Minnesota Kids: A Closer Look. 1999 Data Book.

Institution	Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Titel	Minnesota Kids: A Closer Look. 1999 Data Book.
Quelle	(1999), (235 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Birth Weight; Child Abuse; Child Health; Child Neglect; Children; Counties; Crime; Delinquency; Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Parenthood; Elementary Secondary Education; Foster Care; Incidence; Lunch Programs; Poverty; School Readiness; Social Indicators; State Surveys; Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis; Violence; Welfare Recipients; Well Being; Youth Problems; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindesvernachlässigung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Kriminalität; Demografie; Pflegehilfe; Vorkommen; Mittagessen; Armut; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Statistische Erhebung; Tabelle; Trendanalyse; Gewalt; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Minnesota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 12 indicators of well-being: (1) child poverty rate; (2) children in families receiving food stamps; (3) children eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch; (4) births to teenage mothers; (5) low birth weight rates; (6) children not immunized by age 2; (7) school readiness problems; (8) drop out rates; (9) children arrested for serious crime; (10) child abuse and neglect rates; (11) children in out-of-home placements; (12) children dying violently. Following an introduction detailing the major findings, the report provides regional and statewide statistical summaries for each indicator, discusses the importance of the indicator, describes potential improvement strategies, provides information on resources related to the indicator, and describes Minnesota trends. Minnesota data are compared to national findings for each indicator. The bulk of the report provides statistical information on the indicators for each county. Findings indicated that 1 in 8 Minnesota children continue to live in poverty, with child poverty rates related to ethnicity, family structure, residence location, and parent education. Although the teen birth rate has been declining, the school dropout and school completion rates continue to worsen, and sizable numbers of children are not ready to learn when they enter school. The report concludes with definitions of the indicators and their sources. (KB)
Anmerkungen	Congregations Concerned for Children-Child Advocacy Network, Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, 122 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404; Tel: 888-870-1402 (Toll Free); 612-870-3670; Web site: http://www: http://www.cdf-mn.org ($12, plus $3 postage and handling).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC