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State Report Card
2003 Kids Count: Child Well-Being Indicators
for New England and the U.S. Average
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Percent in
extreme
poverty
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Percent in
poverty
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National Kids Count
poverty rank
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National Kids Count
overall rank*
for children's
well -being
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| 2001 |
2002 |
2001 |
2002 |
2001 |
2002 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Connecticut |
4% |
4% |
13% |
10% |
2nd |
3rd |
8th |
6th |
| Maine |
6% |
7% |
14% |
15% |
8th |
20th |
12th |
12th |
| Massachusetts |
7% |
6% |
14% |
15% |
8th |
20th |
6th |
9th |
| New
Hampshire |
4% |
2% |
11% |
8% |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
2nd |
| Rhode Island |
8% |
6% |
16% |
16% |
24th |
27th |
16th |
18th |
| Vermont |
4% |
4% |
13% |
12% |
2nd |
10th |
9th |
8th |
| US
Average |
7% |
7% |
19% |
17% |
Rank
of 1 = lowest poverty rank |
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2003
Kids Count data book
* Overall rank among the 50 state on a composite of 10 indicators
of child well-being.
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