historical changes in children’s well-being in north dakota north dakota kids count

HISTORICAL CHANGES IN CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING IN NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota KIDS COUNT

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www.ndkidscount.org



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.

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2011 Kids Count Data BookAnne E. Casey Foundationhttp://datacenter.kidscount.org

Data Source:


4A review of the 10 indicators of child well-being


5Low birth weight babies =born weighing less than approximately 5.5 pounds


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Percent of all Births that are Low Birth Weight Babies, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080

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2

3

4

5

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7

8

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6.4 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.76.3

6.8

7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.2

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7 Infant mortality rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births


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Infant Mortality Rate, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


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8.18.8

6.3

7.3

5.6 6.0 5.8

7.5

6.9 6.8

7.0

6.9

6.8 6.9 6.7

6.8

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9Child death rate = number of deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14


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Child Death Rate, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070

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10

15

20

25

30

1917

20

25 2623 23

19

22 22 21

21 20 20 19 19

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11Teen death rate = number of deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19


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Teen Death Rate, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20070

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

52

65

69

85

61

8087 89

67 67

68

66 66 65 64 62

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teens

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15-1

9

13Teen birth rate = number of births per 1,000 females ages 15-19


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Teen Birth Rate, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080

10

20

30

40

50

60

27 27 27 27 2730

27 29 29

4845 43 42 41 40 42 43 41

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15High school drop outs, ages 16-19


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Percent of Teens not in School and not High School Graduates, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

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4

6

8

10

12

3

6

34

3

5

32

7

5

1110

98 8

7 7 7

6

6

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ages

16-1

9

17 Idle teens, ages 16-19


are not in school and are not working

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Percent of Teens not Attending School and not Working, North Dakota and United States(lower rates = higher child well-being)


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67

89


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9

19 Secure parental employment = one parent employed full-time, year round


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Percent of Children Living in Families Where no Parent has Full-Time, Year-Round Employment, ND & US(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2008 20090

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10

15

20

25

30

35

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27

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Poverty = Income below $21,756 for a family of two adults and two children in 2009

Children in poverty


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Percent of All Children Living in Households with Incomes Below Poverty, ND & US(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

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10

15

20

25

15 1513 14

16

13 13 1315

13

17 17 18 18 18 19 18 18 1820

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23Children in single-parent families


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Percent of All Children Living in Single-Parent Families, North Dakota and United States(

(lower rates = higher child well-being)


2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

23 23 23 24 24 23 24 24 24 25

31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 3234

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