Analyzing State Differences in Child Well-Being
Abstract
Description
In this report we examine the results of a comprehensive composite state-level index of child well-being modeled after the Foundation for Child Development s (FCD) Child Well-Being Index (CWI). The NATIONAL CWI has been produced every year since 2004 but only for the country as a whole, not for individual states. This study uses data from 2007 to update a similar study published some years ago that was based on data from 2003. The years (2003 and 2007) are selected because that is when the National Survey of Children s Health (NSCH) data have been collected and the NSCH is the only state-level source of data for several key indicators of child well-being.
item.page.type
Text
item.page.format
pdf
Keywords
Family, Risk, Economic impact, Child welfare -- statistics, Child welfare