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Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 2002
Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this report compares the situation of children in American Samoa to children's situations in neighboring territories and the nation overall. Between 1999-2000, the number of children in American Samoa increased 24 percent, while the increase was only 14 percent nationwide during the past decade. In 2000, 45 percent of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Census Figures, Child Welfare, Children