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11 Cards in this Set
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Proportion of children under 18 Living in families headed by a single parent.
Illinois: 32% US: 32% |
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Children under 18 living in households without a full-time employed parent.
IL: 31% US: 33% |
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Teen Birth Rate Among Girls
Age 15-19 IL: 40 US: 42.5 |
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Of the total 2004 teen childbearing costs in Illinois, 44% were federal costs and 56% were state and local costs.
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Teen childbearing (teens 19 and younger) in Illinois cost taxpayers (federal, state, and local) at least $467 million in 2004
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Most of the costs of teen childbearing are associated with negative consequences for the children of teen mothers.
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Childbearing costs are greatest for younger teens. In Illinois, the average annual cost for a child born to a mother younger than 18 is $4,368.
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Between 1991 and 2004 there have been more than 308,700 teen births in Illinois, costing taxpayers a total of $8.7 billion over that period.
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The teen birth rate in Illinois declined 38 percent between 1991 and 2004.
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The progress Illinois has made in reducing teen childbearing saved taxpayers an estimated $346 million in 2004 alone.
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Teen Pregnancy Rate in 2005:
Illinois: 67 per 1000 New Hampshire: 33 per 1000 New Mexico: 93 per 1000 |
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