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Abstract #302497

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Activity Number:	338
Type:	Invited
Date/Time:	Wednesday, August 10, 2005 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor:	Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #302497
Title:	Ranking States Based on Improvements in Child Well-being during the 1990s
Author(s):	William P. O'Hare*+ and Vicki L. Lamb
Companies:	Annie E. Casey Foundation and Duke University
Address:	701 St Paul Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, usa
Keywords:	Children ; Well-Being ; Indices ; states
Abstract:	Every year since 1990, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has released a KIDS COUNT Data Book, ranking states based on 10 key statistical indicators of child well-being for the most recent year available. The 2003 Data Book provides data for each year from 1990 to 2000, which we use to assess the improvements in child well-being in each state during the 1990s. In this paper, for each year from 1990 to 2000, we created a state composite index of child well-being using the methodology developed by Land and Associates. The movement of the index over the decade indicates if child well-being is improving or deteriorating. Between 1990 and 2000, the KIDS COUNT index showed a 14% improvement in child well-being nationwide. Most states (46 out of 50) showed improvement in child well-being. California exhibited the biggest improvement during the 1990s (up 23%), followed closely by Maryland and New Jersey (21% each). Nebraska and Wisconsin experienced slight declines in overall child well-being during the 1990s, while Kansas and North Dakota showed no change.

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