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Category: 39. The Robeson County context
FOX0006. Fox, Geoff. “58 percent
of county births to unwed mothers.” Robesonian 6
November 2001.
Publication type: Newspaper article
According to the N.C. Center for Health Statistics,
58% of the 2,149 babies born in Robeson County last year (2001?) were born
to unwed mothers--the third highest rate in the state. In the preceding
year, Robeson County's rate was the seventh highest. About two-thirds of
the births were to minority women.
The county's Social Services department reports that,
overall, about 60% of child support payments owed in the county are being
paid. The article also discusses the nature of Medicaid, Work First, TANF,
food stamp, and Adolescent Parenting programs.
Additional Subjects: Unwed mothers | Child support | Social
Services
This annotation was written on: December 3, 2001; last
edited on June 25, 2002.
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