This is from Every Child Matters
Georgia State Statistics
- Children Living in Poverty (2006) – 484,525
- Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 – 314,000
- Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) – 874,000
- Children Reported Abused (2005) – 74,165
- 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) – 28,050 (20.2%)
- Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) – 367
- 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) – 140,345 (49.7%)
- % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) – 34
