Another study

KidsOhio released a study, Kids Today - Children in Central Ohio: How They Live, Learn and Grow. It includes bad and good news about the status of children in seven central Ohio counties.

Key findings:
* Children are the most likely age group to be poor: one in eight lives in poverty.
* Nearly one in five high school students does not graduate.
* One in four lives in a single-parent family, making them more likely to be poor.
* One in three babies is born to unmarried parents.
* One in three 4th graders is not proficient in math or reading.

Despite these challenges, central Ohio children today are also:

* More likely to have healthy childhoods due to reduced maternal smoking, improved prenatal care, dental care and immunizations.
* Less likely to die at birth or before age 1.
* Less likely to become teen parents.
* More likely to have parents who are high school graduates.
* More likely to complete high school and attend college.