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Statistics on children, youth and families in North Carolina from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and NC Child
Teens ages 16 to 19 not in school and not working by race in North Carolina
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Definition
Youth ages 16 to 19 who are not enrolled in school (full- or part-time) and not employed (full- or part-time) by race and ethnicity. This measure is sometimes referred to as “Idle Teens” or “Disconnected Youth.”
Data Source
PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Notes
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. - Data not available.
Beginning in 2020, any comparisons to prior estimates by race and ethnicity should be made with caution. Differences may be the result of demographic changes and/or differences in question wording, race reporting, or coding updates. For more information, visit the ACS Race User Note: Improvements to the Race Question.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
N.A. - Data not available.
Beginning in 2020, any comparisons to prior estimates by race and ethnicity should be made with caution. Differences may be the result of demographic changes and/or differences in question wording, race reporting, or coding updates. For more information, visit the ACS Race User Note: Improvements to the Race Question.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Last Updated
January 2024