Every Day in the United States… Courtesy of the 2002 Children’s Defense Fund (as of March 2002)...

Every Day in the United States…

Courtesy of the 2002 Children’s Defense Fund

(as of March 2002)

1 young person under 25 dies 1 young person under 25 dies from HIV infection.from HIV infection.



(as of March 2002)

5 children or youth under 20 5 children or youth under 20 commit suicide.commit suicide.



(as of March 2002)

9 children or youth under 20 9 children or youth under 20 are homicide victims.are homicide victims.



(as of March 2002)

9 9 children or youth under 20 children or youth under 20 die from firearms.die from firearms.



(as of March 2002)

3434 children and youth under children and youth under 20 die from accidents.20 die from accidents.



(as of March 2002)

7777 babies die.babies die.



(as of March 2002)

157157 babies are born at very babies are born at very low birthweight (less than 3 low birthweight (less than 3

lbs., 4 oz.).lbs., 4 oz.).



(as of March 2002)

180180 children are arrested for children are arrested for violent crimes.violent crimes.



(as of March 2002)

367367 children are arrested for children are arrested for drug abuse.drug abuse.



(as of March 2002)

401401 babies are born to babies are born to mothers who had late or no mothers who had late or no

prenatal care.prenatal care.



(as of March 2002)

825825 babies are born at low babies are born at low birth weight (less than 5 lbs. 8 birth weight (less than 5 lbs. 8

oz.).oz.).



(as of March 2002)

1,3101,310 babies are born without babies are born without health insurance.health insurance.



(as of March 2002)

1,3291,329 babies are born to teen babies are born to teen mothers.mothers.



(as of March 2002)

2,0192,019 babies are born into babies are born into poverty.poverty.



(as of March 2002)

2,3192,319 babies are born to babies are born to mothers who are not high mothers who are not high

school graduates.school graduates.



(as of March 2002)

2,8612,861 high school students high school students drop out.*drop out.*

* Based on calculations per school day (180 days of * Based on calculations per school day (180 days of

seven hours each).seven hours each).



(as of March 2002)

3,5853,585 babies are born to babies are born to unmarried mothers.unmarried mothers.



(as of March 2002)

4,2484,248 children are arrested.children are arrested.



(as of March 2002)

7,8837,883 children are reported children are reported abused or neglected.abused or neglected.



(as of March 2002)

17,29717,297 public school students public school students are suspended.*are suspended.*

* Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours * Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours

each).each).



(as of March 2002)

Every 1 secondEvery 1 second

a public high school student is a public high school student is suspended.* suspended.*


each).each).



(as of March 2002)

Every 9 secondsEvery 9 seconds

a high school student drops out.*a high school student drops out.** Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours * Based on calculations per school day (180 days of seven hours

each).each).



(as of March 2002)


a public school student is a public school student is corporally punished.*corporally punished.*


each).each).



(as of March 2002)


a child is reported abused or a child is reported abused or neglected.neglected.



(as of March 2002)


a child is arrested.a child is arrested.



(as of March 2002)


a baby is born to an unmarried a baby is born to an unmarried mother.mother.



(as of March 2002)


a baby is born to a mother who is a baby is born to a mother who is not a high school graduate.not a high school graduate.



(as of March 2002)

Every 43 seconds Every 43 seconds

a baby is born into poverty.a baby is born into poverty.



(as of March 2002)

Every 1 minuteEvery 1 minute

a baby is born to a teen mother.a baby is born to a teen mother.



(as of March 2002)

Every 2 minutesEvery 2 minutes

a baby is born at low birth weight a baby is born at low birth weight (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.).(less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.).



(as of March 2002)


a baby is born to a mother who a baby is born to a mother who had late or no prenatal care.had late or no prenatal care.



(as of March 2002)

Every 4 minutes Every 4 minutes

a child is arrested for drug abuse.a child is arrested for drug abuse.



(as of March 2002)


a child is arrested for a violent a child is arrested for a violent crime.crime.



(as of March 2002)


a baby is born at very low birth a baby is born at very low birth weight (less than 3 lbs., weight (less than 3 lbs.,

4 oz.).4 oz.).



(as of March 2002)

Every 19 minutes Every 19 minutes

a baby dies.a baby dies.



(as of March 2002)


a child or youth under 20 dies from a child or youth under 20 dies from an accident.an accident.



(as of March 2002)

Every 3 hoursEvery 3 hours

a child or youth under 20 is killed a child or youth under 20 is killed by a firearm.by a firearm.



(as of March 2002)


a child or youth under 20 is a a child or youth under 20 is a homicide victim.homicide victim.



(as of March 2002)


a child or youth under 20 commits a child or youth under 20 commits suicide.suicide.



(as of March 2002)

Every day Every day

a young person under 25 dies a young person under 25 dies from HIV infection.from HIV infection.



(as of March 2002)


each).each).

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