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| I. ETHNICITY |
SAN MATEO COUNTY
POPULATION CATEGORIES |
| E.
MINORITY YOUTH (BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDERS)
(See Teen Parents, Abused Children,
Children & Youth Population Categories) |
| POSSIBLE INDICATORS |
1990 NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REPORT |
UPDATE |
OTHER NEEDS STATEMENTS-DATA |
| Total County Population (10-21 years) |
|
1990
88,146 – 13.6% of Co. |
- Minority girls from low-income families are at risk for abuse, violence, educational
deprivation, pregnancy and neglect
- A sizable number of minority youth live in poverty and are disproportionately
represented in statistics reflecting crime, unemployment, and substance abuse.
- Illiteracy rates are highest among the already disadvantaged, which includes minority
youth.
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| Minority Population (10-21 years) |
46,989 – 53.3% of youth
10-21 years
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Population by Race
• Asian/Pacific Islanders
• Black/African American
• Hispanic
|
18,778 – 39.9% of min. yth
6,175 – 13.1% of min. yth
22,036 – 46.9% of min. yth
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High School Drop-Out Rates by Race
(1990-1991)
• American Indian
• Asian American
• Filipino American
• Hispanic American
• Black/African American
• Pacific Islander
• White Youth
|
42.2%
3.8%
8.0%
23.3%
22.9%
16.8%
8.8%
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Juvenile Arrests (10-17 yrs.) in SM by Race
(1991)
• Black/African American
• Hispanic
• White
• Other, not specified
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Total: 4,675
926
1,270
1,601
878
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| Teen Birth Rates Unemployment Rates (16-19 yrs)
Teen Suicide Rates |
All Youth 29.8%
14.2% (county: 4.2%) |
Sources: Children Now County Date Book 1993
United Way, Balance and Equity, SNF Update, 1993
Employment Development Department, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Education, State of California
Bureau of Criminal Statistics, California Department of Justice |
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