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Children Indicators

Aging Indicators

Social Indicators

The indicators listed below summarize how the State of South Carolina is performing with regard to the well being of its citizens, including living conditions, life-styles, quality of life, and protections available. For each category, one or more indicators are listed and defined, and in brief, the significance or relevance of the indicator is included. Most data are comparable to other states and historical data are available. Select state rankings are also provided. Additionally, the data sources are indicated via hyperlink for each indicator, where possible. In other cases, sources are simply cited. Endnotes provide other referencing information and, in some cases, explanatory narrative.

South Carolina Indicators Project

Social Indicators

At-a-Glance

Categories	Indicators	State Rank (SC) (1=highest)	Data
Family	1. A. Assaults by Intimates	No Rank	YR 2003: 86.7 per 10,000 population
	B. Homicides Committed by Family Member	No Rank	YR 2003: 25.6% of all homicides
	2. Children in Single-Parent Households	3	YR 2006: 40% of all children
	3. Child Support Collections and Distributions	48	YR 2007: 51.4% of amount due was collected and distributed
Children	1. Children Living in Poverty	11	YR 2007: 20.9% of all children
	2. Substantiated Reports of Child Neglect or Abuse (per 1,000 children in population)	25	YR 2006: 10.4 children per 1,000 children in SC
	3. Child Fatalities Due to Child Neglect of Abuse (per 100,000 children in population)	18	YR 2006: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 children in SC population
Aging	1. Senior Citizens Living in Poverty	8	YR 2007: 12.0% of all SC senior citizens

Rev. 11.21.2008

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