
abili
zera
tes
whe
reve
r po
ssib
le.
How
Eac
h In
dica
tor
is O
rgan
ized
Def
initi
on: A
des
crip
tion
of w
hat t
hein
dica
tor
is a
nd w
hat i
t mea
sure
s.
Sign
ific
ance
: An
over
view
of
why
the
indi
cato
r is
impo
rtan
t to
child
ren.
Ris
k Fa
ctor
s: A
dis
cuss
ion
of d
ange
rsth
at c
ould
pla
ce c
hild
ren
in h
arm
's w
ay.
Impa
ct: A
con
text
for
und
erst
andi
ng h
owth
e in
dica
tor
effe
cts
child
ren
and
soci
ety.
Cou
nty
Tab
les:
Cou
nty-
by-c
ount
y da
tafo
r ea
ch in
dica
tor
are
pres
ente
d in
clud
ing
tota
ls f
or th
e st
ate
as a
who
le.
A p
roje
ct o
f W
E C
AN
, Inc
.
120
Lim
itatio
ns o
f th
e D
ata
It is
impo
rtan
t to
reco
gniz
e th
at n
o da
ta a
repe
rfec
t and
in a
ny d
ata
colle
ctio
n pr
oces
sth
ere
may
be
conc
erns
abo
ut th
e ac
cura
cy o
fth
e da
ta. I
n al
l cas
es, t
he b
est a
vaila
ble
data
wer
e us
ed. I
t sho
uld
be n
oted
that
in s
ome
data
tabl
es, t
he s
um o
f th
e co
unty
dat
a m
ayno
t equ
al th
e st
ate
tota
l due
to r
ound
ing
and/
or m
issi
ng c
ount
y re
fere
nce
data
. In
thes
e ca
ses,
an
expl
anat
ory
foot
note
isin
clud
ed. B
ecau
se r
ates
bas
ed o
n sm
all
deno
min
ator
s ar
e st
atis
tical
ly u
nrel
iabl
e,ra
tes
wer
e no
t cal
cula
ted
for
coun
ties
with
smal
l den
omin
ator
s. I
nste
ad, t
he d
esig
natio
nN
.M. =
not
mea
ning
ful i
s no
ted
in th
e ta
ble.
Raw
dat
a ar
e pr
ovid
ed w
here
ver
poss
ible
.
Hea
lth
Perc
ent L
ow B
irth
-Wei
ght B
abie
s is
the
perc
enta
ge o
f liv
e bi
rths
wei
ghin
g le
ss th
an2,
500
gram
s (5
.5 p
ound
s). T
he d
ata
are
repo
rted
by
mot
her's
cou
nty
of r
esid
ence
, not
infa
nt's
pla
ce o
f bi
rth.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s, 1
995,
199
6, 1
997.
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e (d
eath
s pe
r 1,
000
live
birt
hs)
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
dea
ths
occu
rrin
gto
infa
nts
unde
r 1
year
of
age
per
1,00
0 liv
ebi
rths
. The
dat
a ar
e re
port
ed b
y co
unty
of
resi
denc
e, n
ot p
lace
of
deat
h.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s, 1
995,
199
6, 1
997.
Eco
nom
ic W
ell-
Bei
ng
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
in P
over
ty is
the
perc
enta
ge o
f ch
ildre
n un
der
18 w
ho li
ve in
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
bel
ow th
e U
.S.
pove
rty
thre
shol
d, a
s de
fine
d by
the
U.S
.O
ffic
e of
Man
agem
ent a
nd B
udge
t. O
nly
child
ren
who
live
in a
hou
seho
ld w
here
they
are
rel
ated
to th
e ho
useh
olde
r ar
ein
clud
ed in
this
ana
lysi
s. T
hese
"re
late
dch
ildre
n" in
clud
e th
e ho
useh
olde
r'sch
ildre
n by
bir
th, m
arri
age
or a
dopt
ion,
as
wel
l as
othe
r pe
rson
s un
der
the
age
of 1
8,w
ho a
re r
elat
ed to
the
head
of
hous
ehol
d.
SOU
RC
E: U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
1990
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng,
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3A
; U.S
. Bur
eau
of th
eC
ensu
s, S
mal
l Are
a In
com
e an
d Po
vert
yE
stim
ates
Pro
gram
, 199
4; U
nive
rsity
of
Wis
cons
in-M
adis
on, A
pplie
d Po
pula
tion
Lab
orat
ory,
199
4, in
a r
epor
t pre
pare
d fo
rth
e A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion.
Perc
ent o
f Fa
mili
es w
ith C
hild
ren
Hea
ded
by a
Sin
gle
Pare
nt is
the
perc
enta
ge o
f al
l fam
ilies
with
"ow
nch
ildre
n" u
nder
age
18
that
are
hea
ded
bya
pers
on-m
ale
or f
emal
e-w
ithou
t a s
pous
epr
esen
t in
the
hom
e. "
Ow
n ch
ildre
n" a
rene
ver-
mar
ried
chi
ldre
n un
der
age
18 w
hoar
e re
late
d to
the
hous
ehol
d he
ad (
refe
rred
to a
s th
e ho
useh
olde
r by
the
U.S
. Bur
eau
ofth
e C
ensu
s) b
y bi
rth,
mar
riag
e or
ado
ptio
n.
SOU
RC
E: U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
1990
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng,
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3A
.
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8
121
59
Def
initi
ons
and
Dat
a So
urce
sPe
rcen
t of
Fam
ilies
in P
over
ty is
the
perc
enta
ge o
f fa
mili
es w
ith in
com
es b
elow
the
U.S
. pov
erty
thre
shol
d in
clud
ing
the
perc
enta
geof
fam
ilies
in p
over
ty th
at a
re: f
emal
e-he
aded
,m
ale-
head
ed a
nd tw
o-pa
rent
fam
ilies
. A f
amily
cons
ists
of
a ho
useh
olde
r an
d on
e or
mor
e pe
rson
sliv
ing
in th
e sa
me
hous
ehol
d w
ho a
re r
elat
ed to
the
hous
ehol
der
by b
irth
, mar
riag
e or
ado
ptio
n. T
hepo
vert
y th
resh
old
in 1
989
for
a fa
mily
of
four
pers
ons
was
$12
,674
.
SOU
RC
E: U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
199
0C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, Tap
e Fi
le 3
A.
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e, A
ges
15-1
7 (b
irth
s pe
r 1,
000
fem
ales
) is
the
num
ber
of b
irth
s to
teen
ager
sbe
twee
n ag
es 1
5 an
d 17
per
1,0
00 f
emal
es in
this
age
grou
p. D
ata
refl
ect t
he m
othe
r's p
lace
of
resi
denc
e. T
his
mea
sure
of
teen
bir
ths
focu
ses
onal
l gir
ls a
ges
15-1
7, r
egar
dles
s of
mar
ital s
tatu
s.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
lR
ecor
ds a
nd S
tatis
tics,
199
5, 1
996,
199
7.
Unm
arri
ed T
een
Bir
th R
ate,
Age
s 15
-17
(bir
ths
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
bir
ths
tote
enag
ers
betw
een
ages
15
and
17 p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
in th
is a
ge g
roup
. Dat
a re
flec
t the
mot
her's
pla
ce o
f re
side
nce.
Thi
s m
easu
re o
f te
enbi
rths
foc
uses
on
unm
arri
ed f
emal
es a
ges
15-1
7.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
lR
ecor
ds a
nd S
tatis
tics,
199
5, 1
996,
199
7.
Edu
catio
n
Perc
ent o
f St
uden
ts W
ho A
re H
igh
Scho
olD
ropo
uts
and
Gra
duat
es is
the
perc
enta
ge o
fst
uden
ts e
nrol
led
in g
rade
s 10
-12
who
dro
p ou
t of
high
sch
ool o
r gr
adua
te.
SOU
RC
E: N
evad
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n,Pl
anni
ng R
esea
rch
and
Eva
luat
ion
1995
, 199
6, 1
997.
Perc
ent o
f T
eens
Not
in S
choo
lan
d N
ot W
orki
ng, A
ges
16-1
9 is
the
perc
enta
geof
teen
ager
s be
twee
n ag
es 1
6 an
d 19
who
are
not
enro
lled
in s
choo
l (fu
ll-tim
e or
par
t-tim
e) a
nd n
otem
ploy
ed (
full-
time
or p
art-
time)
.
SOU
RC
E: U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
199
0C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, Sum
mar
yT
ape
File
3A
.
Chi
ld S
afet
y
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e, A
ges
1-14
(de
aths
per
100,
000
child
ren)
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
dea
ths
ofch
ildre
n be
twee
n ag
es 1
and
14,
fro
m a
ll ca
uses
,pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n. T
he d
ata
are
repo
rted
by
plac
e of
res
iden
ce, n
ot p
lace
of
deat
h.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s, 1
995,
199
6, 1
997.
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Rep
ort R
ate
is th
enu
mbe
r of
rep
orts
of
child
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct, p
er1,
000
child
ren
ages
17
or le
ss. T
heSu
bsta
ntia
ted
Chi
ld A
buse
Rat
e is
the
num
ber
of s
ubst
antia
ted
case
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
per
1,00
0 ch
ildre
n un
der
the
age
of 1
8. T
he te
rmU
nkno
wn
mea
ns th
at a
fin
al d
eter
min
atio
n or
subs
tant
iatio
n of
chi
ld a
buse
cou
ld n
ot b
e m
ade.
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent R
epor
t Tre
nds
is th
enu
mbe
r of
chi
ld a
buse
rep
orts
bet
wee
n 19
87 a
nd19
97 a
nd th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
chan
ge o
ver
time.
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
Sub
stan
tiate
d C
ases
:Pe
rcen
t and
Typ
e of
Chi
ld M
altr
eatm
ent i
s th
enu
mbe
r of
sub
stan
tiate
d ca
ses
of c
hild
abu
se a
ndne
glec
t and
the
type
of
mal
trea
tmen
t inv
olve
d.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
uman
Res
ourc
es, D
ivis
ion
of C
hild
and
Fam
ilyan
d Fa
mily
Ser
vice
s, 1
997.
Juve
nile
Jus
tice
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
est R
ate,
Age
s 10
-17
(arr
ests
per
100
,000
you
ths)
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
arre
sts
of y
outh
s un
der
age
18 f
or v
iole
nt o
ffen
ses
(hom
icid
e, f
orci
ble
rape
, rob
bery
or
aggr
avat
edas
saul
t), p
er 1
00,0
00 y
outh
s be
twee
n ag
es 1
0 an
d17
. The
ann
ual a
rres
t fig
ures
incl
ude
all a
rres
ts o
fyo
uths
for
vio
lent
off
ense
s du
ring
the
year
,in
clud
ing
repe
ated
arr
ests
of
the
sam
e in
divi
dual
for
diff
eren
t off
ense
s.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
f M
otor
Veh
icle
s an
d Pu
blic
Saf
ety,
Nev
ada
Publ
icH
ighw
ays
Patr
ol R
ecor
ds a
nd I
dent
ific
atio
nSe
rvic
es, 1
995,
199
6, 1
997.
Tee
n V
iole
nt D
eath
Rat
e, A
ges
15-1
9 (d
eath
spe
r 10
0,00
0 te
ens)
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
dea
ths
from
hom
icid
e, s
uici
de a
nd a
ccid
ents
of
teen
s be
twee
nag
es 1
5 an
d 19
per
100
,000
teen
s in
this
age
gro
up.
The
dat
a ar
e re
port
ed b
y pl
ace
of r
esid
ence
, not
the
plac
e w
here
the
deat
h oc
curr
ed.
Tee
n Su
icid
e R
ate,
Age
s 15
-19
(dea
ths
per
100,
000
teen
s) is
the
num
ber
of d
eath
s fr
omsu
icid
e of
teen
s be
twee
n ag
es 1
5 an
d 19
per
100,
000
teen
s in
this
age
gro
up.
SOU
RC
E: S
tate
of
Nev
ada
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
uman
Res
ourc
es, H
ealth
Div
isio
n, O
ffic
e of
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s, 1
995,
199
6, 1
997.
Nev
ada
Dem
ogra
phic
Pro
file
Sou
rces
Nev
ada
Sta
te D
emog
raph
er: S
tate
Pop
ulat
ion,
Cla
rk C
ount
yP
opul
atio
n, W
asho
e C
ount
y' P
opul
atio
n, C
hild
Pop
ulat
ion,
Per
cent
of
Chi
ldre
n, P
erce
nt o
f Poo
r C
hild
ren,
Num
ber
of C
hild
ren:
Dem
ogra
phic
Cha
nge:
Age
Dis
trib
utio
n: N
evad
a an
d C
ount
ies;
Rac
e/E
thni
cD
istr
ibut
ion:
Nev
ada
and
Cou
ntie
s an
d F
Jce
/Eth
nici
ty o
f Chi
ldre
n.
Nev
ada
Offi
ce o
f Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Sta
tistic
s: M
edia
nH
ouse
hold
Inco
me,
Per
Cap
ita In
com
e, P
erce
nt o
f Pub
lic A
idR
ecip
ient
s, R
etai
l Sal
es P
er H
ouse
hold
, Enr
ollm
ent R
ate,
Per
cent
Em
ploy
ed. A
nmal
Tea
cher
s S
alar
y an
d H
omeo
wne
rshi
p R
ate.
Chi
ldre
n's
Def
ense
Fun
d: P
erce
nt o
f Chi
ldre
n Im
mun
ized
. Per
cent
of
Chi
ldre
n W
ithou
t Hea
lth In
sura
nce,
Per
cent
of C
hild
ren
Cov
ered
by
Med
icai
d an
d N
umbe
r of
Chi
ldre
n in
Fos
ter
Car
e,
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
199
8A
pro
ject
of
WE
CA
N, I
nc.
12?
123
60
Prog
ress
for
Nev
ada'
s C
hild
ren
Nev
ada
KID
S C
OU
NT
cele
brat
es th
e go
od n
ews
for
child
ren
1997
Nev
ada
Stat
e L
egis
latu
re:
Supp
ort f
or th
e C
hild
ren
of N
evad
a
Fam
ily to
Fam
ily C
onne
ctio
n Pr
ogra
m: A
B 3
78Pr
ovid
es $
9,32
1,95
8 in
com
mun
ity b
lock
gra
nts
to c
omm
unity
org
aniz
atio
nsfo
r se
rvic
es to
fam
ilies
with
new
born
s
Kin
derg
arte
n C
ompl
etio
n: A
B 6
Req
uire
s co
mpl
etio
n of
kin
derg
arte
n as
a p
rere
quis
ite f
or f
irst
gra
de
Nev
ada
Eve
n St
art F
amily
Lite
racy
Pro
gram
Prov
ides
$1,
830,
255
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n fo
r ea
rly
child
hood
educ
atio
n an
d pr
ovid
es f
unds
for
fam
ily li
tera
cy p
rogr
ams
Spec
ial E
duca
tion
Fund
ing
Prov
ides
$11
3,70
5,16
8 to
fun
d sp
ecia
l edu
catio
n an
d fa
mily
lite
racy
pro
gram
s
Cla
ssro
om o
n W
heel
sPr
ovid
es $
177,
975
for
purc
hase
and
ren
ovat
ion
of s
choo
l bus
es f
orpr
esch
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rogr
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hoe
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ties
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rogr
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Prov
ides
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port
for
a d
enta
l res
iden
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rogr
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