Oklahoma 44th nationwide in child well-being
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Poverty undermines the well-being of Oklahoma children, contributing to higher teen birth rates, poorer health and school dropout rates, child advocacy officials said.
The recently released Kids Count data book shows that the percentage of poor children in Oklahoma increased from 19 percent in 2000 to 22 percent in 2007.
“Poverty is the one risk factor that exacerbates all the rest, so that if you are sick, being poor also makes it unlikely that you will see a doctor, or if you are not doing well in school, being poor also makes it unlikely that you can afford a tutor,” said Anne Roberts, executive director of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy.
Oklahoma ranks 44th among states in the study of the well-being of America’s children. That’s down from 38th in 2005.
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