AppendixE U.s. CENSUS DATA Table II CHILDREN NOT ENROLLED BY STATE AND BY URBAN/RURAL (Age 7-17) >- IC 0\ Urban R Institutional Not Percent Inst School-Age Not Population Enrolled Not School-Age Not Pop State Ages Population Enrolled Not Enrolled (Adjusted) Enrolled Population Enrolled Not Nevada 1-15 72,229 2,484 116 2,368 3.3 18,188 592 16 & 17 13,432 1,725 74 1,651 12.3 3,664 323 TOTAL 85,661 4,209 190 4,019 4.7 21,852 915 New Hampshire 7-15 71,644 2,762 146 '2,616 3.7 61,401 2,236 16 & 17 15,006 2,012 47 1,965 13.1 11,338 1,249 TOTAL 86,650 4,774 193 4,581 5.3 72,739 3,485 New Jersey 7-15 1,118,994 24,365 1,013 23,352 2.1 153,504 2,563 16 & 17 229,026 17,795 525 17,270 7.5 28,822 2,372 TOTAL 1,348,020 42,160 1,538 40,622 3.0 182,326 4,935 New Mexico 7-15 149,268 4,972 218 4,754 3.2 71,726 3,364 16 & 17 30,027 2,996 108 2,888 9.6 14,596 1,786 TOTAL 179,295 7,968 326 7,642 4.3 86,322 5,150 New York 7-15 2,545,482 76,643 4,759 71,884 2.8 537,190 14,454 16 & 17 539,376 49,356 2,170 47,186 8.7 102,759 8,490 TOTAL 3,084,858 125,999 6,929 119,070 3.9 639,949 22,944 North Carol<strong>in</strong>a 7-15 392,140 16,033 888 15,145 3.9 541,593 25,635 16 & 17 86,370 14,201 380 13,821 16.0 120,194 20,008 TOTAL 478,510 30,234 1,268 28,966 6.1 661,787 45,643 North Dakota 7-15 50,455 1,696 64 1,632 3.2 74,056 2,316 16 & 17 10,168 881 46 835 8.2 16,778 1,056 TOTAL 60,623 2,577 110 2,467 4.1 90,834 3,372 Ohio 7-15 1,453,535 33,482 2,234 31,248 2.1 549,731 16,540 16 & 17 301,269 24,293 1,173 23,120 7.7 113,672 10,045 TOTAL 1,754,804 57,775 3,407 54,368 3.1 663,403 26,585 Oklahoma 7-15 298,463 8,583 704 7,879 2.6 155,880 7,669 16 & 17 64,230 6,659 390 6,269 9.8 34,976 4,023 TOTAL 362,693 15,242 1,094 14,148 3.9 190,856 11,692 Oregon 7-15 235,066 5,202 346 4,856 2.1 142,758 3,805 16 & 17 53,496 3,475 210 3,265 6.1 32,103 2,390 TOTAL 288,562 8,677 556 8,121 2.8 174,861 6,195 Pennsylvania 7-1.5 1,418,808 31,759 2,339 29,420 2.1 647,162 21,045 16 & 17 311,597 25,318 1,214 24,104 7.7 135,896 13,945 TOTAL 1,730,405 57,077 3,553 53,524 3.1 783,058 34,990 Rhode Island 7-15 137,486 2,876 168 2,708 2.0 20,900 532 16 & 17 28,830 3,552 76 3,476 12.1 4,042 452 TOTAL 166,316 6,428 244 6,184 3.7 24,942 984 S<strong>out</strong>h Carol<strong>in</strong>a 6 1 24,209 5,241 41 5,200 21.5 31,945 8,941 7-15 223,650 11,039 334 10,705 4.8 284,317 14,728 16 & 17 49,972 9,152 205 8,947 17.9 63,541 10,650 TOTAL) 273,622 20,191 539 19,652 7.2 347,858 25,378
S<strong>out</strong>h Dakota I 7-15 55,642 1,564 107 1,457 2.6 77,787 2,736 150 16 & 17 11,887 789 95 694 5.8 17,627 1,490 141 TOTAL 67,529 2,353 202 2,151 3.2 95,414 4,226 291 <strong>Tennessee</strong> I 7-15 406,643 17,039 699 16,340 4.0 301,013 18,244 519 16 & 17 88,D19 12,298 420 11,878 13.6 63,925 13,530 306 TOTAL 494,662 29,337 1,119 28,218 5.7 364,938 31,774 825 Texas I 7-15 1,689,551 59,634 2,671 56,963 3.4 438,208 21,799 693 16 & 17 349,405 46,274 1,485 44,789 12.8 99,580 14,558 424 TOTAL 2,038,956 105,908 4,156 101,752 5.0 537,788 36,357 1,117 Utah I 7-15 173,564 3,172 144 3,028 1.7 47,364 1,568 39 16 & 17 38,130 2,269 110 2,159 5.7 10,476 744 30 TOTAL 211,694 5,441 254 5,187 2.5 57,840 2,312 69 Vermont I 7-15 24,623 703 53 650 2.6 58,070 2,392 126 16 & 17 5,446 556 29 527 9.7 11,838 1,312 64 TOTAL 30,069 1,259 82 1,177 3.9 69,908 3,704 190 Virg<strong>in</strong>ia I 7-15 516,639 14,428 785 13,643 2.6 333,881 15,888 508 16 & 17 106,636 11,896 516 11,380 10.7 71,111 11,533 344 TOTAL 623,275 26,324 1,301 25,023 4.0 404,992 27,421 852 Wash<strong>in</strong>gton I 7-15 432,718 9,025 556 8,469 2.0 192,584 . 5,116 248 16 & 17 93,702 7,341 438 6,903 7.4 40,919 3,209 191 TOTAL 526,420 16,366 994 15,372 2.9 233,503 8,325 439 West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia I 7-15 107,454 4,857 115 4,742 4.4 205,697 12,094 221 16 & 17 24,917 2,919 85 2,834 11.4 46,691 8,571 160 TOTAL 132,371 7,776 200 7,576 5.7 252,388 20,665 381 Wiscons<strong>in</strong> I 7-15 536,773 9,033 626 8,407 1.6 318,508 8,640 372 16 & 17 110,314 5,707 438 5,269 4.8 65,512 4,825 261 TOTAL 647,087 14,740 1,064 13,676 2.1 384,020 13,465 633 Wyom<strong>in</strong>g I 7-15 37,349 1,233 74 1,159 3.1 27,405 798 54 16 & 17 8,009 791 42 749 9.4 5,691 486 29 TOTAL 45,358 2,024 116 1,908 4.2 33,096 1,284 83 GRAND TOTALI 31,971,327 1,272,894 60,281 1,212,613 3.8 13,078,073 711,538 24,913 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau <strong>of</strong> the Census, Census <strong>of</strong> Population: 1970, Detailed Characteristics, F<strong>in</strong>al Report PC (1)-0. Series, Tables 146 an a description <strong>of</strong> methodology. I Data is shown on 6-year-olds for target area states, but it is not counted <strong>in</strong> state or grand totals. 10 --:a
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