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Zehnder-Merrell, Jane; Corey, MicheleKids Count in Michigan 1999
Data Book: County Profiles ofChild and Family Well-Being.Kids Count
in Michigan, Lansing.; Michigan's Children,Lansing.; Michigan
League for Human Services, Lansing.Annie E. Casey Foundation,
Baltimore, MD.1999-00-00441p.; For 1997-98 Data Book, see ED 418
792.Kids Count in Michigan, Michigan League for Human Services,300
North Washington Square, Suite 401, Lansing, MI 48933;Tel:
800-837-5436 (Toll Free); Fax: 517-371-4546;
e-mail:[email protected]; Web site: www.milhs.org ($15,
Michiganresidents must add sales tax).Numerical/Quantitative Data
(110) Reports - Descriptive(141)
MF01/PC18 Plus Postage.At Risk Persons; Birth Weight; Child
Abuse; Child Health;Child Neglect; Child Welfare; Children;
Counties;Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Adolescents;
EconomicallyDisadvantaged; Elementary Secondary Education;
LeadPoisoning; Lunch Programs; Mortality Rate; Outcomes
ofEducation; Poverty; Prenatal Care; Preschool Education;Reading
Skills; Safety; *Social Indicators; SpecialEducation; State Norms;
State Surveys; Statistical Data;Tables (Data); Violence; *Well
Being; Youth ProblemsArrests; Child Safety; *Indicators; *Michigan;
Out of HomeCare; Vaccination
This Kids Count data book for 1999 examines statewide andcounty
level trends in the well-being of Michigan's children,
featuringavailable data on young adolescents, ages 10 to 14. The
statistical portraitis based on 15 indicators of well-being: (1)
child poverty; (2) free andreduced price lunch; (3) inadequate
prenatal care; (4) low birthweightinfants; (5) infant mortality;
(6) child deaths; (7) children in familiesinvestigated for abuse or
neglect; (8) substantiated victims of abuse orneglect; (9) children
in out-of-home care; (10) births to teens, ages 15 to17; (11) teen
deaths by accident, homicide, or suicide; (12) index crimearrests;
(13) high school dropouts; (14) students enrolled in
specialeducation; and (15) students with inadequate mathematics
skills. Section 1 ofthe report discusses young adolescent
well-being with regard to communityconnections, health, and
education, and notes that many communities haveadopted a proactive
approach to youth development. Section 2 summarizes thelatest state
trends and includes a state map with county child povertyestimates.
Section 3 reviews the background indicators of child
population,childcare and early education, family support programs,
childhood leadpoisoning, and immunization. Section 4 analyzes each
trend indicator. Section5, the bulk of the report, presents state
and county profiles. Data indicatethat there have been improvements
in indicators related to adolescents.However, economic security
indicators have shown declines, and there havebeen mixed results in
child health, child safety, and education. (KB)
