Jan 5Child Statistics SH

Day 2-Child Statistics Scavenger Hunt

Step 1: Review the information HERE Links to an external site.. Review each tab on the left side and the data it presents. 

Step 2: Answer the questions below based on the information you found in the studies. 

1. In the most current year, what percentage of children lived with two married parents?

1. What percentage of children lived with only their mother? Only their father?

1. What percentage of children were living with neither of their parents?

1. How do these percentages compare to previous years? How could we find out?

1. In 2017, WHAT PERCENT of U.S. households with children had one or more of three housing problems: physically inadequate housing, crowded housing, or a housing cost burden?

1. Binge drinking was reported by 18% of 12th-grade students living in ________________ areas compared with 14% of 12th-grade students living in metropolitan areas.

1. What is the most common form of maltreatment?

1. How does the infant mortality (death) rate compare across racial lines? Why do you think this is?

1. Has the high school graduation rate increased or decreased? What is the percentage of high school graduates now?

1. Which areas have the highest obesity rate among children? Why do you think this is?