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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 412 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 412 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report the intent to ask their family to keep fruits in a place where they can reach them |
| 2063.7) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to keep cut-up vegetables in a place where they can reach them |
Author: Audrey Myers
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
According to the 2012 Kentucky Parent Survey, about 1 in 7 parents (14%) said their child got enough fruits and vegetables on 5 or 6 days during the week. A new KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot finds that about two-thirds (64 percent) of Kentucky children are not meeting an important benchmark: reading at grade level at the start of fourth grade. In addition, Kentucky is one of only 12 states where the reading proficiency gap between students from higher- and lower-income families widened by more than 3
