Washington Kids Count County and City Profiles of Child and Family Well-Being: 2002 Statewide Summaries.

Autor/inn/en	Hill, Sheri L.; De Wys, Shelley; Mandell, Dorothy J.; Chang, Matt; Brandon, Richard N.
Institution	Washington Univ., Seattle. Human Services Policy Center.
Titel	Washington Kids Count County and City Profiles of Child and Family Well-Being: 2002 Statewide Summaries.
Quelle	(2002), (172 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Achievement; Accidents; Adolescents; Child Abuse; Child Health; Child Neglect; Child Welfare; Children; Counties; Demography; Early Childhood Education; Early Parenthood; Economic Status; Educational Indicators; Elementary Secondary Education; Homeowners; Hunger; Income; Infants; Mathematics Achievement; Pollution; Poverty; Prenatal Care; Race; Reading Achievement; Social Indicators; State Surveys; Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); Unemployment; Well Being; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindesvernachlässigung; Kindeswohl; Demografie; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Einkommen; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Schadstoffbelastung; Armut; Pränatale Versorgung; Rasse; Abstammung; Leseleistung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Statistische Erhebung; Tabelle; Arbeitslosigkeit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Washington's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators in the areas of community population, health and safety, economic well-being, and education, for all of Washington's 39 counties as well its 3 major cities. The specific indicators include: (1) population change; (2) racial group distribution; (3) inadequate prenatal care; (4) births paid for by Medicaid; (5) WIC participation; (6) fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle crashes; (7) toxic chemical releases; (8) child abuse and neglect; (9) home ownership; (10) annual income; (11) unemployment rate; (12) children living in poverty; (13) food bank clients; and (14) academic achievement in math and reading. The first section of the report presents a state summary of highlights, key indicators, and trends. The remainder and bulk of the report presents city and county data tables for each indicator. Among the findings are the following: (1) the state's child population is growing steadily in numbers and diversity; (2) demands for child-related services are challenging current resources; (3) referrals for child maltreatment dropped in most counties; (4) some increase in number of women receiving prenatal care; (5) food bank clients increased; (6) students continue to struggle to meet basic math standards; and (7) an achievement gap in reading and math continues for Native American, African American and Hispanic students. (SD)
Anmerkungen	Human Services Policy Center, Attn: Publication Orders, University of Washington, Box 353060, Seattle, WA 98195-3060. Tel: 206-685-3135; Fax: 206-616-1553; e-mail: hspcnews@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.hspc.org. For full text: http://www.hspc.org/wkc/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC