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CALIFORNIA SARAH BURD-SHARPS KRISTEN LEWIS WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG #APOC2011 CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2011 A PORTRAIT OF
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DONORS TO A PORTRAIT OF CALIFORNIA 2011 The California Community Foundation The California Endowment Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Draper Foundation The Lincy Foundation The San Francisco Foundation United Ways of California Weingart Foundation 2 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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SURGING AHEAD AND FALLING BEHIND BAY AREA An Asian American in the Bay Area lives 2.4 years longer is more than 3 times as likely to have a B.A. earns $20,000 more than a Latino living in the Bay Area. 3 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MAIN OBJECTIVES Introduce a “GDP for ordinary people.” Generate fact-based public dialogue. Hold elected officials accountable for human progress. WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA 4
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Is the process of enlarging people’s freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being. Puts people at the center of analysis. Is expanded or constrained by the things we do ourselves and by the conditions and institutions around us. WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 5
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WHERE DID IT COME FROM? Developed at the United Nations. Rooted in Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s capabilities framework. Debuted in 1990. Seen as the global gold standard for measuring well-being in human development reports in over 160 countries. 6 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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7 HOW IS IT MEASURED?
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WHAT DOES THE AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX REVEAL ABOUT CALIFORNIA?
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HOW DOES CALIFORNIA RANK ON THE AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX? TOP: CT 6.30 12th: CA 5.46 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA HEALTH : #3 9 The U.S. Human Development Index is 5.09
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AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX NEIGHBORHOOD AND COUNTY GROUP MAP 10
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AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX By race, ethnicity, gender, and nativity 11 Group HD Index United States5.09 California5.46 Asian American7.61 White6.60 African American4.67 Latino3.99 Latina Women4.12 Latino Men3.75 Native-Born Latino4.58 Foreign-Born Latino3.29 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX SAN FRANCISCO METRO AREA HD Index California5.46 SAN FRANCISCO METRO AREA 6.97 SF Asian Americans7.93 SF Whites7.89 SF Latinos4.93 SF African Americans4.81
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THE FIVE CALIFORNIAS HD INDEX 9-10 7-9 5-7 3-5 1-3 13 THE FIVE CALIFORNIAS
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A RESIDENT OF SILICON VALLEY SHANGRI-LA (HD INDEX 9.35): THAN A RESIDENT OF THE FORSAKEN FIVE PERCENT (HD INDEX 2.59) can expect to live 9 years longer; is nearly 9 times as likely to have a bachelor’s degree; earns $45,000 more
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WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA A TALE OF TWO BUS STATIONS IN THE BAY AREA 15
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A 15-year life span gap separates Asian Americans and African Americans 17 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SF METRO AREA
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The combination of relatively low education with good health is called The Latino Health Paradox. One explanation is fewer risk behaviors. Another is protective cultural factors such as social support and family cohesion. 87.4 86.1 84.2 81.8 80.0 79.2 77.5 74.9 73.2 18 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA THE LATINO HEALTH PARADOX
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The good news: the way to longer lives is not necessarily spending more money on doctors and medicine. Better health requires that we: WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA WHAT WILL IT TAKE? 19 Improve the conditions of daily life. Facilitate healthy behaviors. Learn from Latino health advantages. Address the African American health crisis.
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EDUCATION INDEX NEIGHBORHOOD AND COUNTY GROUP MAP 21
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES BY RACE/ETHNICITY AND NATIVITY 22 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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AVERAGES HIDE TREMENDOUS VARIATION 23 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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What will it take? Make educational equity a reality. Prioritize high-quality preschool. Target dropout risks. Address out-of-school conditions. 24 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA
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26 CALIFORNIA’S GROSS STATE PRODUCT VS. TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
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EARNINGS IN CALIFORNIA BY RACE, ETHNICY, AND GENDER Group Median Earnings (2009 dollars) White Men 48,015 Asian American Men 42,382 African American Men 32,744 Asian American Women 31,658 White Women 31,558 California 29,685 African American Women 28,713 United States 28,365 Latino Men 23,471 Latina Women 17,737 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA 27
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EARNINGS SAN FRANCISCO METRO AREA 28 SAN FRANCISCO METRO AREA BY RACE/ETHNICITY MEDIAN EARNINGS UNITED STATES$28,000 California$30,000 SF Whites$49,000 SF Asian Americans$40,000 SF African Americans$32,000 SF Latinos$24,000
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Boosting educational attainment. Fostering job creation. Closing gender earnings gap. Stabilizing housing costs. What will it take? 29 WWW.MEASUREOFAMERICA.ORG/CALIFORNIA Improving living standards requires attention to:
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www.measureofamerica.org/california/maps 31 Twitter: @ahdp www.facebook.com/measureofamerica
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Thank you! www.measureofamerica.org #APOC2011
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