Social Indicators Related to Drug Abuse-Drug Prevention SIG , Data Center : Center on the Family

31. Children 0-17 Living Away From Parents Per 1,000 Children
	Time Series
	Jul.	Apr.
Location	1990	2000
State of Hawai`i	156.6	190.3
Hawai`i County	126.4	168.6
City & County of Honolulu	158.8	196.6
Kaua`i County	164.2	164.1
Maui County	174.4	187.9


Technical Notes: The source of the numerator is U.S. Census Bureau -- 1990 and 2000 Census data. The source of the denominator is U.S. Census Bureau -- 1990 and 2000 Census data. CSAP defined this indicator as "the rate of children (age 0-17) living in home situations other than with one or both parents or guardians." In reality, the Census mentions nothing about "guardians." More than 80% of the children falling into this category were actually listed as living with grandparents, who would be regarded by some as "guardians." Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
Importance of the Indicator: Some family management problems are so severe as to require children to live somewhere other than with their parents. In these cases, children are often victims of neglect by their biological parents. This lack of parental care giving is a strong predictor of multiple educational and social problems including, but not limited, to substance abuse.
Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health
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