Hawai'i Kids Count
Information from the 1997 City Kids Count Data Book
| INDICATOR |
BEST CITY |
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HONOLULU |
WORST CITY |
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RATE |
RANK |
RATE |
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RATE |
Low birth-weight babies,
1994
(%;under 5.5 pounds) |
San Jose |
5.9 |
11th |
7.1 |
District of Columbia |
14.2 |
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Infant Mortality Rate, 1991
(deaths per 1,000 live births) |
Miami |
5.3 |
4th |
6.5 |
District of Columbia |
21.0 |
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| Births to mothers who receive late or no
prenatal care, 1994, (%) |
Honolulu |
2 |
1st |
2 |
District of Columbia |
15 |
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| All births that were to females under
age 18, 1994, (%) |
Honolulu |
2 |
1st |
2 |
St. Louis |
12 |
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| Youths ages 16-19 who were high school
dropouts, 1990, (%) |
Honolulu |
8 |
1st |
8 |
St. Louis |
21 |
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| Youths ages 16-19 who were unemployed,
1990, (%) |
Honolulu |
9 |
1st |
9 |
Detroit |
42 |
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| Children under age 15 who lived in
households receiveng public assistance, 1989, (%) |
Virginia Beach |
5 |
4th |
11 |
Detroit |
45 |
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| Children in poverty, 1989, (%) |
Virginia Beach |
8 |
2nd |
11 |
New Orleans |
46 |
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| Children in single-parent families,
1990, (%) |
Virginia Beach |
16 |
2nd |
18 |
Detroit |
60 |
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Children who lived in
"distressed neighborhoods",1990-- share 4 of 5 traits:
high % female headed households, high % male unemployment, high %
poverty, high % households receiving welfare, high % high school
dropouts |
Virginia Beach,
Alburquerque,
San Jose |
0 |
5th |
2 |
Detroit |
62 |
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