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Statistics on Children
• There are 289,071 children under 18 in New Hampshire
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 26,000
• Children Living with a Single Mother (2008) - 54,815
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2008) - 17,000
• Share of Medicaid-enrolled children not getting dental care (2007) - 53%
• Additional Children Covered by Expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program - 9,300
• Total number of child abuse and neglect reports (2008) - 17,367
• Child Abuse Victims (2008) - 912
• Child Abuse Deaths (2001-2008) - 14
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2007) - 16,399 (51.2%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2009) - 24%
• Home Foreclosures (2008-2009) - 13,846
• Kids Count Overall Rank (2009) – 1 |