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34 Table I Children Not Enrolled! By Regions (Ages 7-17) Total School-Age Not % Not Population Enrolled Enrolled UNITED STATES 7-15 37,238,424 1,090,829 2.9 16 & 17 7,810,976 808,409 10.3 Total 45,049,400 1,899,238 4.2 NORTHEAST 7-15 8,521,325 203,718 2.4 16 & 17 1,778,950 148,923 8.4 Total 10,300,275 352,641 3.4 NORTH CENTRAL 7-15 10,661,537 255,266 2.4 16 & 17 2,213,899 191,033 8.6 Total 12,875,436 446,299 3.5 SOUTH 7-15 11,666,904 475,871 4.1 16 & 17 2,470,083 357,956 14.5 Total 14,136,987 833,827 5.9 WEST 7-15 6,388,658 155,974 2.4 16 & 17 1,348,044 110,497 8.2 Total 7,736,702 266,471 3.4 SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970, Detailed Characteristics, Final Report PC (l}o Series, Tables 146 and 154. See Appendix A for a description of methodology. 1 Children not enrolled in school, adjusted to count all institutionalized as enrolled. Despite compulsory attendance laws in all states except Mississippi, no state has solved the problem of children out of school completely. All states had at least 2.4 percent of their school-age children out of school; 15 states had 5 percent or/fhore not enrolled; and 10 states had over 6 percent of their children out of school. Several factors seem to make it more likely that children will be out of school.
Table II Children Not EnroUed 1 Asa Percent of Population Rankings By State (Ages 7-17) % State % State % State % State 7.8 Miss. 5.0 N.H. 4.0 Iowa 3.3 Mieh. 7.6 Ky. 5.0 Va. 4.0 Wyo. 3.3 Neb. 7.2 W.Va. 4.9 D.C. 3.8 N.Y. 3.3 Ohio 7.1 S.C. 4.8 Maine 3.7 Kans. 3.2 Calif. 6.9 Ga. 4.8 N.Mex. 3.7 Mont. 3.1 Wash. 6.9 Tenn. 4.7 Vt. 3.7 N.D. 3.0 N.J. 6.7 Ark. 4.6 Id. 3.7 R. I. 3.0 Ore. 6.4 N.C. 4.6 Mo. 3.7 S. D. 2.8 Mass. 6.2 Ala. 4.6 Ok. 3.6 Del. 2.8 Utah 6.2 La. 4.5 Ak. 3.6 m. 2.6 Wise. 5.3 Tex. 4.5 Nev. 3.6 Md. 2.4 Conn. 5.2 Ariz. 4.2 Ha. 3.5 Penna. 2.4 Minn. 5.0 Fla. 4.1 Ind. 3.3 Colo. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970, Detailed Characteristics, Final Report PC (l) D Series, Tables 146 and 154. See Appendix A for a de- scription of methodology. 1 Children not enrolled in school, adjusted to count alIlnatitutionalized as enrolled. 35
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Table II<br />
Children Not EnroUed 1<br />
Asa Percent <strong>of</strong> Population Rank<strong>in</strong>gs By State<br />
(Ages 7-17)<br />
% State % State % State % State<br />
7.8 Miss. 5.0 N.H. 4.0 Iowa 3.3 Mieh.<br />
7.6 Ky. 5.0 Va. 4.0 Wyo. 3.3 Neb.<br />
7.2 W.Va. 4.9 D.C. 3.8 N.Y. 3.3 Ohio<br />
7.1 S.C. 4.8 Ma<strong>in</strong>e 3.7 Kans. 3.2 Calif.<br />
6.9 Ga. 4.8 N.Mex. 3.7 Mont. 3.1 Wash.<br />
6.9 Tenn. 4.7 Vt. 3.7 N.D. 3.0 N.J.<br />
6.7 Ark. 4.6 Id. 3.7 R. I. 3.0 Ore.<br />
6.4 N.C. 4.6 Mo. 3.7 S. D. 2.8 Mass.<br />
6.2 Ala. 4.6 Ok. 3.6 Del. 2.8 Utah<br />
6.2 La. 4.5 Ak. 3.6 m. 2.6 Wise.<br />
5.3 Tex. 4.5 Nev. 3.6 Md. 2.4 Conn.<br />
5.2 Ariz. 4.2 Ha. 3.5 Penna. 2.4 M<strong>in</strong>n.<br />
5.0 Fla. 4.1 Ind. 3.3 Colo.<br />
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau <strong>of</strong> the Census, Census <strong>of</strong> Population:<br />
1970, Detailed Characteristics, F<strong>in</strong>al Report PC (l)<br />
D Series, Tables 146 and 154. See Appendix A for a de-<br />
scription <strong>of</strong> methodology.<br />
1 Children not enrolled <strong>in</strong> <strong>school</strong>, adjusted to count alIlnatitutionalized<br />
as enrolled.<br />
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