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Texas KIDS COUNT: The State of San Antonio & Bexar County Children Frances Deviney, PhD

Texas KIDS COUNT: The State of San Antonio & Bexar County Children Frances Deviney, PhD Texas KIDS COUNT Director Center for Public Policy Priorities deviney@cppp.org University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus November 17, 2006.

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Texas KIDS COUNT: The State of San Antonio & Bexar County Children Frances Deviney, PhD

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  1. Texas KIDS COUNT: The State of San Antonio & Bexar County Children Frances Deviney, PhD Texas KIDS COUNT Director Center for Public Policy Priorities deviney@cppp.org University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus November 17, 2006

  2. Provides the most current county-level data available Tailors data to local audience and circumstances Informs critical decision-making about children and families Serves as a resource for local advocates in Texas What is the Value of KIDS COUNT?

  3. Children in Bexar Co. & Texas • Bexar Co. = 410,504 • Texas = nearly 6.2 million Source: Texas State Data Center and the Office of the State Demographer, 2004 Population Estimates Children ages 0-17

  4. Children in Bexar County and Texas Source: Texas State Data Center and the Office of the State Demographer, 2004 Population Estimates Children ages 0-17

  5. Healthy Children Come from Healthy Families

  6. Family Economic Security in Bexar Co. • Unemployment • CLIMBS from 4.1% to 5.0% (2000-2005) • Still better than rest of Texas (5.3%) • Median Household Income • DOWN 2.6% from $39,540 to $38,521 (2000-2003) • $1,446 lower than Texas median income Sources: Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates

  7. Poverty • 2006 Official federal poverty line • Family of 2 < $13,200/year • Family of 3 < $16,600/year • Family of 4 < $20,000/year

  8. Living in San Antonio:Family Security Index Source: Family Security Index, Center for Public Policy Priorities; Data Adjusted for 2006 Inflation Levels

  9. Child Poverty is on the Rise Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates

  10. Infant & Child Well-Being

  11. Services for Children in Bexar Co. • Medicaid Enrollment • DOWN 4.6% (≈ 6,500) to 133,204 (Dec 2005-Oct 2006) • CHIP Enrollment • DOWN 31% (≈ 9,600) to 21,439 (Sept 2003-Nov 2006) Sources: Texas Health & Human Services Commission

  12. State Subsidized Child Care Rate STABLE at 5.7%, or approximately 17,000(2000-2004) WIC Participation Rate STABLE at 43%, or approximately 51,600(2000-2004) Free or Reduced-Price Lunch STABLE at 63.1% of ADA, or approx. 177,000 (2000-2004) Services: Stable Participation

  13. Food Stamps UP 111%, over 91,000 enrolled (Feb 2000-Feb 2004) Pre-Kindergarten UP 47%, over 10,400 enrolled (2000-2004) Services: Increasing Participation

  14. Congress Reduces Funds for Programs Affecting Children and Families: Impact on TX Source: Federal Funds Watch vol 12(1), Legislative Budget Board, Texas State Legislature

  15. The State of the Economy is Reflected in the State of Texas and Bexar County Children

  16. Bucking the Trend:Bexar County Teens

  17. Juvenile Violent Crime Declines Steadily from early 1990s Source: Texas Department of Public Safety

  18. Births to Teens in Bexar Co. Higher than Rest of Texas . . . But Falling Source: Texas Department of State Health Services

  19. High School Dropout Rate Shows General Decline Source: Texas Education Agency, 4-year Longitudinal Dropout Rate

  20. High School Attrition Rate Shows Consistent Decline Source: Intercultural Development Research Association’s Attrition Rate

  21. Five Fundamental Resources for Kids • Caring adults • Safe places & constructive use of time • A healthy start • An effective education • Opportunities to make a difference Source: The Alliance for Youth, America’s Promise

  22. Sustained & Balanced Investment is the Key

  23. Accessing the Texas KIDS COUNT Data

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