New Data from KIDS COUNT shows more children are living in poverty across the country, while the poverty rate for children in Georgia stands at 22%. The updated numbers include data from the U.S. Census bureau. You can look up states, cities and for the first time congressional districts.
“These numbers should be a major wakeup call,” said Laura Beavers, national KIDS COUNT coordinator at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. “The economic success of America’s children and families, now more than ever, depends on the financial stability of the communities they live in.”
Among other things, the database includes a survey of teenage risky behaviors from 2007-2008. Here’s what they report from Georgia:
- 7% engaged in binge drinking
- 5% used marijuana
- 4% use other illicit drugs