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Youth and AIDS
„h 33.6 million people globally have AIDS
„h 2.2 million people died from AIDS in Africa in 1998
„h 13 million African children will have lost their mother or both of their parents to AIDS by end 2000
„h 22.3 million men and women are living with AIDS in sub-saharan Africa (UNAIDS/WHO projections)
„h Before AIDS, on average 2% of children in developing nations were orphans
„h By 1997, in some countries the rate rose as high as 7.9 & 11% (1 of 10 children has no parents)
Youth and War
„h Over 300,000 children under 18 years are soldiers in wars around the world
„h Cumulatively more than a million children may have participated in wars in the past decade
„h Hundreds of thousands of youth under 18 are enrolled in armed forces in countries not at war
„h Most children taking part in armed conflict are 15 to 18 years old, but many are recruited from the age of 10 upwards, and the use of even younger children has been recorded
Children and Youth in ¡§Developed¡¨ Nations, particularly the US, Face Great Challenges Too
Child Poverty and Family Income
The 1995 Luxembourg Income Study found the U.S. raises three to eight times more children in poverty than other Western nations. The U.S. has the largest and fastest-growing gap in income between its richest 5 percent and poorest 5 percent of any industrial society (U.S. News, 8/28/95).
Source: EXTRA! Wild in Deceit : Why "Teen Violence" is Poverty Violence in Disguise, Mike Males, March/April 1996 http://www.fair.org/extra/9603/teen-violence.html
Childhood poverty has both immediate and lasting negative effects. Children in low-income families fare less well than children in more affluent families for many of the indicators presented in this report, including indicators in the areas of economic security, health, and education. Compared with children living in families above the poverty line, children living below the poverty line are more likely to have difficulty in school,18 to become teen parents,19 and, as adults, to earn less and be unemployed more frequently.18 The child poverty rate provides important information about the percentage of U.S. children whose current circumstances make life difficult and jeopardize their future economic well-being.
http://childstats.gov/ac2001/econtxt.asp#econ1a
Births to Unmarried Women
Increases in births to unmarried women are among the many changes in American society that have affected family structure and the economic security of children.3 Children of unmarried mothers are at higher risk of having adverse birth outcomes, such as low birthweight and infant mortality, and are more likely to live in poverty than children of married mothers
http://childstats.gov/ac2001/poptxt.asp#pop6a
Child Care
Increasing proportions of children are spending substantial amounts of time in the care of a child-care provider other than their parents. While researchers continue to assess the effects of child care on child development, it is important to monitor over time the way many children receive care. Children receive a variety of types of care, including care in home by a relative, care in home by a nonrelative, and center-based care or early education. This indicator presents the most recent data on regular child-care arrangements regardless of parents¡¦ work status and the types of settings where that care is provided, by the age of the child
http://childstats.gov/ac2001/poptxt.asp#pop7
Youth and Violence
Violence affects the quality of life of young people who experience, witness, or feel threatened by it. In addition to the direct physical harm suffered by young victims of serious violence, such violence can adversely affect victims¡¦ mental health and development and increase the likelihood that they themselves will commit acts of serious violence.59, 60 Youth ages 12 to 17 are twice as likely as adults to be victims of serious violent crimes,61 which include aggravated assault, rape, robbery (stealing by force or threat of violence), and homicide
„h In 1999, the rate at which youth were victims of serious violent crimes was 20 crimes per 1,000 juveniles ages 12 to 17, totaling about 480,000 such crimes.
„h The serious violent crime victimization rate fluctuated between 34 and 43 per 1,000 from 1980 to 1990, and peaked at 44 per 1,000 in 1993. Since 1993, the rate of serious violent crime against youth has decreased by 53 percent, down to 20 per 1,000 in 1999.
„h Males are nearly twice as likely as females to be victims of serious violent crimes. In 1999, the serious violent crime victimization rate was 27 per 1,000 male youth, compared with 14 per 1,000 female youth.
„h Younger teens (ages 12 to 14) are as likely as older teens (ages 15 to 17) to be victims of serious violent crimes. In 1999, the serious violent crime victimization rate for older teens dropped to 20 per 1,000 from 29 per 1,000 in 1998.
„h Annual rates of firearm homicides for youths age 15-19 increased 155% between 1989 and 1994 (US).
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Interesting! Nguyen Thi Lan Anh |
Thanks Leon!
I found it very helpful. A great source of information! There are lots of interesting figures in relations to young people.
L.A.
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