County, State and Nation: Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children, 1980-1996.

Institution	Iowa Kids Count Initiative, Des Moines.
Titel	County, State and Nation: Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children, 1980-1996.
Quelle	(1998), (126 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Adolescents; Births to Single Women; Child Health; Child Welfare; Children; Counties; Demography; Early Parenthood; Elementary Secondary Education; High School Graduates; Incidence; Mortality Rate; Poverty; Rural Urban Differences; Social Indicators; State Surveys; Statistical Surveys; Trend Analysis; Violence; Well Being; Youth Problems; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kindeswohl; Child; Kind; Kinder; Demografie; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Vorkommen; Mortalitätsrate; Armut; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Statistische Erhebung; Trendanalyse; Gewalt; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Iowa's children. The statistical portrait is based on eight indicators of well-being: (1) infant mortality; (2) low birth weight; (3) births to 16- and 17-year-olds; (4) teen unmarried births; (5) child abuse; (6) high school graduation; (7) child deaths; and (8) teen violent deaths. Part 1 of the report discusses trends for the well-being indicators and important underlying demographic factors and compares findings with nationwide statistics and with attainable goals for Iowa's children. Part 2 contains demographic and indicator data reported by county. The report indicates that although Iowa's infant mortality rate was slightly lower than the national average, the proportion of infants born at low birth weight increased steadily since 1987. The proportion of teen unmarried births and birth rates among 16- and 17-year-olds in Iowa was well below the national rate, although metropolitan counties were closer to the national average than other counties. Child abuse rates increased from 1980 to 1995. The overall high school graduation rate remained unchanged since 1983, with considerable urban/rural differences. The number of teen violent deaths, mostly the result of traffic accidents, was comparable to and sometimes higher than national figures. Teen violent death and child deaths were the only well-being indicators where youth in rural counties fared less well than their metropolitan counterparts. Demographic trends indicated that children represent an smaller proportion of the population than in the past, the proportion of single parents increased dramatically, and child poverty increased. (KB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC