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Statistics on Children
• There are 1,431,338 children under 18 in Missouri
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 259,000
• Children Living with a Single Mother (2008) - 344,995
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2008) - 125,000
• Share of Medicaid-enrolled children not getting dental care (2007) -72%
• Additional Children Covered by Expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program - 64,100
• Total number of child abuse and neglect reports (2008) - 98,686
• Child Abuse Victims (2008) - 7,235
• Child Abuse Deaths (2001-2008) - 356
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2007) - 91,894 (57.4%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2009) - 33%
• Home Foreclosures (2008-2009) - 59,773
• Kids Count Overall Rank (2009) – 33
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