Tuesday, July 27, 2010
COLUMBUS (AP) — An annual report finds Ohio has made progress on keeping teenagers in school but has more children living in single-parent households.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2010 Kids Count Data Book also shows an increase in Ohio children living in poverty, from 16 percent in 2000 to 19 percent in 2008 — before most families felt impact from the recession.
The study ranks the state 29th in terms of overall children’s health and well-being, down from No. 28 last year.
It shows that 5 percent of Ohio 16- through 19-year-olds were not enrolled in school and were not high school graduates in 2008. The rate was twice as high in 2000.
The rate of Ohio children living with one parent increased to 34 percent, from 31 percent in 2000.