2010 Snapshot of Georgia’s Young Children: Ages 0 – 5
(as reported by Georgia Family Connection Partnership, www.gafcp.org)
There are 880,739 young children ages 0 – 5 in Georgia.
HEALTH
8 out of every 1,000 infants died before their first birthday
63% of mothers receive prenatal care in the first trimester
63% of young children have both medical and dental preventive care visits
41% of young children do not have a medical home
8% of young children do not have health insurance
32% of young children live in a household where someone used tobacco
17% of young children have special health needs
EDUCATION
27,725 young children are enrolled in Early Head Start and Head Start
58% of eligible young children are in the Georgia Pre-Kindergarten program (78,129 children)
24% of young children are born to mothers with less than 12 years of education
40% of young children ages 1 – 5 watch two to three hours of TV or videos on an average weekday
SAFETY
14,870 young children are abused or neglected
220 young children between the ages of 1 and 5 died
FAMILY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
23% of young children live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level
217,208 young children live in single-parent households
87,742 young children live with grandparents
2010 Snapshot of Georgia’s Young Children: Ages 6 – 11
There are 853,764 children ages 6 – 11 in Georgia.
HEALTH
80% of children have both medical and dental preventive care visits
38% of children do not have a medical home
11% of children do not have health insurance
28% of children have special health care needs
24% of children live in a household where someone uses tobacco
27% of children ages 10 – 13 are considered obese
EDUCATION
36% of children watch TV or videos, or play video games for two to three hours on an average weekday
7% of 3rd-grade students do not meet standards on the reading CRCT; 22% do not meet math standards
7% of 5th-grade students do not meet standards on the reading CRCt; 13% do not meet math standards
SAFETY
10,443 children are abused or neglected
114 children died
FAMILY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
19% of children live in households with incomes under the federal poverty level
232,742 children live in single-parent households
58,224 children live with grandparents
2010 Snapshot of Georgia’s Young Children: Ages 12 – 17
There are 801,949 youth ages 12 – 17 in Georgia.
HEALTH
78% of youth have both medical and dental preventive care visits
45% of youth do not have a medical home
11% of youth do not have health insurance
18% of youth have special health care needs
24% of youth live in a household where someone uses tobacco
16% of youth ages 14 – 17 are considered obese
5,493 births were to girls ages 15 – 17
EDUCATION
39% of youth watch TV or videos, or play video games for two to three hours on an average weekday
4% of 8th-grade students do not meet standards on the reading CRCT; 20% do not meet math standards; 36% do not meet science standards
21% of high-school students do not graduate on time
SAFETY
7,574 youth are abused or neglected
318 youth died
FAMILY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
18% of youth lived in households under the federal poverty level
251,643 youth lived in single-parent households
45,891 youth lived with grandparents
