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Statistics on Children
• There are 6,895,969 children under 18 in Texas
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 1,498,000
• Children Living with a Single Mother (2008) - 1,610,555
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2008) - 1,348,000
• Share of Medicaid-enrolled children not getting dental care (2007) - 46%
• Additional Children Covered by Expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program - 490,000
• Total number of child abuse and neglect reports (2008) -204,916
• Child Abuse Victims (2008) - 71,111
• Child Abuse Deaths (2001-2008) - 1732
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2007) - 466,162 (58. %)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2009) - 34%
• Home Foreclosures (2008-2009) - 196,202
• Kids Count Overall Rank (2009) – 34
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