Health and Well Being of ANWSU Children

The following information is taken from the Community Profile published by the Vermont State Agency of Human Services. The data is from the most recent year for which the AHS has published information.

INDICATORS

YEAR

VT

ANWSU

Percent receiving prenatal care beginning in 1st trimester

1998

81

79

Teen pregnancy ages 15-17; rate is per 1,000 female population

1998

38

27

Percent of children ages 0-4 in families receiving welfare

1998

13.9

9.6

Percent of children ages 5-17 in families receiving welfare.

1998

7.9

4.2

Percent of children in families receiving food stamps.

1998

14.6

11.9

Percentage of kindergartners fully immunized.

1999

97

99

School attendance rate; average percentage of days attended.

1998

95

96

Percent of high school dropouts.

1998

5

2