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Cunningham, Michelle DoucetteConnecticut's Children: A New Century's Promise. 2000 DataBook.Connecticut Association for Human Services, Hartford.Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.ISBN-1-885144-14-81999-12-00114p.; For 1998 Data Book, see PS 028 851.Connecticut Association for Human Services, 110 BartholomewAvenue, Suite 4030, Hartford, CT 06106; Tel: 860-951-2212;e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.cahs.org($15.95).Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports - Evaluative(142)
MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.Academic Achievement; Adolescents; Birth Weight; ChildAbuse; *Child Health; Child Neglect; Child Welfare;*Children; Crime; Demography; Dropouts; Early Parenthood;Elementary Secondary Education; Family (Sociological Unit);High School Students; Incidence; Mortality Rate; One ParentFamily; *Poverty; Prenatal Care; Preschool Education;*Social Indicators; State Surveys; Statistical Surveys;Tables (Data); Trend Analysis; Violence; Welfare Services;*Well Being; Youth ProblemsArrests; Child Mortality; *Connecticut; *Indicators
This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in thewell-being of Connecticut's children. The report first examines how wellchildren have faired during the past 100 years in terms of economics,education, health and safety, and race relations, and how they are doing atthe start of the 21st century. This section also outlines the state'sobjectives or vision for children and the underlying principles of thisvision. Following demographic information, the bulk of the report provides astatistical portrait of Connecticut's children based on 17 indicators ofwell-being: (1) family setting; (2) children in families receiving welfare
benefits; (3) children receiving free or reduced-price school meals; (4) high
school employment; (5) births to teen mothers; (6) low birthweight; (7)
infant mortality; (8) late or no prenatal care; (9) physical fitness tests;
(10) preschool experience; (11) performance on Connecticut Mastery Test; (12)
performance on Connecticut Academic Performance Test; (13) high school
dropout rates; (14) child abuse/neglect; (15) child deaths; (16) preventableteen deaths; and (17) juvenile violent crime arrests. Among the findings, thereport indicates that the number of families receiving welfare benefits hasdecreased; the number of high school students working in excess of 16 hoursper week has increased; births to teen mothers have decreased but the number'still remains large; infant mortality has decreased as has the problem oflate or no prenatal care; and the rate of high school dropouts has improved,as have child abuse/neglect rates. The number of juvenile violent crimearrests has increased. The remaining section of the report provides the childwell-being information organized by region rather than indicator. Data
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document.
sources and notes and a description of the methodology conclude the report.(HTH)
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document.
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thei
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Cun
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Aut
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How
to U
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his
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1. O
n pa
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2-7,
rea
d th
e ov
ervi
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Con
nect
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A N
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entu
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Prom
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to u
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stan
d ho
w w
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have
don
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ring
the
past
100
yea
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2. O
n pa
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, ana
lyze
the
wel
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of C
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chi
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rec
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.
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page
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Ind
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and
to th
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over
all o
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file
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tabl
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cont
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on
page
43)
to lo
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the
mea
sure
s fo
r yo
ur r
egio
n, a
nd c
ompa
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w w
ell y
our
regi
on is
doi
ng to
the
stat
e ov
eral
l.
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ry a
ttem
pt h
as b
een
mad
e to
mak
e th
e da
ta e
asy
to u
nder
stan
d an
dad
apta
ble
for
use
in a
var
iety
of
activ
ities
incl
udin
g pu
blic
info
rmat
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and
educ
atio
n, m
edia
cov
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ublic
atio
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pro
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wsl
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Pro
mis
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Intr
oduc
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We'
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ome
to th
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the
cent
ury,
and
the
begi
nnin
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ane
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s fa
scin
atin
g an
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form
ativ
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look
bac
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ars
and
cons
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bot
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real
ities
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at th
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roun
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wor
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f tr
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lieve
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the
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agic
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s of
sci
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tech
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poor
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new
neig
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or a
bet
ter
life.
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und
abo
omin
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heap
labo
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orga
nize
din
to c
olle
ctiv
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rgai
ning
for
ces.
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n th
e sa
me
peop
le s
pecu
late
d on
wha
t the
twen
tieth
cent
ury
wou
ld b
ring
them
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y co
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have
gue
ssed
that
rev
olu-
tions
in tr
avel
and
com
mun
icat
ions
wer
e ab
out t
o ch
ange
the
face
of
the
wor
ld. T
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wou
ld h
ave
pred
icte
dco
rrec
tly in
mos
t ins
tanc
esth
at th
ese
chan
ges
wou
ld li
ft m
ore
peop
le to
pros
peri
ty. W
hat t
hey
coul
d no
t hav
e fo
rese
en, h
owev
er, w
asth
at th
e is
sues
with
whi
ch th
ey w
ere
deal
ing
pove
rty
too
high
,ac
cess
to h
ealth
car
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o lim
ited,
and
edu
catio
nal s
yste
ms
that
wer
en't
mee
ting
the
need
s of
all
child
ren
wer
e th
e sa
me
asth
ose
that
wou
ld f
ace
thei
r gr
andc
hild
ren
and
grea
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andc
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dren
in th
e ye
ar 2
000.
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, as
then
, im
prov
emen
ts in
com
mun
icat
ions
and
tech
nolo
gy,
it se
ems,
com
e al
mos
t dai
ly w
ith th
e hi
gh ti
des.
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, as
then
, we
have
fai
th in
the
abili
ty o
f ou
r sc
ienc
es to
lift
mor
e of
us
topr
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rity
. Now
, as
then
, how
ever
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le th
ere
is a
gre
atop
timis
m a
bout
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futu
re, t
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faci
ng m
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ciet
y's
peop
le w
ith th
e gr
eate
st n
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see
m to
be
getti
ngw
orse
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then
, the
eco
nom
y is
boo
min
g, a
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et th
edi
spar
ity b
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rich
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ilies
face
?
At t
he tu
rn o
f th
is c
entu
ry, w
e th
ink
it ap
prop
riat
e to
take
sto
ck o
fw
here
we
are,
whe
re w
e've
bee
n, a
nd w
here
we'
re g
oing
. Thi
sbo
ok a
ttem
pts
to d
o ju
st th
at, t
akin
g as
its
poin
ts o
f re
fere
nce
indi
cato
rs o
f th
e w
ell-
bein
g of
Con
nect
icut
's c
hild
ren.
Tod
ay's
child
ren
will
set
the
tone
for
this
new
cen
tury
. Are
they
rea
dy to
mee
t the
cha
lleng
es th
at a
wai
t? A
re th
ey w
ell-
educ
ated
, wel
l-fe
d,an
d in
goo
d he
alth
? A
re th
ey s
afe?
Wha
t kin
d of
lega
cy h
ave
we
adul
ts le
ft th
em?
How
wer
e ou
r ch
ildre
n fa
ring
at th
e be
ginn
ing
of th
epa
st c
entu
ry?
Whi
le m
any
of th
e is
sues
we
are
faci
ng to
day
are
sim
ilar
to th
ose
our
fore
bear
ers
face
d on
e hu
ndre
d ye
ars
ago,
man
y ch
ange
s in
our
stat
e, n
atio
n an
d w
orld
hav
e oc
curr
ed s
ince
then
. Tre
men
-do
us p
rogr
ess
has
been
mad
e at
impr
ovin
g th
e qu
ality
of
life
ofth
e av
erag
e A
mer
ican
, chi
ldre
n in
clud
ed. L
et's
look
spe
cifi
cally
at
whe
re w
e w
ere
.. .
Eco
nom
ics
Imm
igra
tion,
urb
aniz
atio
n, in
dust
rial
izat
ion
and
pove
rty
char
ac-
teri
zed
life
for
the
maj
ority
of
peop
le in
190
0. I
t was
a ti
me
ofgr
eat c
hang
e in
Am
eric
a w
ith la
rge
num
bers
of
peop
le le
avin
gth
e fa
rm to
mov
e to
Am
eric
an c
ities
whe
re e
xpan
ding
indu
stry
offe
red
econ
omic
opp
ortu
nity
to u
npre
cede
nted
num
bers
of
peop
le, m
any
of th
em im
mig
rant
s. F
acto
ries
and
citi
es a
ppea
red
alm
ost o
vern
ight
. In
1860
, app
roxi
mat
ely
80 p
erce
nt o
f th
epe
ople
live
d in
rur
al a
reas
, but
by
1920
nea
rly
60 p
erce
nt li
ved
inci
ties.
Yet
this
app
aren
t eco
nom
ic o
ppor
tuni
ty le
ft m
any
peop
le li
ving
insq
ualo
r, e
ven
with
an
aver
age
52-h
our
wor
k w
eek.
App
roxi
-m
atel
y 40
per
cent
of
Am
eric
ans
wer
e po
or in
190
0, w
ith g
row
ing
ineq
uitie
s be
twee
n ri
ch a
nd p
oor.
A n
atio
nal c
ensu
s ta
ken
in th
esu
mm
er o
f 19
00 c
ount
ed m
ore
than
76
mill
ion
Am
eric
ans
incl
udin
g fo
ur th
ousa
nd m
illio
nair
es. T
urn
of th
e ce
ntur
y ur
ban
hous
ehol
ds s
pent
hal
f or
mor
e of
thei
r m
oney
on
food
.
Som
e of
the
grea
test
eco
nom
ic a
buse
s ce
nter
ed o
n ch
ild la
bor.
Hun
ger
and
pove
rty
pulle
d ch
ildre
n fr
om th
e sc
hool
s in
to th
efa
ctor
ies.
In
1900
, 40
perc
ent o
f 14
-18
year
-old
mal
es a
nd 1
8pe
rcen
t of
fem
ales
the
sam
e ag
e w
orke
d fu
ll-tim
e. E
ven
18pe
rcen
t of
child
ren
ages
10-
15 h
ad f
ull-
time
jobs
. Chi
ldre
n w
ere
cons
ider
ed p
rope
rty
of th
eir
pare
nts,
with
the
child
's e
arni
ngs
bein
g th
e pr
oper
ty o
f th
e pa
rent
s as
wel
l.
Edu
catio
nH
igh
scho
ol e
nrol
lmen
t at t
he tu
rn o
f th
e ce
ntur
y w
as a
ppro
xi-
mat
ely
8 pe
rcen
t. W
hile
sch
ool a
ttend
ance
was
com
puls
ory
inm
ost p
lace
s fo
r yo
unge
r ch
ildre
n, s
choo
l fac
ilitie
s w
ere
ofte
nba
dly
light
ed, p
oorl
y he
ated
, and
uns
anita
ry. A
cla
ss s
ize
of s
ixty
was
all
too
com
mon
.
The
sta
tus
of c
hild
car
e w
as e
ven
wor
se. W
hile
few
er w
omen
wor
ked
outs
ide
the
hom
e on
e hu
ndre
d ye
ars
ago
(onl
y 5
perc
ent o
f m
arri
ed w
hite
wom
en w
orke
d ou
tsid
e th
e ho
me)
, the
wom
en w
ho d
id s
o w
ere
ofte
n de
stitu
te, d
eser
ted
by th
eir
husb
ands
, and
una
ble
to tu
rn to
fri
ends
or
rela
tives
for
aid
. It w
asco
mm
on f
or th
e yo
unge
st c
hild
ren
of im
pove
rish
ed f
amili
es to
be lo
cked
in a
t hom
e, in
the
care
of
only
slig
htly
old
er s
iblin
gs,
whi
le th
eir
mot
hers
wor
ked.
Pri
vate
ly f
unde
d "d
ay n
urse
ries
"w
ere
just
sta
rtin
g, b
ut th
ere
wer
e on
ly a
bout
200
of
them
in th
een
tire
Uni
ted
Stat
es a
t the
turn
of
the
cent
ury.
Hea
lth a
nd S
afet
yH
ealth
sta
tus
was
sub
stan
tially
wor
se o
ne h
undr
ed y
ears
ago
.T
he m
edic
al p
rofe
ssio
n as
we
know
it d
id n
ot e
xist
. It w
as a
tim
eof
sna
ke o
il sa
lesm
en o
ffer
ing
to "
cure
wha
teve
r ai
ls y
ou."
For
the
urba
n po
or, p
ublic
clin
ics
mig
ht p
rovi
de f
ree
care
, but
man
ype
ople
fel
t tha
t the
y di
d m
ore
harm
than
goo
d. B
ecau
se th
ere
was
no
such
thin
g as
em
ploy
er-s
pons
ored
hea
lth in
sura
nce,
mos
t fam
ilies
cou
ld n
ot a
ffor
d to
see
a p
riva
te p
hysi
cian
. Bot
hpo
or a
cces
s to
car
e an
d po
or c
are
affe
cted
life
exp
ecta
ncy.
Ach
ild b
orn
in 1
900
coul
d ex
pect
to li
ve o
nly
to th
e ag
e of
47.
Lif
eex
pect
ancy
was
so
low
in p
art b
ecau
se in
fant
s an
d yo
ung
child
ren
suff
ered
so
muc
h fr
om in
adeq
uate
car
e. O
ut o
f ev
ery
1,00
0 ba
bies
bor
n, 1
40 w
ould
die
bef
ore
thei
r fi
rst b
irth
day.
In te
rms
of c
hild
saf
ety,
cor
pora
l pun
ishm
ent b
y pa
rent
s an
dte
ache
rs w
as c
omm
on. C
hild
ren
had
no r
ight
s to
pro
tect
them
-se
lves
fro
m a
busi
ve p
aren
ts. M
any
yout
hs r
an a
way
; man
y ot
hers
wer
e le
ft to
thei
r ow
n de
vice
s w
hen
thei
r pa
rent
s di
ed. O
rpha
n-ag
es w
ere
com
mon
thro
ugho
ut th
e U
.S.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
3
Rac
ism
Eve
n th
ough
sla
very
was
dea
d, r
acis
m w
as g
row
ing
at th
e tu
rn o
fth
e ce
ntur
y. T
he d
iffe
renc
e in
the
wel
l-be
ing
of c
hild
ren
ofdi
ffer
ent r
aces
was
sta
gger
ing.
Ser
vice
s of
all
type
s w
ere
segr
e-ga
ted:
sch
ools
, hea
lth c
are,
orp
hana
ges,
etc
. Whi
le th
e "s
yste
m"
did
little
to h
elp
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an c
hild
ren,
the
blac
k co
mm
unity
stru
ggle
d to
sav
e its
ow
n. N
owhe
re w
as th
e is
sue
of r
ace
mor
eex
plos
ive
than
in th
e So
uth,
whi
ch w
as h
ome
to n
ine
out o
f te
nbl
ack
Am
eric
ans
at th
e tim
e. A
lthou
gh s
ome
prog
ress
was
mad
eaf
ter
the
Civ
il W
ar, b
lack
s sa
w m
any
gain
s st
ripp
ed a
way
by
poll
taxe
s, li
tera
cy te
sts,
and
lync
hing
s.
But
rac
ism
was
not
onl
y di
rect
ed to
war
d A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s. T
hetu
rn o
f th
e ce
ntur
y sa
w h
uge
wav
es o
f im
mig
rant
sov
er a
hal
f-m
illio
n pe
ople
arri
ving
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
, mos
t of
who
mw
ere
disc
rim
inat
ed a
gain
st in
hou
sing
, em
ploy
men
t, an
d ed
uca-
tion.
How
are
Con
nect
icut
's k
ids
doin
g at
the
begi
nnin
g of
the
twen
ty-f
irst c
entu
ry?
On
the
surf
ace,
Con
nect
icut
's c
hild
ren
appe
ar to
be
muc
h be
tter
off
toda
y th
an th
ey w
ere
one
hund
red
year
s ag
o. T
he in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te is
dow
n fr
om 1
40 to
six
per
thou
sand
, an
asto
und-
ing
impr
ovem
ent a
ttrib
utab
le b
oth
to im
prov
ed p
ublic
hea
lthpr
actic
e an
d to
out
stan
ding
neo
nata
l int
ensi
ve c
are.
Fam
ilies
need
to s
pend
far
less
of
thei
r di
spos
able
inco
me
abou
t 20
perc
ent
on f
ood
than
the
50 p
erce
nt th
ey s
pent
in 1
900.
Lif
eex
pect
ancy
for
new
born
s ha
s gr
own
to 7
6 ye
ars,
nea
rly
thir
tyye
ars
long
er th
an w
as th
e ca
se 1
00 y
ears
ago
.
Whi
le th
ese
impr
ovem
ents
are
trul
y dr
amat
ic, b
elow
the
surf
ace
ther
e ar
e ot
her
stor
ies
to b
e to
ld. I
n 19
00, 4
0 pe
rcen
t of
Am
eri-
cans
wer
e po
or. I
n 20
00, o
ver
half
of
Har
tfor
d's
child
ren
live
inpo
vert
y. W
hat w
ealth
ther
e w
as in
190
0 w
as m
ore
even
ly d
istr
ib-
uted
than
it is
in C
onne
ctic
ut to
day.
The
sta
te h
as e
xper
ienc
edth
e fa
stes
t gro
win
g di
spar
ity b
etw
een
rich
and
poo
r of
any
in th
ena
tion
over
the
past
twen
ty-f
ive
year
s. C
hild
ren
aged
10
to 1
5 ar
eC
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k4
no lo
nger
for
ced
to w
ork;
yet
toda
y on
e-th
ird
or m
ore
ofC
onne
ctic
ut's
teen
ager
s dr
op o
ut o
f sc
hool
in C
onne
ctic
ut's
poor
est c
ities
, with
out e
ver
atta
inin
g th
e pr
omis
e of
a d
ecen
t job
at
a liv
ing
wag
e. O
ne-t
hird
of
Con
nect
icut
's h
igh
scho
ol ju
nior
s an
dse
nior
s w
ork
mor
e th
an 1
6 ho
urs
per
wee
k w
hich
, whe
n ad
ded
to th
eir
scho
ol r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s, to
tals
fou
r ho
urs
mor
e th
an th
eav
erag
e 52
-hou
r w
orkw
eek
of th
e yo
uth
one
hund
red
year
s ag
o.
A f
aire
r st
atem
ent o
f co
mpa
riso
n ab
out t
he tw
o ce
ntur
ies
may
then
be
the
follo
win
g: T
he s
cope
and
nat
ure
of th
e pr
oble
ms
ofpo
vert
y ha
ve c
hang
ed d
urin
g th
e la
st 1
00 y
ears
, but
the
prob
lem
sst
ill r
emai
n. T
he u
nder
lyin
g qu
estio
n, th
eref
ore,
is th
e sa
me
toda
yas
it w
as th
en: I
n lig
ht o
f al
l the
issu
es c
onfr
ontin
g ou
r ch
ildre
n,fa
mili
es a
nd c
omm
uniti
es, a
re w
e pr
epar
ing
toda
y's
child
ren
tobe
tom
orro
w's
lead
ers?
In th
is b
ook,
we
atte
mpt
to a
nsw
er th
at q
uest
ion
by lo
okin
g at
mea
sure
s of
eco
nom
ic s
ecur
ity, h
ealth
, edu
catio
n, a
nd s
afet
y fo
rre
gion
s ac
ross
Con
nect
icut
. Wha
t we
find
is th
at in
man
y w
ays,
Con
nect
icut
is s
till f
ailin
g to
pro
vide
the
basi
cs th
at c
hild
ren
need
.
In te
rms
of e
cono
mic
sec
urity
, Con
nect
icut
incl
udes
som
e of
the
wea
lthie
st f
amili
es a
nd th
e po
ores
t fam
ilies
in th
e na
tion,
ofte
n liv
ing
only
mile
s of
eac
h ot
her.
One
in f
our
Con
nect
icut
stud
ents
is c
onsi
dere
d lo
w-i
ncom
e (e
.g.,
a fa
mily
of
thre
eea
rnin
g le
ss th
an $
25,0
00 a
yea
r.)
The
ris
ing
tide
of p
rosp
erity
is n
ot li
ftin
g al
l boa
ts, a
s m
any
in C
onne
ctic
ut s
trug
gle
to m
eet
the
basi
c ne
ed b
oth
to h
ouse
and
fee
d th
eir
fam
ilies
.
Chi
ldre
n's
heal
th in
Con
nect
icut
has
bee
n im
prov
ing
inre
cent
yea
rs f
or o
ur y
oung
est,
but t
heir
phy
sica
l wel
l-be
ing
isst
ill o
f gr
eat c
once
rn. W
ith o
ne in
fiv
e ch
ildre
n se
vere
lyov
erw
eigh
t, an
d fe
wer
than
one
in th
ree
kids
mee
ting
basi
cph
ysic
al f
itnes
s le
vels
, we
need
to in
vest
mor
e in
kee
ping
our
kids
hea
lthy,
and
in p
reve
ntin
g th
e ch
roni
c di
seas
es f
rom
whi
ch th
ey w
ill s
uffe
r as
adu
lts. T
he r
ate
of lo
w-w
eigh
t bir
ths
has
been
incr
easi
ng s
tead
ily f
or th
e pa
st f
ifte
en y
ears
fro
m
How
Wel
l Are
Con
nect
icut
Chi
ldre
n D
oing
Now
?In
dica
tor
Num
ber
Rat
eR
ecen
tT
rend
**R
egio
nal d
ata
on p
age
. c 00 vi
Chi
ldre
n R
ecei
ving
Wel
fare
(T
FA
)pe
rcen
t of
all c
hild
ren,
Jun
e 19
9852
,218
7.0%
Bet
ter
19
Fre
e/R
educ
ed P
rice
Sch
ool M
eals
perc
ent o
f al
l stu
dent
s w
ho a
re e
ligib
le, 1
998-
9913
5,70
625
.3%
n/a
20
Hig
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tpe
rcen
t of
stud
ents
wor
king
16+
hou
rs/w
eek,
1998
36,3
7431
.3%
Wor
se21
Birt
hs to
Tee
n M
othe
rspe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
s, 1
997
3,57
88.
3%W
orse
22
C 4.0 IV 0 X
Low
Birt
hwei
ght
per
1,00
0 bi
rths
, 199
73,
136
73.4
per
1,0
00W
orse
25
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
, avg
. 199
5-97
306
7.0
per
1,00
0B
ette
r26
Late
or
No
Pre
nata
l Car
epe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
s, 1
997
4,34
210
.9%
Bet
ter
27
Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Tes
tspe
rcen
t of
4, 6
, 8 a
nd 1
0th
grad
e st
uden
ts, 1
997-
9836
,831
28.3
%B
ette
r28
c 0 1 0 = 13 W
Pre
scho
ol E
xper
ienc
epe
rcen
t of
all k
inde
rgar
ten
stud
ents
, 199
8-99
30,5
4772
.0%
Bet
ter
31
Mee
ting
CM
T G
oal
perc
ent o
f al
l six
th g
rade
stu
dent
s, 1
998-
9913
,049
33.8
%B
ette
r32
Bel
ow C
MT
Bas
ic L
evel
perc
ent o
f al
l six
th g
rade
stu
dent
s, 1
998-
998,
840
22.9
%B
ette
r33
Mee
ting
CA
PT
Goa
lpe
rcen
t of
all t
enth
gra
de s
tude
nts,
199
8-99
4,93
015
.3%
Bet
ter
34
Bel
ow C
AP
T B
asic
Lev
elpe
rcen
t of
all t
enth
gra
de s
tude
nts,
199
8-99
8,63
926
.8%
Bet
ter
35
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
s.
perc
ent o
f al
l stu
dent
s gr
ades
9-1
2, 1
997-
984,
963
3.5%
Bet
ter
36
Ai:
Ti = 03 (/)
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
perc
ent o
f al
l chi
ldre
n, S
FY 1
998-
9916
,705
2.2%
Bet
ter
39
Chi
ld D
eath
s;
per
100,
000
child
ren
ages
1-1
4, a
vg. 1
993-
9714
224
.1 p
er 1
00,0
00B
ette
r40
Pre
vent
able
Tee
n D
eath
s1
five
yea
r av
g.19
93-9
782
*n/
a41
iJu
veni
le V
iole
nt C
rime
Arr
ests
per
100,
000
child
ren
ages
10-
17, a
vg. 1
996-
981,
440
451.
1 pe
r 10
0,00
0W
orse
42
* N
umbe
r to
o sm
all t
o ca
lcul
ate
mea
ning
ful r
ate.
** T
his
data
is a
sum
mar
y of
the
data
pre
sent
ed in
the
rest
of t
he b
ook.
The
sta
tew
ide
tren
ds s
how
n he
re
are
for
the
mos
t rec
ent t
ime
perio
d, m
ost c
omm
only
five
yea
rs. P
leas
e re
fer
to th
e C
hild
Wel
l-Bei
ng In
dica
tors
sec
tion,
pag
es 1
8-42
for
mor
e de
tail.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
5
6.4%
of
all b
irth
s in
198
3 to
7.3
% in
199
7. I
f th
is p
atte
rnco
ntin
ues,
infa
nt m
orta
lity
will
like
ly b
egin
to c
limb
agai
n. W
ene
ed to
pro
vide
mor
e se
rvic
es to
pre
gnan
t wom
en if
we
are
to o
ffse
t thi
s tr
end.
We
need
to d
o m
ore,
als
o, to
red
uce
the
larg
e ga
p be
twee
n ch
ildre
n w
ho g
row
up
in lo
w-i
ncom
eho
useh
olds
with
out a
cces
s to
hea
lth c
are,
and
thos
e in
wea
lthie
r ho
mes
who
ben
efit
from
qua
lity
prev
entiv
eca
re.
Con
nect
icut
's e
duca
tion
syst
em is
one
of
the
best
in th
ena
tion
over
all,
but m
any
scho
ols
do n
ot h
ave
the
faci
litie
san
d re
sour
ces
they
nee
d to
ser
ve k
ids
wel
l. C
lass
room
sar
est
ill to
o cr
owde
d an
d te
ache
rs a
re s
till s
trug
glin
g to
hel
pch
ildre
n le
arn.
Mos
t dis
turb
ing
is th
e la
rge
diff
eren
ce in
stud
ent a
chie
vem
ent b
etw
een
wea
lthy
subu
rban
sch
ools
and
poor
er u
rban
sch
ools
. Whi
le p
rogr
ess
is b
eing
mad
e in
addr
essi
ng th
ese
issu
es, t
he p
ictu
re p
aint
ed b
y th
e st
atis
tics
in th
is b
ook
is v
ery
dist
urbi
ng: M
ore
than
one
in f
ive
(22.
9%)
sixt
h gr
ader
s sc
ored
bel
ow r
emed
ial o
n ei
ther
rea
ding
,w
ritin
g or
mat
hem
atic
s in
199
8.In
fou
r of
Con
nect
icut
'sla
rges
t citi
es, t
he p
ictu
re is
mor
e bl
eak:
Mor
e th
an h
alf
of th
esi
xth
grad
ers
in th
ese
citie
s sc
ored
bel
ow r
emed
ial l
evel
s.
0T
he s
afet
y of
all
child
ren
rem
ains
an
area
of
grea
tco
ncer
n.W
hile
gre
at s
trid
es h
ave
been
mad
e ov
er th
e pa
st c
entu
ry a
tsa
fegu
ardi
ng c
hild
ren
from
har
m, o
ne p
reve
ntab
le in
jury
or
deat
h is
one
too
man
y. E
ach
year
, tho
usan
ds o
f ch
ildre
nac
ross
the
stat
e be
com
e vi
ctim
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
,di
e of
pre
vent
able
cau
ses,
or
com
mit
viol
ent c
rim
es. E
ach
inst
ance
is a
hea
rtbr
eaki
ng d
oor
clos
ed to
a o
nce
brig
htfu
ture
. It i
s es
sent
ial t
hat w
e ke
ep o
ur c
hild
ren
safe
fro
m h
arm
ifef
fort
s to
impr
ove
the
othe
r m
easu
res
of h
ealth
, edu
catio
nor
eco
nom
ic s
ecur
ity a
re to
hav
e an
y m
eani
ng a
t all.
6C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Som
e G
ood
New
s an
d S
ome
Bad
....
Perh
aps
the
best
new
s to
be
foun
d am
ong
the
data
in th
is b
ook
is th
at C
onne
ctic
ut is
impr
ovin
g on
all
six
mea
sure
s of
our
child
ren'
s ed
ucat
iona
l wel
l-be
ing.
Aca
dem
ic a
chie
vem
ent
on th
eC
onne
ctic
ut M
aste
ry T
ests
and
Aca
dem
ic P
erfo
rman
ce T
ests
has
impr
oved
, with
mor
e st
uden
ts le
arni
ng th
e ba
sics
, and
mor
e of
them
mee
ting
high
aca
dem
ic g
oals
. Few
er s
tude
nts
are
drop
ping
out o
f hi
gh s
choo
l and
mor
e ch
ildre
n re
gula
rly
atte
nd p
resc
hool
.
Not
all
of th
ese
gain
s ar
e eq
ually
sha
red
acro
ss r
egio
ns o
f th
est
ate,
how
ever
, and
ther
e re
mai
ns m
uch
wor
k to
be
done
by
215t
cent
ury
polic
y m
aker
s to
ass
ure
equa
l edu
catio
nal o
ppor
tuni
tyfo
r al
l stu
dent
s in
the
stat
e. W
hile
the
educ
atio
nal s
yste
m in
Con
nect
icut
stil
l has
ser
ious
fla
ws
espe
cial
ly n
oted
in th
etr
emen
dous
gap
s in
stu
dent
ach
ieve
men
t bet
wee
n af
flue
nt a
ndim
pove
rish
ed s
choo
lsw
e ar
e at
leas
t hea
ded
in th
e ri
ght
dire
ctio
n.
The
wor
st n
ews
we
have
to s
hare
is in
the
stri
king
dif
fere
nce
inou
tcom
es b
etw
een
child
ren
grow
ing
up in
wea
lth a
nd th
ose
inpo
vert
y in
our
sta
te. T
he f
ive
larg
est c
ities
in C
onne
ctic
ut s
core
dw
orse
than
the
stat
ewid
e av
erag
e on
alm
ost e
very
sin
gle
indi
ca-
tor,
in m
any
case
s do
ing
mor
e th
an tw
ice
as p
oorl
y. T
heir
poo
rou
tcom
es o
n m
any
of th
ese
indi
cato
rs a
re li
nked
dir
ectly
to c
hild
pove
rty,
and
bec
ause
pov
erty
is c
once
ntra
ted
in u
rban
are
as,
thes
e ar
eas
will
see
sig
nifi
cant
ly w
orse
rat
es th
an a
vera
ge. W
hen
this
boo
k co
mbi
nes
the
data
for
man
y sm
alle
r ci
ties
with
thei
rsu
rrou
ndin
g su
burb
s fo
r th
e pu
rpos
es o
f cr
eatin
g ap
prox
imat
ely
equi
vale
nt r
egio
ns, i
t may
gen
tly m
ask
an im
port
ant t
ruth
: Man
ysm
all c
ities
hav
e pr
oble
ms
sim
ilar
to th
ose
of C
onne
ctic
ut's
larg
est c
ities
. Whe
ther
larg
e or
sm
all,
the
real
ity o
f 20
00 is
that
ther
e ar
e no
t eno
ugh
loca
l res
ourc
es to
dea
l with
thes
e pr
ob-
lem
s in
Con
nect
icut
citi
es o
f an
y si
ze.
Whe
n th
e 20
00 c
ensu
s da
ta a
re r
elea
sed,
we
will
hav
e a
bette
rm
easu
re o
f po
vert
y at
the
loca
l lev
el. Y
et, b
ased
on
curr
ently
-av
aila
ble
info
rmat
ion,
sta
tew
ide
figu
res
show
that
whi
le w
elfa
re
rolls
are
dec
reas
ing,
it a
ppea
rs th
at c
hild
pov
erty
was
act
ually
incr
easi
ng in
the
latte
r ha
lf o
f th
e 19
90's
. An
exte
nsiv
e su
rvey
of
emer
genc
y fo
od s
ites
and
thei
r cl
ient
s co
nduc
ted
by C
AR
S la
stye
ar f
ound
that
the
need
for
em
erge
ncy
food
was
ris
ing,
esp
e-ci
ally
am
ong
child
ren
and
wor
king
adu
lts. D
onat
ions
to s
oup
kitc
hens
and
foo
d pa
ntri
es w
ere
leve
l or
dow
n, b
ut d
eman
d w
asup
. In
addi
tion,
the
need
for
foo
d am
ong
thes
e w
orki
ng f
amili
esan
d ot
hers
wen
t bey
ond
a on
e-tim
e em
erge
ncy
need
. Man
yre
port
ed n
eedi
ng o
ngoi
ng f
ood
assi
stan
ce, s
igna
ling
the
exis
t-en
ce o
f a
chro
nic
prob
lem
of
food
inse
curi
ty in
Con
nect
icut
.It
iskn
own
that
hun
gry
child
ren
are
also
at r
isk
of o
ther
edu
catio
nal
and
heal
th p
robl
ems
as a
con
sequ
ence
of
thei
r hu
nger
. Are
thes
e pr
oble
ms
abou
t to
get w
orse
in C
onne
ctic
ut?
The
num
ber
of s
tude
nts
who
are
elig
ible
to r
ecei
ve f
ree
orre
duce
d-pr
ice
scho
ol m
eals
is th
e be
st a
vaila
ble
loca
l lev
elm
easu
re o
f th
e ec
onom
ic s
ecur
ity o
f C
onne
ctic
ut f
amili
es. A
t the
star
t of
the
new
cen
tury
, one
-qua
rter
of
Con
nect
icut
's c
hild
ren
qula
ify
for
thes
e m
eals
. In
the
wea
lthie
st s
tate
in th
e w
orld
'sw
ealth
iest
nat
ion,
this
num
ber
is s
tart
ling.
I6
As
we
ente
r th
e ne
w m
illen
nium
. . .
We
can
and
mus
t do
bette
r by
our
chi
ldre
n if
we
are
to p
repa
reth
em to
lead
us
into
the
next
mill
enni
um. A
t the
clo
se o
f th
eni
nete
enth
cen
tury
, new
spap
ers
and
mag
azin
es p
redi
cted
mar
velo
us th
ings
for
the
next
hun
dred
yea
rs: G
reat
air
ship
sw
ould
fly
acr
oss
the
seas
, wir
eles
s te
leph
ones
wou
ld s
pan
the
wor
ld, p
eopl
e w
ould
wat
ch m
ovin
g im
ages
in th
eir
own
hom
es.
Any
thin
g se
emed
pos
sibl
e. W
ith in
genu
ity, h
ard
wor
k, a
nd p
lent
yof
gov
ernm
ent s
uppo
rt, t
hese
thin
gs h
appe
ned.
At t
he b
egin
ning
of
the
twen
tieth
cen
tury
, the
re w
ere
even
pred
ictio
ns th
at th
e ne
xt h
undr
ed y
ears
wou
ld w
itnes
s an
end
topo
vert
y an
d w
ar. F
or a
var
iety
of
reas
ons,
thes
e th
ings
did
n't
happ
en.
Now
, at t
he b
egin
ning
of
the
21"
cent
ury,
we
have
a c
hoic
e. W
eca
n in
vest
in o
ur c
hild
ren
the
way
we
inve
st in
our
tech
nolo
gy, o
rw
e ca
n as
k ou
r ch
ildre
n to
mak
e it
on th
eir
own.
With
so
man
yte
chno
logi
cal a
dvan
ces
havi
ng c
ome
to p
ass,
is it
so
hard
tobe
lieve
that
we
can
mak
e ou
r ch
ildre
n m
ore
pros
pero
us to
o?
Wha
t will
be
the
mea
sure
s of
our
suc
cess
in th
e 21
" ce
ntur
y?W
hile
it is
too
soon
to k
now
them
all,
we
know
toda
y th
at o
nem
easu
re m
ust b
e a
heal
thy
star
t to
life
and
a se
cure
chi
ldho
odfo
r ev
ery
child
. We
have
a lo
ng w
ay to
go
to m
eet t
hat g
oal.
We
hope
that
this
boo
k w
ill h
elp
set t
he f
ound
atio
n up
on w
hich
we
mus
t bui
ld.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
7
ICA
"
Our
Vis
ion
for
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren
Eve
ry c
hild
sho
uld
have
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
dev
elop
to h
is o
r he
r fu
llpo
tent
ial.
In o
rder
for
this
opp
ortu
nity
to b
e gu
aran
teed
to e
very
chi
ld,
the
follo
win
g br
oad
goal
s m
ust b
e m
et:
PiS
ecur
ityA
ll ch
ildre
n de
serv
e a
secu
re f
utur
e an
d to
gro
w u
p in
an
econ
omic
ally
stab
le f
amily
.
8
17
a-A
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
Hea
lthA
ll ch
ildre
n de
serv
e to
be
free
fro
m h
unge
r an
d pr
even
tabl
e di
seas
ean
d to
rec
eive
reg
ular
hea
lth c
are.
Edu
catio
nA
ll ch
ildre
n de
serv
e an
edu
catio
n th
at p
repa
res
them
for
the
futu
re a
ndin
spir
es th
em to
ach
ieve
thei
r po
tent
ial.
Saf
ety
All
child
ren
dese
rve
to g
row
up
in n
urtu
ring
fam
ilies
fre
e fr
om a
buse
,vi
olen
ce a
nd th
e de
vast
atio
n of
alc
ohol
and
oth
er d
rugs
.
Und
erly
ing
Prin
cipl
es
In o
rder
to a
chie
ve th
is v
isio
n fo
r C
onne
ctic
ut's
chi
ldre
n, e
very
seg
men
t of
soci
ety
will
have
to d
o its
par
t. W
e be
lieve
that
:
Fam
ilies
are
the
prim
ary
care
give
rs f
or c
hild
ren.
Fam
ilies
hav
e th
e fi
rst r
espo
nsib
il-ity
for
the
phys
ical
and
em
otio
nal w
ell-
bein
g of
chi
ldre
n. F
amili
es, a
s fi
rst t
each
ers,
prov
ide
the
mos
t bas
ic e
duca
tion
for
child
ren,
fro
m e
arly
ver
bal l
angu
age
skill
s to
valu
es a
nd e
thic
s. B
ut d
espi
te th
eir
best
eff
orts
, it i
s ha
rd f
or s
ome
fam
ilies
to r
aise
thei
r ch
ildre
n w
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ly w
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esha
ping
of
our
econ
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has
chan
ged
the
rule
s of
the
gam
e fo
r m
any
pare
nts.
Giv
en th
ese
new
econ
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and
soc
ial r
ealit
ies,
som
e fa
mili
es w
ill r
equi
re m
ore
assi
stan
ce th
an o
ther
s.
Com
mun
ities
are
als
o re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e ch
ildre
n in
thei
r m
idst
. Som
e en
titie
sw
ithin
the
com
mun
ity, s
uch
as s
choo
ls, h
ave
clea
rly
defi
ned
role
s. O
ther
s, in
clud
ing
chur
ches
and
civ
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rgan
izat
ions
, hav
e a
resp
onsi
bilit
y to
hel
p ch
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n di
rect
ly a
ndra
ise
the
cons
ciou
snes
s of
the
who
le c
omm
unity
abo
ut c
hild
ren'
s ne
eds.
Of
late
,so
me
empl
oyer
s an
d bu
sine
sses
hav
e be
gun
to c
onsi
der
child
ren
and
fam
ily is
sues
as th
ey e
xplo
re c
urre
nt a
nd f
utur
e w
orkf
orce
con
cern
s.
Gov
ernm
ent's
res
pons
ibili
ty f
or c
hild
ren
is to
be
the
boot
stra
p th
at g
uara
ntee
seq
ualit
y of
opp
ortu
nity
. Rec
ogni
zing
that
not
all
fam
ilies
and
com
mun
ities
will
be
equa
lly w
ell e
quip
ped
to p
rovi
de f
or c
hild
ren,
gov
ernm
ent a
t all
leve
ls (
loca
l, st
ate
and
fede
ral)
mus
t hel
p to
bal
ance
the
scal
es. T
he e
vide
nce
is c
lear
: Inv
estin
g in
gov
ern-
men
t pro
gram
s th
at w
ork
for
child
ren
can
assu
re th
em a
ll a
fair
sta
rt in
life
.
Chi
ldre
n m
ust b
e gi
ven
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
exp
erie
nce
the
rich
ness
of
econ
omic
and
ethn
ic d
iver
sity
in th
eir
neig
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s an
d in
thei
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hool
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over
n-m
ent p
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ies
on h
ousi
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nova
tive
effo
rts
to p
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scho
ol in
tegr
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n, w
em
ust b
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to b
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dow
n th
e ba
rrie
rs th
at s
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ate
child
ren
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hnic
, rac
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Ass
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for
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for
Hum
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Con
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Fam
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bene
fits
in J
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of 1
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and
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.
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the
prob
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TFA
ben
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inC
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7.0%
of
the
child
pop
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ofm
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than
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the
year
bef
ore.
How
ever
,be
caus
e no
t eve
ry c
hild
who
is p
oor
rece
ives
TFA
ben
efits
,it
is o
nly
a m
easu
re o
f pr
ogra
m p
artic
ipat
ion
and
cann
otbe
use
d as
a c
ompl
ete
mea
sure
of
child
pov
erty
. Oth
erm
easu
res
(see
nex
t pag
e) s
how
that
mor
e th
an tw
ice
asm
any
child
ren
who
get
TFA
are
elig
ible
for
fre
e lu
nche
s, a
mor
e ac
cura
te m
easu
re o
f th
e ec
onom
ic s
ecur
ity o
fsc
hool
-age
chi
ldre
n.
Impa
ctC
hild
ren
are
poor
bec
ause
they
live
with
adu
lts w
ho a
repo
or. E
duca
tion,
rac
e, a
ge a
nd m
arita
l sta
tus
are
the
fact
ors
that
mos
t aff
ect f
amily
inco
me.
Chi
ldre
n liv
ing
inpo
vert
y ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
hav
e le
arni
ng d
isab
ilitie
s,em
otio
nal a
nd b
ehav
iora
l pro
blem
s, e
xper
ienc
e sc
hool
failu
re, a
nd b
e at
ris
k fo
r te
enag
e ch
ildbe
arin
g, c
hild
abu
sean
d ne
glec
t, cr
ime
and
delin
quen
cy.
Sol
utio
nsM
ore
livin
g w
age
jobs
, job
trai
ning
opp
ortu
nitie
s, im
-pr
oved
tran
spor
tatio
n an
d av
aila
bilit
y of
qua
lity
child
car
e,an
d in
crea
sed
avai
labi
lity
of s
ubst
ance
abu
se tr
eatm
ent
prog
ram
s w
ill r
educ
e th
e ne
ed f
or w
elfa
re. C
ontin
uing
toim
prov
e ch
ild s
uppo
rt c
olle
ctio
ns w
ill h
elp
child
ren
whi
lere
duci
ng g
over
nmen
t exp
endi
ture
s in
the
futu
re.
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ervi
ces
El =
Wor
se th
an s
tate
-wid
e ra
te
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
19
Fre
e or
Red
uced
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e S
choo
l Mea
lsR
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ed-
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e19
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486
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10.1
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tral
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636
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736
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Sou
rce:
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nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
= W
orse
than
sta
te-w
ide
rate
.
Not
e: T
he 1
998-
99 s
choo
l yea
r w
as th
e fir
st y
ear
whi
ch d
ata
was
col
lect
ed fo
r el
igib
ility
for
free
or
redu
ced-
pric
e sc
hool
mea
ls, a
s op
pose
d to
pro
gram
par
ticip
atio
n. T
here
fore
this
dat
a is
not c
ompa
rabl
e to
pre
viou
s ye
ars'
dat
a, a
nd r
egio
n to
reg
ion
com
paris
ons
shou
ld b
e m
ade
with
cau
tion.
20C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Def
initi
onSt
uden
ts w
hose
fam
ilies
ear
n le
ss th
an 1
30%
of
the
fede
ral
pove
rty
leve
l (FP
L),
or
$21,
710
for
a fa
mily
of
four
, are
elig
ible
for
free
sch
ool m
eals
. Stu
dent
s w
hose
fam
ilies
ear
n be
twee
n 13
0%an
d 18
5% o
f th
e FP
L (
$30,
895
for
a fa
mily
of
four
) ar
e el
igib
le f
orre
duce
d-pr
ice
mea
ls. T
hese
dat
a ar
e sh
own
as a
per
cent
age
ofto
tal s
choo
l enr
ollm
ent f
or th
e 19
98-9
9 sc
hool
yea
r.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
One
-qua
rter
(11
0,77
1 or
25.
3%)
of a
ll C
onne
ctic
ut s
tude
nts
wer
eel
igib
le to
rec
eive
fre
e or
red
uced
-pri
ce s
choo
l mea
ls. A
lthou
ghno
t tru
ly a
mea
sure
of
child
pov
erty
, thi
s in
dica
tor
is th
e m
ost
accu
rate
mea
sure
of
the
num
ber
of s
choo
l-ag
e ch
ildre
n liv
ing
inlo
w-i
ncom
e fa
mili
es th
at is
ava
ilabl
e an
nual
ly o
n a
loca
l lev
el in
Con
nect
icut
.
Impa
ctIn
add
ition
to th
e ca
uses
of
pove
rty
liste
d un
der
the
"Chi
ldre
nR
ecei
ving
Wel
fare
" he
adin
g, it
is im
port
ant t
o no
te th
at m
ost l
ow-
inco
me
fam
ilies
hav
e at
leas
t one
par
ent w
orki
ng f
ull-
time.
Thi
ssh
ift t
owar
d "w
orki
ng b
ut p
oor"
is o
ne o
f th
e m
ost s
trik
ing
chan
ges
in C
onne
ctic
ut f
amily
pov
erty
in th
e pa
st th
irty
yea
rs.
Alth
ough
not
eve
ry c
hild
elig
ible
for
fre
e m
eals
can
be
clas
sifi
edas
poo
r, c
hild
ren
livin
g in
pov
erty
are
mor
e lik
ely
to h
ave
lear
ning
disa
bilit
ies,
em
otio
nal a
nd b
ehav
iora
l pro
blem
s, e
xper
ienc
esc
hool
fai
lure
, and
be
at r
isk
for
teen
age
child
bear
ing,
chi
ldab
use
and
negl
ect,
crim
e an
d de
linqu
ency
.
Sol
utio
nsIn
add
ition
to im
prov
ed jo
b tr
aini
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
child
supp
ort c
olle
ctio
ns, i
ncre
asin
g th
e m
inim
um w
age
wou
ld h
elp
man
y of
Con
nect
icut
's lo
w-i
ncom
e fa
mili
es r
aise
thei
r ch
ildre
n.In
add
ition
, the
re a
re m
any
chan
ges
to C
onne
ctic
ut's
tax
code
whi
ch w
ould
hel
p lo
wer
-inc
ome
wor
king
par
ents
. Ava
ilabi
lity
ofqu
ality
chi
ld c
are,
incl
udin
g be
fore
- an
d af
ter-
scho
ol c
are,
is a
lso
cruc
ial i
f st
rugg
ling
pare
nts
are
goin
g to
be
able
to s
tay
empl
oyed
.
Hig
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tD
efin
ition
The
num
ber
of h
igh
scho
ol ju
nior
s an
d se
nior
s w
ho w
ork
mor
e th
an 1
6 ho
urs
per
wee
k, s
how
n as
a p
erce
ntag
e of
stud
ents
who
res
pond
ed to
the
surv
ey.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Alm
ost o
ne-t
hird
(31
.3%
) of
all
high
sch
ool j
unio
rs a
ndse
nior
s re
port
ed w
orki
ng m
ore
than
16
hour
spe
r w
eek.
Impa
ctW
ork
expe
rien
ces
duri
ng th
e te
en y
ears
are
oft
enve
rypo
sitiv
e in
trod
uctio
ns in
to th
e w
orld
of
wor
k, te
achi
ngyo
ung
peop
le r
espo
nsib
ility
and
mon
ey m
anag
emen
t.H
owev
er, a
con
sequ
ence
of
empl
oym
ent i
s of
ten
ade
clin
e in
sch
ool p
erfo
rman
ce. T
he p
rim
ary
job
of h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts
shou
ld b
e to
com
plet
e th
eir
educ
atio
n,ye
t man
y je
opar
dize
thei
r sc
hool
suc
cess
by
wor
king
long
hour
s at
jobs
to e
arn
mon
ey.
Hig
h sc
hool
stu
dent
s w
ork
exce
ssiv
e ho
urs
(her
e de
fine
das
mor
e th
an 1
6 ho
urs
per
wee
k) p
rim
arily
bec
ause
they
need
the
inco
me,
eith
er to
hel
p m
aint
ain
thei
r ho
useh
old,
save
for
col
lege
or
a ca
r, o
r fo
r sp
endi
ng-m
oney
for
clot
hes
and
recr
eatio
n. H
owev
er, t
heir
abi
lity
to w
ork
also
requ
ires
that
ther
e be
jobs
ava
ilabl
e an
d th
at th
e yo
uth
have
tran
spor
tatio
n to
and
fro
m w
ork.
Sol
utio
nsA
ny s
teps
to in
crea
se f
amily
eco
nom
ic s
ecur
ity w
ould
likel
y al
low
stu
dent
s to
foc
us m
ore
on th
eir
scho
ol w
ork
rath
er th
an e
arni
ng m
oney
.
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NN
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all 1
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te D
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OPY
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orse
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ide
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nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
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hild
ren:
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ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
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a B
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21
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hs to
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rs
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th C
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th C
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al V
115
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tral
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entr
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10.4
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tford
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ter
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Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
t = W
orse
than
sta
te-w
ide
rate
.
Def
initi
onT
his
indi
cato
r tr
acks
the
num
ber
of b
abie
s bo
rn to
wom
en a
ge 1
9 or
youn
ger,
and
is e
xpre
ssed
as
a pe
rcen
tage
of
all l
ive
birt
hs.
Size
of
the
prob
lem
The
rew
ere
3,57
8 ba
bies
bor
n to
teen
age
mot
hers
in 1
997.
22C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Impa
ctT
wo
prim
ary
fact
ors
are
invo
lved
in te
en b
irth
s: th
enu
mbe
r of
teen
age
girl
s w
ho g
et p
regn
ant,
and
the
num
ber
of te
ens
who
cho
ose
to c
arry
the
fetu
s to
term
. Stu
dies
sug
gest
that
as
man
y as
85%
of te
enpr
egna
ncie
s ar
e un
inte
nded
.
Bei
ng p
oor
with
out t
he h
ope
of a
ltern
ativ
e lif
e ch
oice
sin
crea
ses
the
likel
ihoo
d of
teen
pre
gnan
cy. T
eens
who
exhi
bit p
robl
em b
ehav
ior
in s
choo
l are
mor
e lik
ely
toen
d up
teen
mot
hers
. Gir
ls w
hose
fri
ends
and
sib
lings
are
alre
ady
mot
hers
are
als
o m
ore
likel
y to
bec
ome
teen
age
mot
hers
. Lac
k of
info
rmat
ion
and
acce
ssto
birt
h co
ntro
l als
o in
crea
ses
the
likel
ihoo
d of
uni
n-te
nded
pre
gnan
cy.
Chi
ldre
n ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
be
born
to te
en m
othe
rs in
urba
n an
d po
or a
reas
of
Con
nect
icut
. Bla
ck a
ndH
ispa
nic
teen
s ar
e di
spro
port
iona
tely
rep
rese
nted
.T
wen
ty-t
hree
per
cent
of
all H
ispa
nic
birt
hs a
nd 1
8% o
fal
l bla
ck b
irth
s ar
e to
wom
enag
e 19
or y
oung
er w
hile
only
4%
of
all w
hite
bir
ths
are
in th
at s
ame
age
grou
p.
Res
earc
h in
dica
tes
that
chi
ldre
n of
teen
mot
hers
are
mor
e lik
ely
to g
row
up
poor
and
rel
y on
pub
lic a
ssis
-ta
nce.
The
y ar
e al
so a
t a g
reat
er r
isk
of lo
wer
inte
llec-
tual
and
aca
dem
ic a
chie
vem
ent,
beha
vior
pro
blem
san
d ea
rly
child
bea
ring
than
chi
ldre
n of
old
er m
othe
rs.
Solu
tions
The
re a
re n
umer
ous
succ
essf
ul te
en p
regn
ancy
prev
entio
n pr
ogra
ms
in C
onne
ctic
ut. T
hese
pro
gram
sm
ust b
e be
tter
fund
ed a
nd n
ew p
rogr
ams
crea
ted
ifw
e ar
e to
red
uce
the
rate
of
birt
hs to
teen
mot
hers
.
3z4
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
23
3333
4-
24
D
Hea
lth
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gx.`
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11
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TE
CT
°I
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749I
1 90
1o
do d
o"5
1
Our
Vis
ion:
All
child
ren
dese
rve
to b
e fr
ee fr
om h
unge
r an
d pr
even
tabl
e di
seas
e an
dto
rec
eive
reg
ular
hea
lth c
are.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
3co
l-
Low
Birt
hwei
ght
Def
initi
onL
ow b
irth
wei
ght,
defi
ned
as u
nder
51/
2 po
unds
(2,5
00 g
ram
s), i
s a
maj
or f
acto
r in
infa
nt m
orta
lity.
It is
rep
orte
d as
a r
ate
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
3,13
6 ba
bies
wer
e bo
rn in
Con
nect
icut
in 1
997
who
wei
ghed
less
than
51/
2 po
unds
. Thi
s tr
ansl
ates
to 7
3.4
per
1000
bir
ths
or 7
% o
f al
l bir
ths.
The
perc
enta
ge o
f al
l inf
ants
who
are
bor
n to
o sm
all
has
incr
ease
d ov
er th
e pa
st d
ecad
e. C
onne
ctic
utra
nks
2151
in th
e na
tion
on th
is m
easu
re.
Impa
ctN
earl
y tw
o-th
irds
of
low
-wei
ght b
irth
s ar
e ca
used
by c
igar
ette
sm
okin
g du
ring
pre
gnan
cy, l
owm
ater
nal w
eigh
t gai
n an
d lo
w m
ater
nal w
eigh
tbe
fore
pre
gnan
cy. T
eena
gers
and
wom
en li
ving
inpo
vert
y ar
e at
gre
ater
ris
k of
exp
erie
ncin
g lo
w-
wei
ght b
irth
s.
Des
pite
bei
ng a
fra
ctio
n of
all
birt
hs, l
ow-w
eigh
tbi
rths
acc
ount
for
mor
e th
an o
ne-t
hird
of
all
dolla
rs s
pent
on
heal
th c
are
for
infa
nts.
In
thei
r fi
rst
year
, low
-wei
ght i
nfan
ts o
n av
erag
e ha
ve h
ealth
cost
s w
hich
are
six
tim
es g
reat
er th
an th
ose
ofno
rmal
wei
ght i
nfan
ts.
Sol
utio
nsIn
crea
sing
the
num
ber
of h
ealth
y pr
egna
ncie
s w
illha
ve th
e gr
eate
st im
pact
on
low
-wei
ght b
irth
s.St
rate
gies
sho
uld
incl
ude
prom
otin
g po
sitiv
epr
enat
al li
fest
yles
, spe
cifi
cally
sm
okin
g ce
ssat
ion
duri
ng p
regn
ancy
, and
incr
easi
ng a
cces
s to
qua
lity
pren
atal
car
e th
at in
clud
es e
arly
ris
k as
sess
men
tan
d he
alth
pro
mot
ion.
RE
GIO
NN
AM
E19
87#
Rat
e19
92# -
Rat
e19
97.
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ate
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'97
Bet
ter
% C
hang
eor
in R
ate
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seN
orth
wes
t11
652
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957
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152
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ousa
toni
c V
alle
y95
49.7
119
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132
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ford
115
73.9
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63.9
125
71.6
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Sou
thw
est I
4144
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51.4
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outh
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t II
126
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gepo
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th C
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9457
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Sou
th C
entr
al II
I92
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th C
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5547
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ti
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itol I
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559
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l IV
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8057
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NE
CT
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118
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673
.46
Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
Wor
se th
an s
tate
-wid
e ra
te
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
25
Nor
thw
est
11
Hou
sato
nic
Val
ley
10
Sta
mfo
rd9
Sou
thw
est I
5
Sou
thw
est I
I11
Brid
gepo
rt35
Sou
thw
est I
ll9
Sou
thw
est I
V9
Wat
erbu
ry21
Nau
gatu
ck V
alle
y8
Sou
th C
entr
al I
11
New
Hav
en42
Sout
h C
entr
al I
I12
Sou
th C
entr
al Il
l10
Sou
th C
entr
al IV
7
Sout
h C
entr
al V
14
Cen
tral
I11
Cen
tral
II
18
,Har
tfor
d48
Cap
itol I
13
Cap
itol I
I10
Cap
itol
14
Cap
itol
IV9
Cap
itol V
16
Nor
thea
st13
Sout
heas
tSo
uthe
ast S
hore
20
CO
NN
EC
TIC
UT
417
5.3
5.4
6.0
6.6
12.6
6.8
7.2
11.6 5.9
6.5
18.5 7.6
7.0
5.9
7.7
7.4
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
1990
-92
1995
-97
'92-
'97
Bet
ter
Ann
ual A
vg.
Ann
ual A
vg. %
Cha
nge
or#
Rat
e#
Rat
ein
Rat
e W
orse
14 11 12
5
11
6.1
5.3
6.1
5.6
12.6
5.9
65.
0
209.
79
6.4
105.
5
2711
.5 6.8
95.
9
85.
9
;;13
6.2
85.
5
9.4.
.1-1
4.11
117.
4
86.
011
5.7
96.
6
:.6
.5.
199.
7
9.2
370
7.6
Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
8 8 7 8 8 24 7 7 15 7 10 11 4 4 15 5
13
t2'.1
3 9
12 11 10
4.0
4.1
4.1 5.6
4.1
10.6
4.8
4.7
8.6
5.2
6.0
11.4 7.4
7.7
9.8
14.4 7.0
8.2
6.3
6.8
149.
3
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-23
-33
nia
-27
-16
-19 -1
9
n/a
n/a 24 n/a 4
,37 11 3 43
11 V
. 8.1.
116.
8-3
0
306
7.0
-8
= W
orse
than
sta
te-w
ide
rate
.N
umbe
r to
o sm
all t
o ca
lcul
ate
mea
ning
ful r
ate.
Def
initi
onT
he in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te p
rovi
des
a ge
nera
l mea
sure
of
Con
nect
icut
's m
ater
nal
and
child
hea
lth s
tatu
s. I
t is
repo
rted
as
the
num
ber
of in
fant
s de
aths
(un
der
one
year
of
age)
per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irth
s.
26C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
In C
onne
ctic
ut, 3
10 in
fant
s di
ed in
199
7 be
fore
thei
r fi
rst b
irth
day.
Rec
ent d
ecre
ases
in th
e ra
te o
fin
fant
dea
ths
cont
inue
s an
impr
ovin
g tr
end
over
the
last
dec
ade.
Nat
iona
lly, C
onne
ctic
ut r
anks
16t
hon
this
hea
lth m
easu
re.
Impa
ctB
irth
def
ects
, sud
den
infa
nt d
eath
syn
drom
e, lo
wbi
rthw
eigh
t, pr
emat
ure
birt
h, a
nd r
espi
rato
rydi
stre
ss s
yndr
ome
are
the
lead
ing
caus
es o
f in
fant
deat
hs. I
nfan
t mor
talit
y ra
tes
are
high
er f
or te
enag
em
othe
rs, m
othe
rs w
ith f
ewer
yea
rs o
f ed
ucat
ion,
unm
arri
ed m
othe
rs a
nd m
othe
rs w
ho s
mok
eddu
ring
pre
gnan
cy.
Eac
h in
fant
dea
th is
a tr
aged
y fo
r pa
rent
s, s
iblin
gsan
d ot
her
fam
ily m
embe
rs, a
nd r
epre
sent
s a
grea
tco
st to
fam
ilies
and
soc
iety
in te
rms
of lo
stpo
tent
ial a
nd p
rodu
ctiv
ity. D
irec
t med
ical
cos
tsin
clud
e ch
arge
s fo
r ph
ysic
ian
care
of
infa
nts
suff
erin
g bi
rth
com
plic
atio
ns a
nd r
ehos
pita
lizat
ion.
Sol
utio
nsPo
licie
s th
at e
mph
asiz
e he
alth
ier
preg
nanc
ies
and
redu
ce lo
w-w
eigh
t bir
ths
and
prem
atur
e de
liver
ies
- su
ch a
s un
iver
sal a
cces
s to
qua
lity
pren
atal
car
ean
d su
bsta
nce
abus
e co
unse
ling
- w
ill lo
wer
the
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
. Con
tinue
d ad
vanc
es in
med
ical
car
e w
ill a
lso
impr
ove
the
surv
ival
rat
es o
fat
-ris
k in
fant
s.
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
364-
Late
or
No
Pre
nata
l Car
eD
efin
ition
Lat
e pr
enat
al c
are
is d
efin
ed a
s m
edic
al c
are
that
begi
ns a
fter
the
firs
t thr
ee m
onth
s or
trim
este
r of
preg
nanc
y. T
hese
dat
a re
pres
ent t
he n
umbe
r of
birt
hs r
ecei
ving
late
or
no p
rena
tal c
are,
and
are
show
n as
a p
erce
ntag
e of
all
birt
hs.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
One
out
of
ever
y te
n (4
,342
) ba
bies
rec
eive
d la
te o
rno
pre
nata
l car
e in
199
7. T
his
is a
n im
prov
emen
tov
er r
ecen
t yea
rs.
Impa
ctL
ack
of h
ealth
insu
ranc
e, tr
ansp
orta
tion
issu
es,
and
lack
of
educ
atio
n as
to th
e be
nefi
ts o
f ea
rly
pren
atal
car
e al
l con
trib
ute
to th
is p
robl
em. P
oor
wom
en, v
ery
youn
g w
omen
and
poo
rly
educ
ated
wom
en a
re le
ast l
ikel
y to
rec
eive
pre
nata
l car
e in
thei
r fi
rst t
hree
mon
ths
of p
regn
ancy
. The
Bla
ckan
d H
ispa
nic
com
mun
ities
are
dis
prop
ortio
nate
lyaf
fect
ed b
y th
is p
robl
em.
Bab
ies
born
to w
omen
who
rec
eive
ear
ly p
rena
tal
care
are
less
at r
isk
of lo
w b
irth
wei
ght,
sick
ness
, or
dyin
g in
thei
r fi
rst y
ear.
Wom
en w
ho d
o no
t rec
eive
rout
ine
care
dur
ing
thei
r pr
egna
ncie
s ar
e ap
prox
i-m
atel
y th
ree
times
as
likel
y to
del
iver
loW
birt
hwei
ght i
nfan
ts a
s th
ose
who
do.
Ear
ly p
rena
tal
care
is a
cos
t-ef
fect
ive
mea
ns to
red
uce
prob
lem
sla
ter
in li
fe w
hich
are
ass
ocia
ted
with
ear
ly b
irth
and
heal
th p
robl
ems.
The
Nat
iona
l Ins
titut
e of
Med
icin
e es
timat
es th
at f
or e
very
dol
lar
inve
sted
inpr
enat
al c
are,
$3.
38 w
ill b
e sa
ved
for
the
care
of
low
bir
thw
eigh
t bab
ies
in th
eir
firs
t yea
r of
life
.
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= W
orse
than
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ide
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.
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utio
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rate
gies
sho
uld
incl
ude
incr
easi
ng a
cces
s to
hea
lth in
sura
nce,
cul
tura
lly-
sens
itive
pub
lic e
duca
tion
abou
t the
impo
rtan
ce o
f ea
rly
and
regu
lar
med
ical
care
dur
ing
preg
nanc
y, a
nd d
ecre
asin
g ba
rrie
rs s
uch
as tr
ansp
orta
tion.
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
27
3?37
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Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Tes
tsR
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ION
NA
ME
Boy
sG
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al%
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rce:
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
= W
orse
than
sta
te-w
ide
rate
.
Def
initi
onT
he n
umbe
r sh
own
here
is th
at o
f st
uden
ts in
gra
des
4, 6
, 8 a
nd 1
0 w
hom
et n
atio
nal a
ge a
nd s
ex s
tand
ards
on
all f
our
com
pone
nts
of th
ena
tiona
l phy
sica
l fitn
ess
test
dur
ing
scho
olye
ar 1
997-
98: s
it-an
d-re
ach,
sit-
up, p
ull-
up, a
nd m
ile r
un te
sts.
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as a
per
cent
age
of a
ll st
uden
ts in
thos
e gr
ades
who
took
the
test
s.
28C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
32'
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Tw
enty
-eig
ht p
erce
nt (
28.3
%)
of th
e st
uden
ts in
gra
des
4,6,
8 a
nd 1
0 m
et th
e na
tiona
l phy
sica
l fitn
ess
stan
dard
s on
all f
our
subt
ests
in 1
997.
Thi
s is
up s
light
ly f
rom
25%
in19
93. I
n al
l fou
r gr
ades
, boy
s sc
ored
hig
her
than
gir
ls,
with
the
larg
est d
iffe
renc
e in
sco
res
occu
rrin
gam
ong
tent
h gr
ade
stud
ents
, whe
re o
ne in
fiv
e gi
rls
pass
ed th
ete
sts
(20.
4%)
com
pare
d to
one
in th
ree
boys
(36
.2%
).
Impa
ctSu
rvey
s su
gges
t tha
t 15
to 2
5 pe
rcen
t of
child
ren
in th
eU
.S. a
re o
bese
. Sed
enta
ry h
abits
are
in p
art t
o bl
ame.
Poo
rph
ysic
al h
ealth
can
aff
ect a
per
son'
s ab
ility
to f
unct
ion
thro
ugho
ut h
is o
r he
r lif
etim
e. A
lthou
gh m
any
heal
thpr
oble
ms
asso
ciat
ed w
ith in
activ
ity a
nd o
besi
ty, s
uch
asdi
abet
es, h
yper
tens
ion
and
hear
t dis
ease
, do
not u
sual
lyde
velo
p un
til a
dulth
ood,
the
proc
ess
of a
ther
oscl
eros
isbe
gins
ear
ly in
life
. Obe
se c
hild
ren
tend
to h
ave
high
erbl
ood
pres
sure
and
hig
her
bloo
d ch
oles
tero
l lev
els
whi
ch c
an d
evel
op in
to h
ealth
pro
blem
s do
wn
the
road
.
Sol
utio
nsT
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f a
heal
thy
lifes
tyle
sho
uld
star
t at a
youn
g ag
e an
d be
rei
nfor
ced
in s
choo
l by
heal
th a
ndph
ysic
al e
duca
tion
prog
ram
s. Y
et s
ome
Con
nect
icut
scho
ols
do n
ot h
ave
adeq
uate
phy
sica
l edu
catio
n fa
cili-
ties
or a
dequ
ate
fund
ing
for
heal
th a
nd a
thle
ticpr
ogra
ms
to h
elp
prom
ote
phys
ical
wel
l-be
ing.
Inc
reas
ed a
cces
s to
afte
r-sc
hool
rec
reat
ion
prog
ram
s w
ould
als
o im
prov
est
uden
ts' o
vera
ll ph
ysic
al f
itnes
s.
3qB
EST
CO
PYA
VA
ILA
BL
E
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
29 3g14
--
30
Edu
catio
n
......
..44
Our
Vis
ion:
All
child
ren
dese
rve
an e
duca
tion
that
prep
ares
them
for
the
futu
re a
ndin
spire
s th
em to
ach
ieve
thei
r po
tent
ial.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE1-
1-A
z)4-
-
Pre
scho
ol E
xper
ienc
eD
efin
ition
Man
y C
onne
ctic
ut c
hild
ren
star
t kin
derg
arte
n no
t rea
dyto
lear
n. T
he "
scho
ol r
eadi
ness
" m
easu
re u
sed
by th
est
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
stu
-de
nts
enro
lled
in k
inde
rgar
ten
who
reg
ular
ly a
ttend
ed a
Hea
d St
art p
rogr
am, l
icen
sed
fam
ily d
ay-c
are
hom
e,nu
rser
y sc
hool
, lic
ense
d da
y-ca
re c
ente
r or
pub
licpr
esch
ool p
rogr
am th
e pr
evio
us y
ear.
It i
s ex
pres
sed
as a
perc
enta
ge o
f al
l stu
dent
s en
rolle
d in
kin
derg
arte
n th
atsc
hool
yea
r. T
his
is a
n ap
prox
imat
e m
easu
re, h
owev
er,
beca
use
child
ren
who
do
not a
ttend
thes
e pr
ogra
ms
can
have
the
type
s of
exp
erie
nces
at h
ome
that
pre
pare
them
for
sch
ool.
Size
of
the
prob
lem
Tw
enty
-eig
ht p
erce
nt o
f al
l kin
derg
arte
ners
in 1
998-
99ha
d no
t par
ticip
ated
in s
ome
form
of
pres
choo
l on
are
gula
r ba
sis.
How
ever
, thi
s m
easu
re h
as c
onsi
sten
tlysh
own
impr
ovem
ent o
ver
the
past
fiv
e ye
ars.
Poo
rer
regi
ons
in C
onne
ctic
ut s
how
the
low
est l
evel
s of
par
tici-
patio
n in
pre
scho
ol p
rogr
ams.
Impa
ctT
he w
ay c
hild
ren
func
tion,
fro
m th
e pr
esch
ool y
ears
thro
ugh
adol
esce
nce
and
into
adu
lthoo
d, h
inge
s in
larg
epa
rt o
n th
eir
expe
rien
ces
befo
re th
ey s
tart
sch
ool.
Inhi
gh-q
ualit
y ca
re, k
ids
can
beco
me
emot
iona
lly s
ecur
e,in
telle
ctua
lly c
urio
us a
nd c
apab
le, a
nd s
ocia
lly c
ompe
-te
nt, a
ll qu
aliti
es n
eces
sary
for
sch
ool r
eadi
ness
. Hig
hqu
ality
chi
ld c
are
is o
ne w
ay to
ens
ure
that
you
ngch
ildre
n ha
ve th
e ty
pes
of e
xper
ienc
es th
ey n
eed
tobu
ild a
sou
nd f
ound
atio
n fo
r su
cces
s la
ter
in li
fe.
Reg
ular
atte
ndan
ce a
t ful
l-da
y ch
ild c
are
is a
nec
essi
tyfo
r m
any
fam
ilies
whe
re b
oth
pare
nts
wor
k. M
ost q
ualit
ych
ild c
are
prog
ram
s in
clud
e an
edu
catio
nal c
ompo
nent
and
prep
are
child
ren
to e
nter
kin
derg
arte
n re
ady
to le
arn.
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GIO
N19
97-9
8N
AM
E#
°/o
1998
-99
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nge
in R
ate
Bet
ter
orW
orse
Nor
thw
est
1,52
671
.51,
617
73.9
3
Hou
sato
nic
Val
ley
1,34
475
.01,
299
73.4
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tam
ford
967
78.4
936
71.5
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outh
wes
t I1,
453
94.6
1,46
695
.21
Sou
thw
est I
I1,
525
89.7
1,55
687
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gepo
rt1,
038
50.9
1,10
256
.511
Sou
thw
est I
II1,
059
75.9
1,00
876
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thw
est I
V1,
336
90.8
1,42
291
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ater
bury
618
42.6
619
41.2
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gatu
ck V
alle
y1,
280
77.9
1,28
580
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th C
entr
al I
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470
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566
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en95
654
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000
64.2
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th C
entr
al II
958
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956
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outh
Cen
tral
III
1,00
777
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370
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0
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th C
entr
al IV
1,08
884
.11,
125
83.8
-1
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th C
entr
al V
1,39
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tral
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173
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tral
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550
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tford
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l I61
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231
81.1
1,22
181
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itol I
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203
68.6
1,31
873
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itol I
V1,
260
83.3
1,30
284
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itol V
1,11
470
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190
77.0
10
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thea
st85
265
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171
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outh
east
1,29
767
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269
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1
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thea
st S
hore
866
60.7
881
62.3
3C
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er/M
agne
t Sch
ools
158
58.5
295
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CT
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aste
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est
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ists
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read
ing,
wri
ting
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mat
h-em
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al s
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sts.
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ally
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ry s
tude
nt w
ould
ach
ieve
the
high
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elac
adem
ic p
erfo
rman
ce g
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stab
lishe
d by
the
stat
e. T
his
tabl
e sh
ows
the
num
ber
of s
ixth
gra
de s
tude
nts
who
ach
ieve
d th
e go
al o
n al
l thr
eesu
btes
ts.
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ctic
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ssoc
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n fo
r H
uman
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vice
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ctic
ut's
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ldre
n: A
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tury
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rom
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k
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e of
the
prob
lem
Dur
ing
the
1998
-99
scho
ol y
ear,
33.
8% o
f C
onne
ctic
ut6t
h gr
ader
s w
ere
able
to m
eet o
r ex
ceed
this
goa
l, up
sign
ific
antly
fro
m 2
3.8%
fiv
e ye
ars
earl
ier.
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impr
ove-
men
ts in
Con
nect
icut
citi
es w
ere
even
mor
e pr
o-no
unce
d th
an th
e st
ate
aver
age,
yet
in th
e fo
ur p
oore
stci
ties
few
er th
an o
ne in
twel
ve s
tude
nts
(8.2
% o
r lo
wer
)m
et th
e st
ate
goal
on
all t
hree
sub
test
s.
Impa
ctIn
pol
l aft
er p
oll,
Am
eric
ans
cite
edu
catio
n as
one
of
thei
r to
p co
ncer
ns f
or th
e na
tion.
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tain
ly th
e na
tion'
sec
onom
ic a
nd s
ocia
l pro
gres
s de
pend
s on
hav
ing
wel
l-ed
ucat
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itize
ns. F
or in
divi
dual
s, a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
-m
ent i
s th
e fo
unda
tion
for
succ
ess
late
r in
life
.
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le C
onne
ctic
ut h
as m
uch
to b
e pr
oud
of, m
any
stud
ents
are
not
ach
ievi
ng a
t the
leve
ls w
e w
ant.
An
achi
evem
ent g
ap e
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s be
twee
n ur
ban
and
subu
rban
scho
ols
and
even
with
in e
ach
scho
ol. T
he g
ap b
etw
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ts w
ho a
re s
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d th
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who
need
mor
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t tel
ls u
s th
at th
ere
is s
till m
uch
mor
eto
be
done
to m
ake
our
educ
atio
nal s
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ork
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yone
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nsT
here
are
man
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ays
in w
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ldde
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e in
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litie
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men
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mos
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mis
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pera
te u
nder
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mpt
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that
all
child
ren
can
perf
orm
at h
igh
leve
ls.
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g br
oad
com
mun
ity r
esou
rces
we
can
stre
ngth
en h
ome/
scho
ol c
onne
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ns.
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
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ow C
onne
ctic
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est B
asic
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Mas
tery
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sist
s of
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ding
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ting
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mat
hem
atic
al s
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sts.
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sta
te h
as e
stab
lishe
dba
sic
perf
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ance
leve
ls b
elow
whi
ch s
tude
nts
are
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ider
ed in
nee
d of
rem
edia
l hel
p. T
his
tabl
e sh
ows
the
num
ber
of s
ixth
gra
de s
tude
nts
who
sco
red
belo
wth
e re
med
ial s
tand
ard
on o
ne o
r m
ore
subt
ests
.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Dur
ing
the
1998
-99
scho
ol y
ear,
22.
9% o
f C
onne
ctic
utsi
xth
grad
ers
scor
ed b
elow
this
rem
edia
l lev
el o
n on
e or
mor
e of
the
subt
ests
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s m
easu
re s
how
s a
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ific
ant
impr
ovem
ent o
ver
five
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rs e
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own
from
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our
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est c
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eth
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scor
ed b
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edia
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vel o
n on
e or
mor
e of
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thre
e su
btes
ts.
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ctIn
pol
l aft
er p
oll,
Am
eric
ans
cite
edu
catio
n as
one
of
thei
rto
p co
ncer
ns f
or th
e na
tion.
Cer
tain
ly th
e na
tion'
sec
onom
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nd s
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gres
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s on
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wel
l-ed
ucat
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itize
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or in
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dual
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mic
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e fo
unda
tion
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ess
late
r in
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ctic
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uch
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oud
of,
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yst
uden
ts a
re n
ot a
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burb
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s an
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en w
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ents
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ceed
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uch
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e to
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ake
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ork
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ervi
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sci
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tions
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mic
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e nu
mbe
rof
tent
h gr
ade
stud
ents
who
ach
ieve
d th
e go
al o
n al
l fou
r su
btes
ts.
34
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th g
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btes
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inC
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fou
r po
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t citi
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abov
e m
aste
ry in
all f
our
area
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ctIn
pol
l aft
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oll,
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eric
ans
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catio
n as
one
of
thei
rto
p co
ncer
ns f
or th
e na
tion.
Cer
tain
ly th
e na
tion'
sec
onom
ic a
nd s
ocia
l pro
gres
s de
pend
s on
hav
ing
wel
l-ed
ucat
ed c
itize
ns. F
or in
divi
dual
s, a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
-m
ent i
s th
e fo
unda
tion
for
succ
ess
late
r in
life
.
Whi
le C
onne
ctic
ut h
as m
uch
to b
e pr
oud
of, m
any
stud
ents
are
not
ach
ievi
ng a
t the
leve
ls w
e w
ant.
An
achi
evem
ent g
ap e
xist
s be
twee
n ur
ban
and
subu
rban
scho
ols
and
even
with
in e
ach
scho
ol. T
he g
ap b
etw
een
thos
e st
uden
ts w
ho a
re s
ucce
edin
g an
d th
ose
who
nee
dm
ore
supp
ort t
ells
us
that
ther
e is
stil
l muc
h m
ore
to b
edo
ne to
mak
e ou
r ed
ucat
iona
l sys
tem
wor
k fo
r ev
ery-
one.
Sol
utio
nsT
here
are
man
y w
ays
in w
hich
Con
nect
icut
cou
ldde
crea
se th
e in
equa
litie
s in
stu
dent
ach
ieve
men
t. O
ne o
fth
e m
ost p
rom
isin
g so
lutio
ns is
to d
ecre
ase
clas
s si
zeth
us p
rovi
ding
mor
e pe
rson
al a
ttent
ion
and
indi
vidu
al-
ized
inst
ruct
ion
for
ever
y st
uden
t. A
t a v
ery
basi
c le
vel,
we
mus
t ens
ure
that
sch
ool f
acili
ties
are
adeq
uate
for
teac
hing
and
lear
ning
, and
we
mus
t ope
rate
und
er th
eas
sum
ptio
n th
at a
ll ch
ildre
n ca
n pe
rfor
m a
t hig
h le
vels
.B
y in
volv
ing
broa
d co
mm
unity
res
ourc
es w
e ca
nst
reng
then
hom
e/sc
hool
con
nect
ions
.
Bel
ow C
onne
ctic
ut A
cade
mic
Per
form
ance
Tes
t Bas
ic L
evel
Def
initi
onT
he C
onne
ctic
ut A
cade
mic
Per
form
ance
Tes
t con
sist
s of
fou
rm
ajor
sub
test
s: la
ngua
ge a
rts,
mat
hem
atic
s, s
cien
ce a
ndin
terd
isci
plin
ary
task
, and
invo
lves
wri
ting
an e
xpla
natio
n in
addi
tion
to m
ultip
le c
hoic
e qu
estio
ns. T
he s
tate
has
est
ab-
lishe
d ba
sic
perf
orm
ance
leve
ls b
elow
whi
ch s
tude
nts
are
cons
ider
ed in
nee
d of
rem
edia
l hel
p. T
his
tabl
e sh
ows
the
num
ber
of te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts w
ho s
core
d be
low
the
rem
edia
l sta
ndar
d on
one
or
mor
e su
btes
ts.
Size
of
the
prob
lem
In th
e 19
98-9
9 sc
hool
yea
r, o
ne in
fou
r (2
6.8%
) C
onne
ctic
utte
nth
grad
ers
scor
ed b
elow
the
basi
c le
vel o
n on
eor
mor
e of
the
four
sub
test
s. T
his
show
s a
larg
e im
prov
emen
t fro
m th
epr
evio
us y
ear,
whe
n th
is w
as tr
ue f
or m
ore
than
one
in th
ree
stud
ents
(37
.9%
). M
ore
than
hal
f of
the
stud
ents
in C
onne
ctic
ut's
five
larg
est c
ities
sco
red
belo
w r
emed
ial o
n at
leas
ton
e su
btes
t.
Impa
ctIn
pol
l aft
er p
oll,
Am
eric
ans
cite
edu
catio
n as
one
of
thei
rto
pco
ncer
ns f
or th
e na
tion.
Cer
tain
ly th
e na
tion'
s ec
onom
ic a
ndso
cial
pro
gres
s de
pend
s on
hav
ing
wel
l-ed
ucat
ed c
itize
ns. F
orin
divi
dual
s, a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
men
t is
the
foun
datio
n fo
rsu
cces
s la
ter
in li
fe.
Whi
le C
onne
ctic
ut h
as m
uch
to b
e pr
oud
of,
man
y st
uden
tsar
e no
t ach
ievi
ng a
t the
leve
ls w
e w
ant.
An
achi
evem
ent g
apex
ists
bet
wee
n ur
ban
and
subu
rban
sch
ools
and
eve
n w
ithin
each
sch
ool.
The
gap
bet
wee
n th
ose
stud
ents
who
are
succ
eedi
ng a
nd th
ose
who
nee
d m
ore
supp
ort t
ells
us
that
ther
e is
stil
l muc
h m
ore
to b
e do
ne to
mak
e ou
r ed
ucat
iona
lsy
stem
wor
k fo
r ev
eryo
ne.
Sol
utio
nsT
here
are
man
y w
ays
in w
hich
Con
nect
icut
cou
ld d
ecre
ase
the
ineq
ualit
ies
in s
tude
nt a
chie
vem
ent.
One
of
the
mos
t
Qt<
Bel
ow o
n an
y on
e te
stR
EG
ION
1996
-97
1998
-99
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ME
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ette
rC
hang
eor
in R
ate
Wor
seN
orth
wes
t56
031
.339
020
.2
Hou
sato
nic
Val
ley
396
28.3
288
18.7
-34
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mfo
rd37
653
.834
942
.2-2
2So
uthw
est I
180
18.8
103
10.6
-44
Sou
thw
est I
I36
335
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822
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6
Brid
gepo
rt80
375
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692
59.9
I-2
1S
outh
wes
t III
407
34.9
248
20.6
-41
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thw
est I
V21
120
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613
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3
Wat
erbu
ry45
970
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853
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-24
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gatu
ck V
alle
y37
130
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420
.0-3
4
1
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outh
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tral
I43
639
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525
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5+
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en66
379
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164
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9+
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th C
entr
al II
397
41.5
289
27.9
-33
+S
outh
Cen
tral
III
351
41.3
314
31.8
-23
+S
outh
Cen
tral
IV31
729
.725
321
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64-
Sou
th C
entr
al V
361
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249
18.1
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tral
I33
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123
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tral
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531
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tford
830
82.6
652
65.8
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apito
l'30
038
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129
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itol I
I28
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6+
Cap
itol I
ll42
829
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620
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Cap
itol I
V26
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313
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6+
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itol V
366
26.5
2 340
19 ,
26.9
- -35
+ +N
orth
east
546
41.4
Sou
thea
st48
433
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423
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8+
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thea
st S
hore
395
37.7
275
25.8
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ON
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CT
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T11
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8,63
926
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9+
Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
=W
orse
than
sta
te-w
ide
rate
prom
isin
g so
lutio
ns is
to d
ecre
ase
clas
s si
ze th
us p
rovi
ding
mor
epe
rson
al a
ttent
ion
and
indi
vidu
aliz
ed in
stru
ctio
n fo
rev
ery
stud
ent.
At
a ve
ry b
asic
leve
l, w
e m
ust e
nsur
e th
at s
choo
l fac
ilitie
s ar
e ad
equa
tefo
r te
achi
ng a
nd le
arni
ng, a
nd w
e m
ust
oper
ate
unde
r th
e as
sum
ptio
nth
at a
ll ch
ildre
n ca
n pe
rfor
m a
t hig
h le
vels
.B
y in
volv
ing
broa
dco
mm
unity
res
ourc
es w
e ca
n st
reng
then
hom
e/sc
hool
con
nect
ions
.
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
35
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
s
RE
GIO
NN
AM
E19
92-9
319
97-9
8C
hang
ein
Rat
e
Bet
ter
orW
orse
Nor
thw
est
243
3.5
218
2.7
-23
Hou
sato
nic
Val
ley
206
3.4
175
2.7
-21
Sta
mfo
rd31
0.8
103
2.3
188
Sou
thw
est I
461.
137
0.9
-18
Sou
thw
est I
I16
43.
962
1.3
-67
Brid
gepo
rt44
79.
439
87.
6-1
9
Sou
thw
est I
ll1.
910
72.
216
-S
outh
wes
t IV
1.5
581.
2-2
0+
Wat
erbu
ry11
.733
48.
6
Nau
gatu
ck V
alle
y80
2.0
160
3.4
70
Sou
th C
entr
al I
__?0
3.3.
317
32.
6-2
1
New
Hav
en32
58.
831
56.
8-2
3
Sou
th C
entr
al II
232
6.1
127
2.9
-52
Sou
th C
entr
al II
I20
14.
714
53.
3-3
0
Sou
th C
entr
al IV
721.
899
2.1
17
Sou
th C
entr
al V
154
3.2
132
2.4
-25
Cen
tral
I20
94.
716
43.
3-3
0
Cen
tral
II26
37.
222
55.
0-3
1
Har
tford
1,01
216
.951
49.
6-4
3
Cap
itol I
189
4.7
253
5.7
21
Cap
itol I
I73
1.5
931.
713
Cap
itol I
II16
62.
919
93.
03
Cap
itol I
V84
1.8
741.
4-2
2
Cap
itol V
147
2.g
_1A
Rn
Nor
thea
st23
24.
627
85.
09
sout
heas
t17
3_2.
6-4
R
Sou
thea
st S
hore
.15
43.
5I
17.9
3.7
6
CO
NN
EC
TIC
UT
5,81
34.
6I
4,96
33.
5-2
4
Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
rj =
Wor
se th
an s
tate
-wid
e ra
te.
Def
initi
onT
his
mea
sure
sho
ws
the
num
ber
of h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts
who
leav
esc
hool
pri
or to
gra
duat
ion
in a
ny o
ne s
choo
l yea
r,an
d is
exp
ress
ed a
s a
perc
enta
ge o
f th
e to
tal h
igh
scho
ol e
nrol
lmen
t. T
hose
stu
dent
s w
hole
ave
scho
ol b
efor
e th
e ni
nth
grad
e ar
e no
t cou
nted
in th
is m
easu
re.
36C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Eve
ry y
ear
alm
ost f
ive
thou
sand
stu
dent
s (3
.5%
)dr
opou
t of
high
sch
ool.
Thr
ee c
ities
hav
e dr
opou
t rat
es th
atar
e m
ore
than
dou
ble
the
stat
e av
erag
e. W
ater
bury
'sdr
opou
t rat
e is
8.6
%, B
ridg
epor
t's is
7.6
%, a
ndH
artf
ord'
s is
9.6
%, y
et th
ese
citie
s sh
ow d
ram
atic
impr
ovem
ent o
ver
the
past
fiv
e ye
ars.
Impa
ctH
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
uts
are
thre
e tim
es a
s lik
ely
to s
lipin
to p
over
ty th
an th
ose
who
fin
ish
high
sch
ool.
Dur
ing
thei
r ad
ult l
ives
, dro
pout
s w
ill e
arn
half
the
inco
me
ofhi
gh s
choo
l gra
duat
es a
nd le
ss th
an a
thir
d of
col
lege
grad
uate
s. R
eal w
ages
for
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s ha
vede
clin
ed b
y 23
per
cent
sin
ce 1
973.
Abo
ut o
ne-h
alf
ofth
e U
.S. p
riso
n po
pula
tion
cons
ists
of
high
sch
ool
drop
outs
.
Dec
linin
g gr
ades
, tee
nage
pre
gnan
cy, l
ack
of s
choo
lsu
cces
s an
d a
disl
ike
for
scho
ol a
re th
e m
ost o
ften
cite
d re
ason
s fo
r dr
oppi
ng o
ut. C
hara
cter
istic
s co
m-
mon
to d
ropo
uts
incl
ude
mak
ing
poor
gra
des,
rep
eat-
ing
a gr
ade,
bei
ng o
vera
ge f
or th
eir
grad
e, o
r be
ing
abse
nt f
requ
ently
.
Sol
utio
nsPr
omis
ing
prac
tices
that
hel
p st
uden
ts s
tay
in s
choo
lin
clud
e in
cent
ives
for
impr
oved
per
form
ance
, tut
orin
gor
men
tori
ng, t
rans
fer
to d
iffe
rent
sch
ools
, and
link
sw
ith a
ppro
pria
te c
omm
unity
age
ncie
s to
add
ress
pers
onal
or
fam
ily d
iffi
culti
es.
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
H7
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
37
38
Saf
ety
Our
Vis
ion:
All
child
ren
dese
rve
togr
ow u
p in
nur
turin
g fa
mili
es fr
ee fr
om a
buse
,vi
olen
ce a
nd th
e de
vast
atio
n of
alc
ohol
and
oth
er d
rugs
.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
Def
initi
onM
any
Con
nect
icut
chi
ldre
n ar
e th
reat
ened
by
phys
ical
inju
ry, s
exua
l abu
se, p
sych
olog
ical
or
emot
iona
l har
m,
and
negl
ect.
The
dat
a pr
esen
ted
here
incl
ude
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
who
se c
ases
hav
e be
en s
ubst
anti-
ated
as
child
abu
se o
r ne
glec
t sho
wn
as a
rat
e pe
r 1,
000
child
ren
unde
r ag
e 18
dur
ing
the
stat
e fi
scal
yea
r, f
rom
July
1 th
roug
h Ju
ne 3
0.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Mor
e th
an 1
6,70
5 ch
ildre
n w
ere
conf
irm
ed a
s ab
used
or
negl
ecte
d in
Con
nect
icut
bet
wee
n Ju
ly 1
, 199
8 an
d Ju
ne30
, 199
9 by
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
.T
hat t
rans
late
s to
22
out o
f ev
ery
1,00
0 ch
ildre
n.
Impa
ctC
hild
abu
se o
r ne
glec
t usu
ally
res
ults
fro
m a
com
bina
tion
of f
acto
rs r
elat
ed to
the
pare
nts'
bac
kgro
und
and
beha
vior
, ext
erna
l cri
ses
and
stre
sses
, and
the
child
'sba
ckgr
ound
and
beh
avio
r. P
aren
ts w
ho w
ere
abus
ed,
have
a h
isto
ry o
f cr
imin
al a
ctiv
ity, m
enta
l illn
ess
orsu
bsta
nce
abus
e, s
uffe
r fr
om lo
w s
elf-
este
em, s
ocia
lis
olat
ion
or d
epre
ssio
n, o
r ha
ve p
oor
copi
ng o
r pr
oble
m-
solv
ing
skill
s, a
re m
ore
likel
y to
abu
se o
r ne
glec
t the
irch
ildre
n. A
par
ent's
rea
ctio
n to
ext
erna
l str
esse
s of
ten
incr
ease
s th
e ri
sk th
at a
par
ent w
ill a
buse
.
In a
dditi
on to
the
cons
eque
nces
suf
fere
d by
chi
ld v
ictim
sof
abu
se o
r ne
glec
t, di
rect
cos
ts r
elat
ed to
chi
ld m
altr
eat-
men
t inc
lude
chi
ld w
elfa
re s
ervi
ces
for
inve
stig
atio
ns,
in-h
ome
serv
ices
, and
pla
cem
ent.
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me
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artm
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ldre
n an
d F
amili
es=
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se th
an s
tate
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e ra
te
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utio
nsIn
add
ition
to im
prov
ing
the
gene
ral w
elfa
re o
f ch
ildre
n, C
onne
ctic
utm
ust c
omm
it to
pro
vidi
ng s
uffi
cien
t res
ourc
es f
or tw
o ty
pes
ofpr
ogra
ms:
thos
e th
at id
entif
y ch
ildre
n an
d fa
mili
es a
t ris
k, a
nd th
ose
that
ass
ist f
amili
es in
cri
sis.
BE
ST C
OPY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
39
4491
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ld D
eath
s
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GIO
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est
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ealth
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orse
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ide
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* N
umbe
r to
o sm
all t
o ca
lcul
ate
mea
ning
ful r
ate.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Mor
e th
an 1
20 c
hild
ren
died
in C
onne
ctic
ut e
ach
year
sinc
e 19
93, r
esul
ting
in a
rat
e of
24.
1 de
aths
per
100
,000
child
ren.
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nect
icut
's c
hild
dea
th r
ate
rank
s16
tna
tiona
lly.
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ctM
ore
child
ren
die
from
acc
iden
ts th
an a
ll co
ntag
ious
dise
ases
add
ed to
geth
er. M
otor
veh
icle
cra
shes
acc
ount
for
mor
e of
the
deat
hs th
an o
ther
type
s of
acc
iden
ts.
Oth
er m
ajor
cau
ses
of f
atal
acc
iden
ts in
clud
e fa
lls,
pois
onin
g, a
nd d
row
ning
. Abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct a
lso
play
aro
le in
the
child
dea
th r
ate.
Inju
ry r
ates
are
gre
ates
t am
ong
poor
chi
ldre
n an
d hi
gher
for
boys
than
gir
ls. T
he r
isk
of c
hild
hood
inju
ry d
epen
dson
the
deve
lopm
enta
l lev
el o
f th
e ch
ild, h
is o
r he
r ex
po-
sure
to d
ange
rs, p
rote
ctiv
e m
easu
res
take
n an
d th
e le
vel
of a
dult
supe
rvis
ion.
Chi
ld d
eath
s re
pres
ent l
ost p
oten
tial.
Non
-fat
al in
juri
esle
ave
child
ren
tem
pora
rily
or
perm
anen
tly d
isab
led,
res
ult
in ti
me
lost
fro
m s
choo
l, de
crea
se c
hild
ren'
s ab
ility
topa
rtic
ipat
e in
act
iviti
es a
nd in
crea
se b
urde
ns o
n th
ehe
alth
car
e sy
stem
.
Sol
utio
nsT
he c
hild
dea
th r
ate
coul
d be
impr
oved
thro
ugh
in-
crea
sed
prev
entio
n ef
fort
s su
ch a
s th
ose
prom
otin
gD
efin
ition
wid
er u
se o
f bi
cycl
e he
lmet
s, c
ar s
eats
, and
sim
ilar
safe
tyT
he c
hild
dea
th r
ate
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
dea
ths
from
all
caus
esde
vice
s. R
educ
ing
the
num
ber
of m
otor
veh
icle
cra
shes
incl
udin
g bo
th il
lnes
s an
d in
jury
per
100,
000
child
ren
ages
1-
14.
wou
ld a
ddre
ss th
e nu
mbe
r on
e ca
use
of c
hild
dea
ths
inC
onne
ctic
ut.
40C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Pre
vent
able
Tee
n D
eath
sD
efin
ition
Thi
s in
dica
tor
show
s th
e nu
mbe
r of
dea
ths
to te
ens
ages
15-
19ye
ars
old
that
res
ult f
rom
acc
iden
ts, s
uici
des,
or
hom
icid
es (
whi
chin
clud
es p
olic
e in
terv
entio
n). N
o ra
te is
cal
cula
ted
due
to th
e lo
wnu
mbe
rs r
ecor
ded
at th
e re
gion
al le
vel.
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Dur
ing
1997
, 55
yout
hs d
ied
from
acc
iden
ts, 9
die
d fr
om s
uici
de,
and
18 d
ied
from
hom
icid
e. P
reve
ntab
le te
en d
eath
s m
ake
up 6
0%of
all
deat
hs to
Con
nect
icut
teen
s.
Impa
ctM
otor
veh
icle
cra
shes
are
the
prim
ary
caus
e of
pre
vent
able
teen
deat
hs. C
ause
s of
teen
vio
lenc
e in
clud
eea
sy a
cces
s to
han
dgun
s,al
coho
l and
dru
gs, p
over
ty a
nd u
nem
ploy
men
t, ne
gativ
epe
er a
ndfa
mily
infl
uenc
es, t
he la
ck o
f po
sitiv
e ro
le m
odel
s an
d th
e m
edia
'sgl
amor
izat
ion
of v
iole
nce.
Tee
nage
rs a
s a
grou
p ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
take
ris
ks, l
ess
likel
y to
use
safe
ty b
elts
, and
mor
e su
scep
tible
to th
e ef
fect
s of
alc
ohol
. Tee
nsw
ho h
ave
a hi
stor
y of
sub
stan
ce a
buse
, psy
chia
tric
dis
orde
rs,
expo
sure
to v
iole
nce
(inc
ludi
ng o
ther
teen
sui
cide
s), o
r w
ho f
eel
isol
ated
are
at g
reat
est r
isk
for
suic
ide.
Sol
utio
nsPo
licie
s th
at in
crea
se s
eat b
elt u
sage
and
lim
it te
ens'
acc
ess
toal
coho
l will
dec
reas
e th
e nu
mbe
r of
teen
dea
ths
from
acc
iden
ts.
Succ
essf
ul te
en v
iole
nce
prev
entio
n ef
fort
s in
clud
e te
achi
ngal
tern
ativ
es to
agg
ress
ion,
men
tori
ngpr
ogra
ms,
targ
eted
med
iam
essa
ges,
and
indi
vidu
al a
nd g
roup
cou
nsel
ing.
Sui
cide
pre
ven-
tion
begi
ns w
ith c
lose
r pa
rent
-chi
ld r
elat
ions
hips
and
ale
rtne
ss to
chan
ges
in b
ehav
ior.
Str
icte
r gu
n co
ntro
l law
s w
ould
mak
e te
envi
olen
ce le
ss le
thal
, as
wel
l as
redu
ce th
e nu
mbe
r of
sui
cide
s.
RE
GIO
NN
AM
E
1993
-97
Uni
nten
tiona
lIn
jury
Fiv
e
Sui
cide
Yea
r T
otal
Hom
icid
eT
otal
Nor
thw
est
144
018
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sato
nic
Val
ley
134
118
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mfo
rd4
35
12
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thw
est I
61
18
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thw
est I
I10
11
12
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gepo
rt11
437
52
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thw
est I
II10
41
15
Sou
thw
est I
V9
51
15
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erbu
ry7
011
18
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gatu
ck V
alle
y7
30
10
Sou
th C
entr
al I
115
521
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Hav
en11
523
45
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th C
entr
al II
81
110
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th C
entr
al II
I5
13
9S
outh
Cen
tral
IV8
00
8S
outh
Cen
tral
V13
12
16
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tral
I14
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16
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tral
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18
15
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tford
122
2539
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itol I
63
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itol I
I7
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10
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itol I
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l IV
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itol V
132
217
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thea
st16
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17
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thea
st17
51
23
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thea
st S
hore
105
520
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NN
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TIC
UT
259
6514
446
8
Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
41
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GIO
NN
AM
E
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Ho
Sta
So So
Bri
So
So Na
So
Ne
So
So
So
So C
Juve
nile
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lent
Crim
e A
rres
ts19
91-9
319
96-9
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ANNUAL AVERAGE Change
in Rate
Better
or
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rce:
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artm
ent o
f Pub
lic S
afet
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se th
an s
tate
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e ra
te.
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umbe
r to
o sm
all t
o ca
lcul
ate
mea
ning
ful r
ate.
Def
initi
onT
he ju
veni
le v
iole
nt c
rime
arre
st r
ate
trac
ks a
rres
tsof
juve
nile
s fo
r th
ecr
imes
of
mur
der,
rap
e, r
obbe
ry o
r ag
grav
ated
ass
ault.
It i
s re
port
ed a
sar
rest
s pe
r 10
0,00
0 yo
uths
age
d 10
thro
ugh
17.
42C
onne
ctic
ut A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
sC
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise,
200
0 D
ata
Boo
k
Siz
e of
the
prob
lem
Juve
nile
s ac
coun
ted
for
1,21
6 vi
olen
t cri
me
arre
sts
in19
98, d
own
from
a h
igh
of 1
,609
in 1
996,
res
ultin
g in
ath
ree-
year
rat
e of
451
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er 1
00,0
00 y
outh
s. A
lmos
ttw
o-th
irds
(63
%)
of th
e ar
rest
s w
ere
for
aggr
avat
edas
saul
t, an
d 29
% w
ere
for
robb
ery.
One
-thi
rd o
f th
ear
rest
s oc
curr
ed in
Har
tfor
d, B
ridg
epor
t and
New
Hav
en.
Impa
ctD
rug
abus
e, th
e in
crea
sing
ava
ilabi
lity
of w
eapo
ns a
ndth
e gr
owth
of
gang
s ha
ve c
ontr
ibut
ed to
the
incr
ease
in ju
veni
le v
iole
nce.
In
addi
tion,
the
num
ber
of c
hil-
dren
at r
isk
for
beco
min
g de
linqu
ent c
ontin
ues
toin
crea
se.
Res
earc
h sh
ows
that
mos
t juv
enile
cri
mes
occ
ur in
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98
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avg
. 199
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1993
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98
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s, 1
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gra
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199
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PT
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199
8-99
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98
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ths
Ital.
1993
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nt C
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Arr
ests
0 ch
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n ag
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0-17
, avg
. 199
6-98
130
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253
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l to
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ges
71-7
4 fo
r D
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94.
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ith T
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ents
70.8
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ldre
n20
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of T
otal
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Con
nect
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ren:
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ry's
Pro
mis
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4
Indi
cato
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Chi
ldre
n R
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ving
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fare
(T
FA
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rcen
t of a
ll ch
ildre
n, J
une
1998
Fre
e/R
educ
ed-P
rice
Sch
ool M
eals
perc
ent o
f all
stud
ents
who
are
elig
ible
, 199
8-99
Hig
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tpe
rcen
t of s
tude
nts
wor
king
16+
hou
rs/w
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199
8
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Tee
n M
othe
rspe
rcen
t of a
ll bi
rths
, 199
7
Low
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hwei
ght
per
1,00
0 bi
rths
, 199
7
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nt M
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lity
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
, avg
. 199
5-97
Late
or
No
Pre
nata
l Car
epe
rcen
t of a
ll bi
rths
, 199
7
Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Tes
tspe
rcen
t o14
,6,8
and
10t
h gr
ade
stud
ents
, 199
7-98
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scho
ol E
xper
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rcen
t of a
ll ki
nder
gart
en s
tude
nts,
199
8-99
Mee
ting
CM
T G
oal
perc
ent o
f all
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
, 199
8-99
Bel
ow C
MT
Bas
ic L
evel
perc
ent o
f all
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
. 199
8-99
Mee
ting
CA
PT
Goa
lpe
rcen
t of a
ll te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts. 1
998-
99
Bel
ow C
AP
T B
asic
Lev
elpe
rcen
t of a
ll te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts, 1
998.
99
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
spe
rcen
t of a
ll st
uden
ts g
rade
s 9
-12,
199
7-98
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
perc
ent o
f all
child
ren,
SF
Y 1
998-
99
Chi
ld D
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spe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
-14,
avg
. 199
3-97
Pre
vent
able
Tee
n D
eath
sfiv
e ye
ar to
tal,
1993
.97
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Crim
e A
rres
tspe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
0-17
, avg
. 199
6.98
Num
ber
too
smal
l to
calc
ulat
e m
eani
ngfu
l rat
e. P
leas
e se
e pa
ges
71.7
4 lo
Dat
a N
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and
Sou
rces
.
Reg
ion
No. 29
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e 1.2
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se
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n S
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7
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A N
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mis
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98
Chi
ldre
n R
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ving
Wel
fare
(T
FA
)pe
rcen
t of a
ll ch
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n, J
une
1998
Fre
e/R
educ
ed-P
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Sch
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eals
perc
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stud
ents
who
are
elig
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, 199
8-99
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choo
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ll ch
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n, J
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1998
Reg
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No. 64
2
Rat
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ervi
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Con
nect
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's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e
102
Chi
ldre
n R
ecei
ving
Wel
fare
(T
FA
)pe
rcen
t of a
ll ch
ildre
n, J
une
1998
Fre
e/R
educ
ed-P
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Sch
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eals
perc
ent o
f all
stud
ents
who
are
elig
ible
, 199
8-99
Hig
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tpe
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t of s
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wor
king
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rths
, 199
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5-97
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, 199
7
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sica
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avg
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ber
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smal
l to
calc
ulat
e m
eani
ngfu
l rat
e. P
leas
e se
e pa
ges
71-7
4 fo
Dat
a N
otes
and
Sou
rces
. 103
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perc
Fre
perc
Hig
perc
e
Birl
perc
Lo per
1
Info
per
1
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perc
Ph
perc
Pre
perc
Me
perc
Bel
perm
Me
per
Cr
Bel
pure
r
Hig
[HN
C(
Chi
perc
r
Chi
per
1
Pre
five
y
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per
1
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ecei
ving
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fare
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FA
)tn
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ll ch
ildre
n, J
une
1998
Reg
ion
No.
Rat
e.
100%
15%
.
50%
25%
Sta
teR
ate
Bet
ter
Tha
n
25%
50%
149
%
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te 7S%
Rat
e
100%
1,19
23.
6
e/R
educ
ed-P
rice
Sch
ool M
eals
nt o
f all
stud
ents
who
are
elig
ible
, 199
8.99
3,51
915
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,40
°/0
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tnt
of s
tude
nts
wor
king
16+
hou
rs/w
eek,
199
8
the
to T
een
Mot
hers
!nt o
f all
birt
hs, 1
997
v B
irthw
eigh
t00
0 bi
rths
, 199
7
990
140
118
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3%13
-
6%,
2%.0
iA
,
ant M
orta
lity
.000
live
birt
hs, a
vg. 1
995-
97
e or
No
Pre
nata
l Car
eht
of a
ll bi
rths
. 199
7
,sic
al F
itnes
s T
ests
nt o
f 4.6
,8 a
nd 1
0th
grad
e st
uden
ts, 1
997.
98
scho
ol E
xper
ienc
e?e
t of a
t kin
derg
arte
n st
uden
ts. 1
998.
99
etin
g C
MT
Goa
lni
t of a
ll si
xth
grad
e st
uden
ts. 1
998-
99
ow C
MT
Bas
ic L
evel
,nt o
f all
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
. 199
8.99
Dtin
g C
AP
T G
oal
rd o
f all
tent
h gr
ade
stud
ents
. 199
8-99
ow C
AP
T B
asic
Lev
ello
of a
ll te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts. 1
998-
99
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
s!li
t of a
ll st
uden
ts g
rade
s 9-
12. 1
997-
98
Id A
buse
/Neg
lect
!III o
f all
child
ren,
SF
Y 1
998-
99
Id D
eath
s00
.000
chi
ldre
n ag
es 1
-14,
avg
. 199
3-97
vent
able
Tee
n D
eath
sea
r to
tal.
1993
-97
'eni
le V
iole
nt C
rime
Arr
ests
00,0
00 c
hild
ren
ages
10-
17, a
vg. 1
996-
98
14
155
1,77
5
1,26
9
657
290
233
394
173
693 7 23 69
8.1
10.0
28.3
67.3
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928
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8%15
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0
3.5
26%
2.2
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60/0
1.:
24.1
ic:
*
17%
451.
1
Num
ber
too
smal
l to
calc
ulat
e m
eani
ngfu
l rat
e, P
leas
e se
e pa
ges
71-7
4 fo
Dat
a N
otes
and
Sou
rces
.
ir4
Col
ches
ter
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rank
lin
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wol
d
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anon
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aril
Lisb
onLy
me
Mon
tvill
e
Nor
th S
toni
ngto
n
Nor
wic
h
Old
Lym
e
Pre
ston
Sal
em
Spr
ague
Vol
unto
wn
Livi
ng W
ith T
wo
Par
ents
77.6
%
Est
imat
ed N
umbe
r of
Chi
ldre
n32
,749
Per
cent
of T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
25.1
%
Chi
ldre
n's
Rac
ial/E
thni
c B
ackg
roun
d
Whi
te93
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Bla
ck3.
4%
Oth
er R
aces
3.1%
His
pani
c (m
ay b
e of
any
rac
e)2.
8%
Con
nect
icut
Ass
odat
ion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e
105
Eas
t Lym
e
Gro
ton
New
Lon
don
Sto
ning
ton
Wat
erfo
rd
Livi
ng W
ith T
wo
Par
ents
75.2
%
Est
imat
ed N
umbe
r of
Chi
ldre
n25
,218
Per
cent
of T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
21.8
%
Chi
ldre
n's
Rac
ial/E
thni
c B
ackg
roun
d
Whi
te83
.5%
Bla
ck9.
5%
Oth
er R
aces
6.9%
His
pani
c (m
ay b
e of
any
rac
e)7.
8%
1Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
v 'C
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: A
New
Cen
tury
's P
rom
ise
106
Reg
ion
Sta
teIn
dica
tor
No.
Rat
e W
orse
Tha
n S
tate
Rat
eR
ate
Bet
ter
Tha
n S
tate
Rat
e
Chi
ldre
n R
ecei
ving
Wel
fare
(T
FA
)pe
rcen
t of a
ll ch
ildre
n, J
une
1998
Fre
e/R
educ
ed-P
rice
Sch
ool M
eals
perc
ent o
f all
stud
ents
who
are
elig
ible
, 199
8-99
Hig
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tpe
rcen
t of s
tude
nts
wor
king
16+
hou
rs/w
eek,
199
8
Birt
hs to
Tee
n M
othe
rspe
rcen
t of a
ll bi
rths
, 199
7
Low
Birt
hwei
ght
per
1.00
0 bi
rths
, 199
7
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
, avg
. 199
5-97
Late
or
No
Pre
nata
l Car
epe
rcen
t of a
ll bi
rths
, 199
7
Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Tes
tspe
rcen
t of 4
,6.8
and
10t
h gr
ade
stud
ents
, 199
7-98
Pre
scho
ol E
xper
ienc
epe
rcen
t of a
ll ki
nder
gart
en s
tude
nts,
199
8-99
Mee
ting
CM
T G
oal
perc
ent o
f all
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
, 199
8-99
Bel
ow C
MT
Bas
ic L
evel
perc
ent o
f all
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
, 199
8-99
Mee
ting
CA
PT
Goa
lpe
rcen
t of a
ll te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts, 1
998-
99
Bel
ow C
AP
T B
asic
Lev
elpe
rcen
t of a
ll te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts, 1
998-
99
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
spe
rcen
t of a
ll st
uden
ts g
rade
s 9-
12, 1
997-
98
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
perc
ent o
f all
child
ren,
SF
Y 1
998-
99
Chi
ld D
eath
spe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
-14,
avg
. 199
3-97
Pre
vent
able
Tee
n D
eath
sfiv
e ye
ar to
tal,
1993
-97
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Crim
e A
rres
tspe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
0-17
, avg
. 199
6-98
1,49
4
4,04
6
714
135
101 11
220
997
881
419
309
147
275
179
749 4 20 45
5.9
22.7
33.1 8.4
63.1 6.8
13.9
23.3
62.3
31.5
23.2
13.8
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3.0
20.1
386.
0
100%
15%
50%
25%
00
25%
7.0
1111
16%
25.3
111
10T
6 %
I 31.
3
1%1
8.3
73.4
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7.0
13%
10.9
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28.3
13%
72.0
7%33
.8
1%1
22.9
10 %
l 15.
3
26.8
1 4
%
6 %
I3.
5
33%
2.2
17%
451.
1 11
1 14
%
50%
75%
100%
Num
ber
too
smal
l to
calc
ulat
e m
eani
ngfu
l rat
e. P
leas
e se
e pa
ges
71-7
4 fo
r D
ata
Not
es a
nd S
ourc
es. 1 0
"1
Dat
a S
ourc
es a
nd N
otes
Chi
ld W
ell-B
eing
indi
cato
rs:
Bel
ow C
APT
Bas
ic L
evel
Bel
ow C
MT
Bas
ic L
evel
Bir
ths
to T
een
Mot
hers
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
Chi
ld D
eath
sC
hild
ren
Rec
eivi
ng W
elfa
re (
TFA
)Fr
ee o
r R
educ
ed-P
rice
Sch
ool M
eals
Hig
h Sc
hool
Dro
pout
sH
igh
Scho
ol E
mpl
oym
ent
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Cri
me
Arr
ests
Lat
e or
No
Pren
atal
Car
eL
ow B
irth
wei
ght
Mee
ting
CA
PT G
oal
Mee
ting
CM
T G
oal
Phys
ical
Fitn
ess
Tes
tsPr
esch
ool E
xper
ienc
ePr
even
tabl
e T
een
Dea
ths
Dem
ogra
phic
dat
a:T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion,
199
8Po
pula
tion
Und
er 1
8, 1
998
Perc
ent U
nder
18,
199
0R
ace/
Eth
nici
ty, 1
990
Fam
ily S
ettin
g: T
wo
Pare
nt F
amili
es,
Sing
le-P
aren
t Fam
ilies
, and
Chi
ldre
n L
ivin
g in
Oth
er S
ituat
ions
log
Chi
ld W
ell-B
eing
Indi
cato
rs:
Bel
ow C
AP
T B
asic
Lev
elT
he C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n us
es th
e C
onne
ctic
ut A
cade
mic
Per
for-
man
ce T
ests
(C
AP
T)
to e
valu
ate
tent
h gr
ade
stud
ents
in fo
ur a
reas
: lan
guag
e ar
ts,
mat
hem
atic
s, s
cien
ce a
nd a
n in
terd
isci
plin
ary
task
. The
rat
es a
re c
alcu
late
d by
div
idin
g th
enu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s w
ho s
core
d be
low
the
rem
edia
l sta
ndar
d on
any
one
of t
he fo
ur te
sts
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
s ta
king
the
test
s.So
urce
s:C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, C
onne
ctic
ut A
cade
mic
Per
for-
man
ce T
est R
esul
ts, 1
996-
97 a
nd 1
998-
99.
Bel
ow C
MT
Bas
ic L
evel
The
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
uses
the
Con
nect
icut
Mas
tery
Tes
ts (
CM
T)
to e
valu
ate
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
on
thei
r re
adin
g, w
ritin
g, a
nd m
athe
mat
ical
ski
lls. T
he r
ates
are
calc
ulat
ed b
y di
vidi
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s w
ho s
core
d at
or
abov
e go
al o
n al
l thr
eete
sts
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
s ta
king
the
test
s.So
urce
s:C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, C
onne
ctic
ut M
aste
ry T
est R
esul
ts,
1994
-95,
and
199
8-99
.
Birt
hs to
Tee
n M
othe
rsT
he n
umbe
r of
teen
birt
hs is
def
ined
as
the
tota
l num
ber
of b
abie
s bo
rn to
mot
hers
age
19
or y
oung
er. T
he r
ate
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
teen
birt
hs d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs,
then
mul
tiplie
d by
100
to g
et a
per
cent
age.
The
per
cent
age
show
n he
re m
easu
res
the
risks
to th
e ge
nera
tion
of b
abie
s be
ing
born
toda
y. T
he te
en b
irth
rate
, whi
ch c
ompa
res
the
num
ber
of te
en b
irths
to th
e nu
mbe
r of
teen
age
girls
, is
not a
vaila
ble
at a
loca
l lev
elbe
caus
e of
a la
ck o
f rel
iabl
e da
ta fo
r th
e nu
mbe
r of
teen
age
girls
to u
se a
s a
deno
min
ator
.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth, u
npub
lishe
d da
ta, a
nd R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
, 198
7, 1
992
and
1997
.
Chi
ld A
buse
/Neg
lect
The
rat
e is
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
who
hav
e be
en c
onfir
med
by
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
art-
men
t of C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
as
negl
ecte
d or
abu
sed
in th
e st
ate
fisca
l yea
r (b
etw
een
July
1 an
d Ju
ne 3
0), d
ivid
ed b
y th
e es
timat
ed n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n ag
es 1
-18,
then
mul
tiplie
d by
100
to g
et a
per
cent
age.
The
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
used
to c
alcu
late
the
rate
s is
bas
ed o
nap
plyi
ng th
e pe
rcen
tage
of p
opul
atio
n un
der
18 fo
r ea
ch r
egio
n fr
om th
e 19
90 C
ensu
s to
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
est
imat
e of
pop
ulat
ion
for
1996
and
199
8.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
, unp
ublis
hed
data
, sta
te fi
scal
year
199
6-97
and
199
8-99
.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
71 log
72
o6(
Chi
ld D
eath
sT
he a
nnua
l ave
rage
num
ber
of c
hild
dea
ths
show
n he
re is
the
tota
lnu
mbe
r of
dea
ths
to c
hild
ren
ages
1 to
14
over
a fi
ve y
ear
perio
d, 1
993-
1997
, div
ided
by
five.
The
ann
ual a
vera
ge r
ate
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldde
aths
ove
r fiv
e ye
ars,
div
ided
by
five,
div
ided
by
the
estim
ated
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
ages
1-1
4, th
en m
ultip
lied
by 1
00,0
00 to
get
a r
ate
per
100,
000
child
ren
in th
at a
ge g
roup
. The
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
used
to c
alcu
late
the
rate
s is
bas
ed o
n ap
plyi
ng th
e pe
rcen
tage
of p
opul
atio
n ag
es 1
-14
for
each
reg
ion
from
the
1990
Cen
sus
to th
e C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of
Pub
lic H
ealth
est
imat
e of
pop
ulat
ion
for
1997
.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth, u
npub
lishe
d da
ta, 1
993-
1997
.
Chi
ldre
n R
ecei
ving
Wel
fare
(T
FA
)T
he n
umbe
rs s
how
n he
re a
re th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n re
ceiv
ing
wel
fare
ben
efits
(T
FA
) in
Jun
e of
that
yea
r.It
is a
sna
psho
t in
time
and
does
not
rep
rese
nt th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n w
ho r
ecei
ved
TF
A a
t any
time
durin
g th
at y
ear.
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
by d
ivid
ing
the
num
ber
ofch
ildre
n re
ceiv
ing
TF
A b
y th
e es
timat
ed n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n in
that
reg
ion.
The
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
used
to c
alcu
late
the
rate
s is
bas
ed o
nap
plyi
ng th
e pe
rcen
tage
of p
opul
atio
n un
der
18 fo
r ea
ch r
egio
n fr
om th
e19
90 C
ensu
s to
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
est
imat
e of
popu
latio
n fo
r th
e ye
ars
1997
and
199
8.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s, u
npub
lishe
d da
ta,
1997
and
199
8.
Fre
e or
Red
uced
-Pric
e S
choo
l Mea
lsS
choo
ls r
epor
t to
the
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
who
are
elig
ible
for
free
and
red
uce-
pric
e m
eals
.In
com
e gu
idel
ines
for
this
pro
gram
are
130
% o
f the
fede
ral p
over
ty le
vel
(FP
L) fo
r fr
ee lu
nche
s an
d 18
5% o
f the
FP
L fo
r re
duce
d-pr
ice
mea
ls.
Cha
rter
and
mag
net s
choo
ls b
y th
eir
very
nat
ure
draw
stu
dent
s fr
omac
ross
reg
iona
l bou
ndar
ies;
dat
a fo
r th
ese
scho
ols
has
been
incl
uded
as
a se
para
te r
ow o
n th
e ta
ble
on p
age
20. T
he 1
998-
99 s
choo
l yea
r w
asth
e fir
st y
ear
whi
ch d
ata
was
col
lect
ed b
ased
on
elig
ibili
ty, a
s op
pose
d to
prog
ram
par
ticip
atio
n. F
or th
is r
easo
n, th
e 19
98-9
9 da
ta is
not
com
para
ble
to p
revi
ous
year
s' d
ata
and
regi
on to
reg
ion
com
paris
ons
shou
ld b
e m
ade
with
cau
tion.
Sou
rce:
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion,
unp
ublis
hed
data
,19
98-9
9.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
sD
ropo
ut r
ates
use
d he
re a
re o
nly
for
high
sch
ool s
tude
nts
and
only
incl
ude
the
num
ber
of y
outh
s w
ho d
ropp
ed o
ut o
f sch
ool i
n th
e gi
ven
year
. The
y do
not
incl
ude
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
who
dro
p ou
t of s
choo
lbe
fore
nin
th g
rade
. The
dro
pout
figu
res
incl
ude
stud
ents
who
offi
cial
lyw
ithdr
aw fr
om s
choo
l, th
ose
who
ent
er a
non
-edu
catio
nal p
rogr
am (
e.g.
truc
k dr
ivin
g sc
hool
or
GE
D c
lass
es),
and
thos
e w
hose
sta
tus
isun
know
n. S
tude
nts
tran
sfer
ring
to a
noth
er s
choo
l are
not
cou
nted
as
drop
outs
. The
se fi
gure
s do
not
incl
ude
the
one
perc
ent o
f stu
dent
s w
hoar
e en
rolle
d in
ung
rade
d cl
asse
s. P
leas
e no
te th
at th
e da
ta is
onl
y fo
r a
sing
le y
ear,
and
is n
ot a
cum
ulat
ive
rate
as
is s
omet
imes
rep
orte
d.S
ourc
e: C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, D
ropo
ut D
ata
Ana
lysi
s on
Pub
lic S
choo
l Dis
tric
ts in
Con
nect
icut
, 199
2-93
, 199
7-98
.
Hig
h S
choo
l Em
ploy
men
tT
o ob
tain
this
per
cent
age,
the
num
ber
of ju
nior
s an
d se
nior
s w
hore
port
ed w
orki
ng fo
r pa
y 16
or
mor
e ho
urs
durin
g a
typi
cal w
eek
was
divi
ded
by th
e nu
mbe
r of
juni
ors
and
seni
ors
repo
rted
as
empl
oyed
or
unem
ploy
ed. C
oope
rativ
e w
ork
expe
rienc
e du
ring
norm
al s
choo
l hou
rsan
d vo
lunt
eer
wor
k w
ere
excl
uded
.S
ourc
e: C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, u
npub
lishe
d da
ta,
1997
-98
and
1998
-99.
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
The
ann
ual a
vera
ge in
fant
dea
ths
show
n he
re is
the
tota
l num
ber
ofba
bies
who
die
bef
ore
thei
r fir
st b
irthd
ay o
ver
a th
ree
year
per
iod,
divi
ded
by th
ree.
The
ann
ual a
vera
ge r
ate
is th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
infa
ntde
aths
ove
r th
ree
year
s, d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
live
birt
hs o
ver
the
sam
e th
ree
year
s, th
en m
ultip
lied
by 1
,000
to o
btai
n an
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth, u
npub
lishe
d da
ta,
and
Reg
istr
atio
n R
epor
ts, 1
985
thro
ugh
1997
.
Juve
nile
Vio
lent
Crim
e A
rres
tsV
iole
nt c
rimes
incl
ude
mur
der,
rap
e, r
obbe
ry a
nd a
ggra
vate
d as
saul
t.B
ecau
se o
f the
larg
e di
ffere
nce
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
arr
ests
eac
h ye
ar, t
hree
year
ave
rage
s ar
e sh
own.
The
ann
ual a
vera
ge n
umbe
r of
arr
ests
is a
tota
l for
the
thre
e ye
ar p
erio
d di
vide
d by
thre
e. T
he a
nnua
l ave
rage
rat
eis
the
annu
al a
vera
ge n
umbe
r di
vide
d by
the
estim
ated
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
age
10-1
7, m
ultip
lied
by 1
00,0
00 to
get
a r
ate
per
100,
000
child
ren
of th
is
age
grou
p. T
he n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n us
ed to
cal
cula
te th
e ra
tes
is b
ased
on
appl
ying
the
perc
enta
ge o
f pop
ulat
ion
age
10-1
7 fo
r ea
ch r
egio
n fr
om th
e19
90 C
ensu
s to
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
est
imat
e of
popu
latio
n fo
r th
e ye
ars
1992
and
199
7. T
he n
umbe
r of
arr
ests
of
child
ren
for
viol
ent c
rimes
incl
udes
arr
ests
mad
e by
loca
l and
sta
te p
olic
e.U
nfor
tuna
tely
, the
dat
a is
not
rep
orte
d id
entic
ally
for
thes
e ag
enci
es.
App
roxi
mat
ely
85%
of a
ll ju
veni
le a
rres
ts fo
r vi
olen
t crim
es a
re m
ade
bylo
cal p
olic
e, a
nd th
is d
ata
is r
epor
ted
by th
e to
wn
in w
hich
the
arre
st w
asm
ade.
The
15%
of a
rres
ts m
ade
by th
e st
ate
polic
e ar
e re
port
ed b
y th
eto
wn
in w
hich
the
child
live
s.S
tate
pol
ice
arre
sts
are
impo
rtan
t to
incl
ude
beca
use
man
y ru
ral r
egio
ns d
o no
t hav
e m
unic
ipal
pol
ice
depa
rtm
ents
,an
d th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
arr
ests
in th
ese
regi
ons
are
mad
e by
the
stat
epo
lice.
The
refo
re, o
ne s
houl
d ex
erci
se c
autio
n w
hen
usin
g th
is d
ata
beca
use
the
tota
l num
ber
of ju
veni
le a
rres
ts fo
r ea
ch r
egio
n in
clud
es d
ata
from
thes
e tw
o so
urce
s. D
espi
te th
ese
limita
tions
, giv
en th
e lim
ited
mob
ility
of c
hild
ren
ages
10-
17, p
olic
e ex
pert
s be
lieve
that
this
dat
a is
stil
lva
lid.
Sou
rces
: Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic S
afet
y, C
rime
in C
onne
ctic
ut,
1991
-19
98 A
nnua
l Rep
orts
, and
unp
ublis
hed
data
.
Late
or
No
Pre
nata
l Car
eT
he r
ates
are
cal
cula
ted
by d
ivid
ing
the
tota
l num
ber
of b
irths
with
late
or
no p
rena
tal c
are
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs w
here
the
stat
us o
fpr
enat
al c
are
has
been
det
erm
ined
.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth, u
npub
lishe
d da
ta, a
ndR
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
, 199
2, 1
997.
Low
Birt
hwei
ght
The
rat
es a
re c
alcu
late
d by
div
idin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
low
birt
hwei
ght b
irths
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs, t
hen
mul
tiply
ing
that
by
1,00
0 to
obt
ain
a lo
wbi
rthw
eigh
t rat
e pe
r 1,
000
birt
hs.
Sou
rces
: Tab
le d
ata
from
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
,un
publ
ishe
d da
ta, a
nd R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
, 198
7, 1
992,
and
199
7.
Mee
ting
CA
PT
Goa
lT
he C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n us
es th
e C
onne
ctic
utA
cade
mic
Per
form
ance
Tes
ts (
CA
PT
) to
eva
luat
e te
nth
grad
e st
uden
ts in
four
are
as: l
angu
age
arts
, mat
hem
atic
s, s
cien
ce a
nd a
n in
terd
isci
plin
ary
task
. The
rat
es a
re c
alcu
late
d by
div
idin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s w
ho
scor
ed a
t or
abov
e go
al o
n al
l fou
r te
sts
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
sta
king
the
test
s.
Sou
rces
: Tab
le d
ata
from
the
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
-tio
n, C
onne
ctic
ut A
cade
mic
Per
form
ance
Tes
t Res
ults
, 199
6-97
and
1998
-99.
Mee
ting
CM
T G
oal
The
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
uses
the
Con
nect
icut
Mas
tery
Tes
ts (
CM
T)
to e
valu
ate
sixt
h gr
ade
stud
ents
on
thei
r re
adin
g,w
ritin
g, a
nd m
athe
mat
ical
ski
lls. T
he s
tate
goa
l is
the
leve
l tha
t ide
ally
ever
y st
uden
t at t
hat g
rade
leve
l is
expe
cted
to a
chie
ve. T
he r
ates
are
calc
ulat
ed b
y di
vidi
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s w
ho s
core
d at
or
abov
ego
al o
n al
l thr
ee te
sts
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
s ta
king
the
test
s.S
ourc
es: C
onne
ctic
ut S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, C
onne
ctic
utM
aste
ry T
est R
esul
ts, 1
994-
95, a
nd 1
998-
99.
Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Tes
tsS
choo
ls r
epor
t to
the
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
the
num
ber
of s
tude
nts
who
met
nat
iona
l age
and
sex
sta
ndar
ds o
n th
e si
t-an
d-re
ach,
sit-
up, p
ull-u
p an
d m
ile-r
un te
sts.
Per
cent
ages
are
cal
cula
ted
by d
ivid
ing
this
by
the
num
ber
of s
tude
nts
taki
ng a
ll fo
ur te
sts.
Sou
rces
: Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion,
unp
ublis
hed
data
,19
97-9
8.
Pre
scho
ol E
xper
ienc
eT
his
data
sho
ws
the
num
ber
of s
tude
nts
enro
lled
in k
inde
rgar
ten
in th
efa
ll of
the
give
n ye
ar, w
ho r
egul
arly
atte
nded
a H
ead
Sta
rt p
rogr
am, f
amily
day
care
cen
ter,
nur
sery
sch
ool,
licen
sed
day
care
cen
ter
or p
ublic
pres
choo
l pro
gram
in th
e pr
evio
us y
ear.
Sou
rces
: Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion,
unp
ublis
hed
data
,19
97-9
8, 1
998-
99.
Pre
vent
able
Tee
n D
eath
sB
ecau
se o
f the
sm
all n
umbe
r of
teen
dea
ths
in a
ny g
iven
yea
r, th
is b
ook
repo
rts
only
five
-yea
r to
tal n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
by c
ause
, not
an
annu
alav
erag
e as
in th
e ot
her
char
ts.
Sou
rces
: Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
, unp
ublis
hed
data
,19
93-1
997.
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
73
74
422
Dem
ogra
phic
dat
a:
Tot
al P
opul
atio
n, 1
998
Sou
rces
: Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
, Est
imat
es o
f Tow
nP
opul
atio
n, 1
992-
1998
.
Pop
ulat
ion
Und
er 1
8, 1
998
Est
imat
es o
f the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
are
calc
late
d by
app
lyin
g th
epe
rcen
tage
of t
he to
tal p
opul
atio
n ag
es 1
-14
for
each
reg
ion
from
the
1990
Cen
sus
to th
e C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth p
opul
atio
nes
timat
es fo
r 19
98.
Sou
rces
: Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
, unp
ublis
hed
data
,19
98.
Per
cent
Und
er 1
8, 1
990
Sou
rces
: U.S
. Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 199
0.
Rac
e/E
thni
city
, 199
0W
e ha
ve r
epor
ted
race
and
eth
nici
ty u
sing
the
cate
gorie
s es
tabl
ishe
d fo
rth
e 19
90 U
.S. C
ensu
s an
d us
ed b
y st
ate
agen
cies
pro
vidi
ng th
e da
ta.
Peo
ple
of H
ispa
nic
orig
in m
ay b
e of
any
rac
e.S
ourc
es: U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
dH
ousi
ng, 1
990.
Fam
ily S
ettin
g: T
wo
Par
ent F
amili
es, S
ingl
e-P
aren
tF
amili
es, a
nd C
hild
ren
Livi
ng in
Oth
er S
ituat
ions
Sou
rces
: U.S
. Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 199
0.
Met
hodo
logy
Num
ber:
For
eac
h in
dica
tor,
we
incl
ude
the
num
ber
of "
even
ts"
for
a gi
ven
time
perio
d, fo
r ex
ampl
e, th
e nu
mbe
r of
hig
h sc
hool
stu
dent
s w
ho d
ropp
edou
tdu
ring
the
1997
-98
scho
ol y
ear.
Rat
e:F
or 1
7 of
the
18 c
hild
wel
l-bei
ng in
dica
tors
, we
incl
ude
rate
sas
wel
l as
num
bers
. A r
ate
is a
mea
sure
of t
he li
kelih
ood
of a
n ev
ent,
and
isca
lcul
ated
by
divi
ding
the
num
ber
of e
vent
s by
the
num
ber
ofpe
rson
s th
atar
e "e
ligib
le"
for
that
eve
nt. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
high
sch
ool d
ropo
ut r
ate
isth
e nu
mbe
r of
stu
dent
s w
ho d
ropp
ed o
ut in
a g
iven
yea
r by
the
num
ber
ofst
uden
ts e
nrol
led.
A p
erce
ntag
e is
a r
ate
per
100.
Oth
er r
ates
incl
uded
here
are
per
1,0
00 o
r 10
0,00
0. R
ates
can
be
used
to c
ompa
re b
etw
een
regi
ons
for
a sp
ecifi
c in
dica
tor.
The
reg
ions
with
rat
esw
orse
than
the
stat
ewid
e ra
te a
re h
ighl
ight
ed o
n ea
ch ta
ble.
Mea
ning
ful r
ates
can
not
be
calc
ulat
ed fo
r th
e te
en d
eath
s m
easu
re a
t the
loca
l lev
el b
ecau
se o
fa
lack
of r
elia
ble
data
for
the
num
ber
of te
enag
ers
to u
se a
s a
deno
min
ator
.
Rou
ndin
g:In
the
char
ts, a
ll ra
tes
are
calc
ulat
ed to
the
near
est t
enth
of
a pe
rcen
t. T
hepe
rcen
t cha
nge
in r
ates
ove
r tim
e ar
e ro
unde
d to
the
near
est w
hole
num
ber.
(P
leas
e no
te th
at b
ecau
se o
f thi
s ro
undi
ng, p
erce
ntag
esm
ay n
otal
way
s ad
d up
to e
xact
ly o
ne h
undr
ed p
erce
nt.)
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
A N
ew C
entu
ry's
Pro
mis
e, 2
000
Dat
a B
ook
Sel
ectio
n of
indi
cato
rs:
Man
y di
ffere
nt in
dica
tors
cou
ld h
ave
been
use
d to
mea
sure
the
wel
l-bei
ngof
chi
ldre
n. T
he c
ompi
latio
n of
thes
e in
dica
tors
for
our
first
boo
kw
as a
func
tion
of 1
) th
e re
sults
of a
sur
vey
of m
embe
rs o
f the
Chi
ldre
n's
Fut
ure
Pan
el (
a gr
oup
of m
ore
than
fort
y in
divi
dual
s w
ho a
re a
dvis
ing
this
pro
ject
),2)
rel
atio
n to
nat
iona
l KID
S C
OU
NT
indi
cato
rs, 3
) ho
w d
irect
ly th
e in
dica
tor
mea
sure
d ch
ildre
n's
wel
l-bei
ng, a
nd 4
) av
aila
bilit
y of
dat
a.
Reg
ions
:F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f thi
s re
port
, we
have
div
ided
Con
nect
icut
into
27
regi
ons
(tow
ns o
r gr
oups
of t
owns
) ba
sed
on th
e pu
blic
use
mic
roda
taar
eas
esta
blis
hed
by th
e C
ensu
s B
urea
u. T
he u
se o
f reg
ions
allo
wed
us
to c
alcu
late
rat
es w
here
the
popu
latio
n w
ould
hav
e be
en to
o sm
all a
t the
tow
n le
vel.
Eac
h re
gion
has
a p
opul
atio
n of
mor
e th
an 1
00,0
00, a
ndno
tow
n is
spl
it be
twee
n tw
o re
gion
s. T
he fi
ve la
rges
t citi
es, B
ridge
port
,H
artfo
rd, N
ew H
aven
, Sta
mfo
rd, a
nd W
ater
bury
, are
reg
ions
unt
o th
em-
selv
es. T
he r
aw d
ata
for
the
tabl
es w
as c
olle
cted
orig
inal
ly fo
r ea
ch to
wn,
and
then
tow
ns w
ere
grou
ped
into
reg
ions
. Reg
iona
l sch
ool d
istr
icts
som
etim
es e
nrol
led
stud
ents
from
mor
e th
an o
ne o
f the
reg
ions
for
the
high
scho
ol d
ropo
ut d
ata
used
in th
is r
epor
t; a
list o
f the
reg
ions
to w
hich
thes
esc
hool
dis
tric
ts w
ere
assi
gned
can
be
foun
d on
pag
e 15
. Ind
exes
toto
wns
and
reg
ions
and
a m
ap a
re lo
cate
d on
pag
es 1
2-13
.
Cor
pora
te M
embe
rs
The
Adv
est G
roup
, Inc
.A
etna
Lif
e an
d C
asua
lty C
ompa
nyA
llied
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nal I
nc.
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eric
an S
kand
ia L
ife
Ass
uran
ceC
orpo
ratio
nA
naly
sis
& T
echn
olog
y, I
nc.
Ant
hem
Blu
e C
ross
& B
lue
Shie
ldof
Con
nect
icut
Art
hur
And
erse
n L
LP
Atla
s Fe
nce
Com
pany
Bal
dwin
Tec
hnol
ogy
Com
pany
, Inc
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arne
s G
roup
, Inc
.R
.C. B
igel
ow, I
nc.
Bob
's D
isco
unt F
urni
ture
Bri
stol
-Mye
rs S
quib
b C
ompa
nyB
udne
y O
verh
aul &
Rep
air,
Ltd
.N
. Cas
erta
no G
reen
hous
es &
Farm
s, I
nc.
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mpi
on I
nter
natio
nal
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pora
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Cor
pora
tion
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orpo
ratio
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try
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ssoc
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s, I
nc.
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ssoc
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rrel
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pora
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roup
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orpo
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nc.
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tfor
d M
arri
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arm
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artf
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m B
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spec
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and
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ranc
e C
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erita
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eubl
ein
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ustr
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nc.
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c.
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bert
Kay
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erty
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rces
Inc
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l, In
c.M
acy'
s E
ast,
Inc.
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sMut
ual F
ound
atio
n fo
rH
artf
ord,
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.T
he M
arlin
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earm
s C
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nyM
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nics
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kM
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nics
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form
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vice
, Inc
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an S
unM
utua
l of
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a L
ife
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ranc
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nyN
euro
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pora
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thea
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tiliti
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ratio
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olog
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nies
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ord
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lth P
lans
, Inc
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ter
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ife
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ranc
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tney
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es, I
nc.
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tic M
oldi
ng T
echn
olog
y
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lexi
te C
orpo
ratio
nSa
rgen
t Ass
?, A
BL
OY
Secu
rity
-Con
nect
icut
Cor
pora
tion
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eric
k R
. Sho
res
and
Ass
ocia
tes
Sout
hing
ton
Too
l & M
anuf
actu
rinE
Cor
pora
tion
SSIM
ED
Cor
pora
tion
The
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p &
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p Su
perm
arke
tC
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nySu
nshi
ne R
ealty
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ex C
orpo
ratio
nT
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Cor
pora
tion
TO
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Cor
pora
tion
Tra
ns-L
ux C
orpo
ratio
nT
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nite
d Il
lum
inat
ing
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pany
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ster
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of S
pons
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G. H
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and
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In A
pril
1994
, CA
HS
rele
ased
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
Stil
l At R
isk,
the
firs
t com
preh
ensi
ve r
epor
t on
the
stat
us o
f C
onne
ctic
ut's
chi
ldre
n in
ten
year
s. A
s a
com
pani
on p
iece
, Som
eone
Car
edpr
esen
ted
six
com
pelli
ng p
rofi
les
of f
amili
es b
eatin
g th
e od
ds a
nd th
e pe
ople
and
prog
ram
s th
at tu
rned
thei
r liv
esar
ound
.
Wha
t the
y've
bee
n sa
ying
abo
ut C
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n: S
till A
t Ris
k an
dSo
meo
ne C
ared
:
"The
se b
ooks
are
an
esse
ntia
l gui
de to
und
erst
andi
ng th
e pr
oble
ms
that
plag
ue to
day'
s ki
ds."
Hon
. Chr
isto
pher
J. D
odd,
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Sen
ate
"Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
ren:
Stil
l At R
isk
and
Som
eone
Car
edar
e 'm
ust r
eads
' for
any
pol
icy
mak
er.
..th
eyar
e co
mpe
lling
, con
cise
, and
cha
lleng
ing.
"H
on. J
ack
Tho
mps
on, C
onne
ctic
ut G
ener
al A
ssem
bly
"CA
HS
is s
kille
d in
wor
king
with
div
erse
con
stitu
enci
es a
nd in
diss
emin
atin
g in
form
atio
n th
at c
anin
form
pub
lic p
olic
y. C
onne
ctic
ut's
Chi
ldre
n is
just
suc
h in
form
atio
n."
Dav
id M
. Nee
, Will
iam
Cas
par
Gra
uste
in M
emor
ial F
und
"As
advo
cate
s fo
r ch
ildre
n, th
is p
ublic
atio
n pr
ovid
esus
with
an
esse
ntia
l bas
e of
info
rmat
ion
from
whi
ch to
add
ress
the
myr
iad
arra
y of
pro
blem
s ch
ildre
nar
e fa
cing
eve
ryda
y."
Mar
tha
Sto
ne, C
hild
ren'
s A
dvoc
acy
Cen
ter
CA
HS
Con
nect
icut
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
no B
arth
olom
ew A
venu
e, S
uite
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rd, C
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