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| Previous Value (Year) | Most Recent Value (Year) | Change Between Years | |
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 Family and Social Environment |
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| Births to unmarried women | |||
| Births to unmarried females ages 15–44 | 37 per 1,000 (2022) | 36 per 1,000 (2023) |  |
| Births to unmarried females among all births | 39.8% (2022) | 40% (2023) |  |
| Adolescent births | |||
| Births to females ages 15–17 | 6 per 1,000 (2022) | 5 per 1,000 (2023) | |
| Child maltreatmenta | |||
| Substantiated reports of maltreatment of children ages 0–17 | 8 per 1,000 (2022) | 7 per 1,000 (2023) | NC |
| Economic Circumstances |
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| Secure parental employment | |||
| Children ages 0–17 living with at least one parent employed year round, full time | 79% (2022) | 79% (2023) | NS |
| Food insecurity | |||
| Children ages 0–17 in households classified by the USDA as "food insecure" | 19% (2022) | 19% (2023) | NS |
| Health Care |
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| Health insurance coverage | |||
| Children ages 0–17 who were uninsured at the time of interview | 4% (2022) | 4% (2023) | NS |
| Usual source of health care | |||
| Children ages 0–17 with no usual source of health care | 3% (2022) | 3% (2023) | NS |
| Immunization | |||
| Children who completed the combined 7-vaccine series by age 24 months | 70% (2019) | 68% (2020) | NS |
| Oral health | |||
| Children ages 5–17 with a dental visit in the past year | 89% (2022) | 90% (2023) | NS |
| Physical Environment and Safety |
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| Outdoor air quality | |||
| Children ages 0–17 living in counties with pollutant concentrations above the levels of the current air quality standards | 59% (2021) | 54% (2022) | NS |
| Secondhand smoke | |||
| Children ages 4–11 with any detectable blood cotinine level, a measure for recent exposure to secondhand smoke | 37% (2015–2016) | 36% (2017–March 2020) | NS |
| Drinking water quality | |||
| Children ages 0–17 served by community water systems that did not meet all applicable health-based drinking water standards | 8% (2022) | 7% (2023) | NC |
| Lead in the blood of children | |||
| Children ages 1–5 with blood lead levels greater than or equal to 3.5 µg/dL | 2% (2013–2016) | 1% (2017– March 2020) | NS |
| Housing problems | |||
| Households with children ages 0–17 reporting physically inadequate housing, crowding, and/or housing cost burden | 39% (2021) | 39% (2023) | NS |
| Youth victims of serious violent crimes | |||
| Serious violent crime victimization of youth ages 12–17 | 6 per 1,000 (2026) | 5 per 1,000 (2023) | NS |
| Child injury and mortality | |||
| Injury-related deaths of children ages 1–4 | 12 per 100,000 (2022) | 11 per 100,000 (2023) | NS |
| Injury-related deaths of children ages 5–14 | 7 per 100,000 (2022) | 7 per 100,000 (2023) | NS |
| Adolescent injury and mortality | |||
| Injury-related deaths of adolescents ages 15–19 | 46 per 100,000 (2022) | 45 per 100,000 (2023) | NS |
| Behavior |
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| Any nicotine use | |||
| Students who reported any nicotine use in the past 30 days | |||
| 8th grade | 9% (2023) | 5% (2024) | |
| 10th grade | 13% (2023) | 11% (2024) | NS |
| 12th grade | 20% (2023) | 16% (2024) | NS |
| Alcohol use | |||
| Students who reported having five or more alcoholic beverages in a row in the past 2 weeks | |||
| 8th grade | 2% (2023) | 2% (2024) | NS |
| 10th grade | 5% (2023) | 5% (2024) | NS |
| 12th grade | 10% (2023) | 9% (2024) | NS |
| Illicit drug use | |||
| Students who reported using illicit drugs in the past 30 days | |||
| 8th grade | 7% (2023) | 5% (2024) | NS |
| 10th grade | 11% (2023) | 10% (2024) | NS |
| 12th grade | 20% (2023) | 17% (2024) | |
| Sexual activity | |||
| High school students who reported ever having sexual intercourse | 30% (2021) | 32% (2023) | NS |
| Youth perpetrators of serious violent crimes | |||
| Youth offenders ages 12–17 involved in serious violent crimes | 6 per 1,000 (2022) | 6 per 1,000 (2023) | NS |
| Education |
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| Youth neither enrolled in schoolb nor working | |||
| Youth ages 16–19 who are neither enrolled in school nor working | 8% (2023) | 9% (2024) | NS |
| School readiness | |||
| Percentage of children ages 3–5 who were developmentally on track and ready for school | 64% (2022) | 66% (2023) | NS |
| Health |
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| Preterm birth and low birthweight | |||
| Infants less than 37 completed weeks of gestation at birth | 10% (2022) | 10% (2023) | NS |
| Infants weighing less than 5 lb 8 oz at birth | 9% (2023) | 9% (2023) | NS |
| Infant mortality | |||
| Deaths before first birthday | 5 per 1,000 (2021) | 6 per 1,000 (2022) | |
| Emotional and behavioral difficulties | |||
| Children ages 4–17 reported by a parent to have serious difficulties with emotions, concentration, behavior, or getting along with other people | 6% (2019) | 7% (2022) | |
| Disability | |||
| Children ages 5–17 with disability | 13% (2020–2021) | 14% (2022–2023) | NS |
| Obesity | |||
| Children ages 6–17 who had obesity | 21% (2017–Mar. 2020) | 23% (Aug. 2021–Aug. 2023) | NS |
| Asthma | |||
| Children ages 0–17 who currently have asthma | 7% (2023) | 7% (2024) | NS |
| NS – No statistically significant change NC – Not calculated –Statistically significant increase – Statistically significant decrease |
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| a Population estimates are not sample derived and thus not subject to statistical testing. Change between years identifies differences in the proportionate size of these estimates. | |||
| b School refers to high school and college. | |||
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