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Alaska Univ., Anchorage. Inst. of Social and Economic Research. – 1997
This second annual Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Alaska's children. The statistical portrait is based on key indicators in six areas: (1) early childhood, including prenatal care, infant mortality, and children with developmental disabilities; (2) economic well-being, including children living in poverty and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Blacks
Agenda for Children, New Orleans, LA. – 1995
This data book presents findings of the Kids Count project on current conditions faced by Louisiana children ages birth to 19 years of age. Data is presented in a table format by individual indicator for each of the parishes, and is further broken down by race. The first subject area addresses poverty and statistics on children receiving AFDC,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Won, Sandra, Ed. – 2001
This report on the well-being of America's children focuses on the need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The foreword to the report exhorts governors to lead a culture change and show that states can more efficiently help their own children. This section also describes the mission of the Leave No Child Behind movement,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC. – 1991
Statistics are presented for eight measures of child and adolescent health, education, and social and economic well-being in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Indicators measured were: (1) percent low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births); (3) child death rate ages 1-14 (per 100,000 children); (4)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Children
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies--The Montana Coalition, Helena. – 1996
This 1996 KIDS COUNT data book presents comparative data on child well-being for each county in Montana and for the state as a whole. Data in the county profiles, which comprise the bulk of the report, are grouped into: background facts (demographic, mental health, education, security, and income support information); charts showing changes in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Massachusetts Campaign for Children, Boston. – 1996
This Kids Count report presents statewide trends between 1988 and 1996 in the well-being of Massachusetts' children. The statistical portrait indicator areas and topics examined include: demographics (children as percent of population, children by race/ethnicity, students whose first language is not English); economic well-being (percent of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare
Hawaii Kids Count, Honolulu. – 1996
This KIDS COUNT statistical report is the second to examine indicators of children's well-being in Hawaii. The bulk of the report is comprised of the indicator results and is divided into four major sections: (1) family composition and resources, including children in poverty, children in single parent families, births to single teens, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Health, Children, Dropout Rate
O'Hare, William P. – 2003
This Kids Count data book examines national and statewide trends in the well being of the nation's children. Statistical portraits are based on 10 indicators of well being: (1) percent of low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) rate of teen deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; (5) teen birth rate; (6)…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare
O'Hare, William P. – 2002
This KIDS COUNT data book examines national and statewide trends in the well being of the nations children. Statistical portraits are based on 10 indicators of well being: (1) percent of low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) rate of teen deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; (5) teen birth rate; (6)…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare
Hawaii Kids Count, Honolulu. – 1995
This KIDS COUNT statistical report is the first to examine indicators of children's well-being in Hawaii. The bulk of the report is comprised of the indicator results and is divided into four major sections: (1) family composition and resources, including children in poverty, children in single parent families, births to single teens, and children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Health, Child Neglect, Children
Children First for Oregon, Portland. – 1998
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Oregon's children, focusing on children's health care. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of well-being including: (1) children's insurance coverage; (2) health care access; (3) health outcomes, including immunization rates and early prenatal care; (4) juvenile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Counties
Schooley, Teresa L.; And Others – 1996
This Kids Count report investigates statewide trends in the well-being of Delaware's children. The statistical report is based on 10 indicators of child well being: (1) births to teens; (2) low birth weight babies; (3) infant mortality; (4) child deaths, children 1-14 years; (5) teen violent deaths; (6) juvenile violent crime arrests; (7) high…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Health
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 1999
This Kids Count report examines national and statewide trends in the well-being of the nation's children. The statistical portrait is based on 10 indicators of well-being: (1) low birthweight infants; (2) infant mortality; (3) child death; (4) teen deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; (5) teen birth rate; (6) number of teens who are high…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare

Kentucky Youth Advocates, Inc., Louisville. – 1997
This report examines reasons for and offers recommendations to end the consistently found deficit in children's well-being in the southern states of Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and West Virginia--a deficit which places both the children and the future…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Children
North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks. North Dakota Kids Count. – 1996
While many children across North Dakota enjoy positive life circumstances which support their healthy growth and development, many others do not. This Kids Count fact book presents a statistical portrait of the condition of North Dakota children from prenatal through adolescent stages of development, based on key indicators. These indicators…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Births to Single Women, Child Health