Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles: 2003

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Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles provide individual, county-specific data summarizing demographics, health, economic well-being, education and achievement, child and youth safety/welfare, and juvenile justice.



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DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 43,450 2,127,117
Age Distribution: 2001 <5 1,852 153,003
5-17 7,132 383,513
5-19 8,176 441,884
18-44 14,356 858,186
20-44 13,312 799,814
45-64 13,332 495,908
65+ 6,778 236,507
Racial/Ethnic Distribution Asian 166 28,362
(Children age 17 and under): 2001 Black (African American) 55 46,922
Hispanic 1,064 159,391
Native American 211 8,168
White 7,488 293,671
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 1999-2001 8.0% 7.5%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 1999-2001 (Births per 1,000 females) 12.8 33.2
Public-Health Immunization Rate: 2002 76.5% 64.1%
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 1999 9.7% 13.5%
In Female-Headed Families 29.3% 31.5%
In Male-Headed Families 8.3% 18.2%
In Married-Couple Families 5.6% 7.7%
Percent of Families with Children Headed by a Single Parent: 1999 25.4% 29.5%
Percent of Children Who Live in a Family Where No Parent Is Employed: 1999 5.3% 11.4%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 1999-2000 to 2000-2001 -1.7% 4.6%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2000-2001 Asian/Pacific Islander 1.8% 5.7%
Black (African American) 0.8% 10.2%
Hispanic 9.0% 25.7%
Native American/Alaskan Native 2.5% 1.7%
White 85.9% 56.7%
Transiency Rate: 2001-2002 19.0% 33.0%
High School Dropout Rate: 2001-2002 1.9% 5.0%
Teens Not in School and Not Working (Ages 16-19): 2000 9.1% 12.6%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 1999-2001 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.2 6.2
Child Death Rate: 1999-2001 (Deaths per 100,000 children) 4.9 23.0
Teen Violent Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 1999-2001 (Includes homicides, suicides, and accidents) 22.2 51.3
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect Reports as a Percent of Total Reports (Ages 17 and Under): 2001  13.0% 21.5%
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Average Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rate (Ages 10-17): 1999-2001 87.7 258.9
N.M.=not meaningful. Calculated rates based on very small numbers are not statistically reliable.



Nevada KIDS COUNT is a project of
The Center for Business and Economic Research    University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 456002    Las Vegas, NV 89154-6002
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