HISTORICAL CHANGES IN CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING IN NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota KIDS COUNT
North Dakota KIDS COUNT 2 Our mission: To provide accurate, current data on child well-being in order to inform local and state discussions about how to secure better futures for all of North Dakota’s children.
2011 Kids Count Data Book Anne E. Casey Foundation Data Source: 3 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
A review of the 10 indicators of child well-being 4 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Low birth weight babies = born weighing less than approximately 5.5 pounds 5 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of all Births that are Low Birth Weight Babies, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 6
Infant mortality rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 7 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Infant Mortality Rate, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 8
Child death rate = number of deaths per 100,000 children ages North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Child Death Rate, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 10
Teen death rate = number of deaths per 100,000 teens ages North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Teen Death Rate, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 12
Teen birth rate = number of births per 1,000 females ages North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Teen Birth Rate, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 14
High school drop outs, ages North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Teens not in School and not High School Graduates, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 16
Idle teens, ages North Dakota KIDS COUNT are not in school and are not working
Percent of Teens not Attending School and not Working, North Dakota and United States (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 18
Secure parental employment = one parent employed full-time, year round 19 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Living in Families Where no Parent has Full-Time, Year-Round Employment, ND & US (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 20
Poverty = Income below $21,756 for a family of two adults and two children in 2009 Children in poverty 21 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of All Children Living in Households with Incomes Below Poverty, ND & US (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 22
Children in single-parent families 23 North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of All Children Living in Single-Parent Families, North Dakota and United States ( (lower rates = higher child well-being) North Dakota KIDS COUNT 24
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