Child Well-Being in North Dakota

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2012 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK

Child Well-Being in North Dakota

North Dakota KIDS COUNT

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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.

All North Dakota KIDS COUNT resources are available for viewing and downloading at http://www.ndkidscount.org.


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Source for this Report

2012 KIDS COUNT Data BookFunded by The Anne E. Casey Foundationhttp://datacenter.kidscount.orgData sources cover various years, but all

indicators are based on the most recent data available

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/


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How KIDS COUNT Measures Child Well-Being

New to 2012 Data Book: Four domains of child well-being

Economic well-being Education Health Family and community


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Domain 1: Economic Well-Being

Indicators of economic well-being Children in poverty Children whose parents lack secure employment Children living in households with a high housing cost

burden Teens not in school and not working

National ranking North Dakota is #1 in the nation with respect to

children’s economic well-being

Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey


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Children in poverty

Poverty is defined, federally, as those individuals with household incomes below $22,113 for a family of two adults and two children in 2010

Relates to children under 18


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Percent of Children Living in Families with Incomes Below the Poverty Line

2005 20100

5

10

15

20

25

13

16

19

22

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Children whose Parents Lack Secure Employment

Secure parental employment occurs when Single-parents work at least 35 hours per week, at

least 50 weeks in the past year At least one parent in a married-parent household

works at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the past year



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Percent of Children Living in Families Where No Parent has Regular, Full-Time, Year-Round

Employment

2008 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2022

27

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ren


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Children Living in Households with a High Housing Cost Burden

A high housing cost burden occurs when a household spends more than 30% of their monthly pretax income on housing-related expenses. Includes rent, mortgage payments, taxes, and

insuranceRelates to children under 18


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Percent of Children Living in Households with a High Housing Cost Burden

2005 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

19 19

3741


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of c

hild

ren


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Teens Not in School and Not Working

Relates to teens ages 16 to 19Not enrolled in school (full-time or part-time)Not employed (full-time or part-time)Also referred to as “idle teens” or

“disconnected youth”


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Percent of 16-19 Year Olds Who Are Not in School and Not Working

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65

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Domain 2: Education

Indicators of educational well-being Children not attending preschool Fourth graders not proficient in reading Eighth graders not proficient in math High school students not graduating on time

North Dakota ranks 16th in the nation with respect to educational well-being of our children

Data sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey


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Children not Attending Preschool

Relates to children ages 3 to 4Not enrolled in nursery school or preschool

during the previous 2 monthsChildren enrolled in kindergarten are

excluded from this analysis


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Percent of Children Ages 3 to 4 Who Are Not Attending Preschool

2005-07 2008-100

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

8069 67

56 53


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ren


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Fourth Graders Not Proficient in Reading

Relates to fourth grade public school students This excludes Bureau of Indian Education schools and

Defense Education Activity schools.Proficiency measured by the National

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


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Percent of Fourth Graders Not Proficient in Reading

2005 20110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

65 6470 68


Perc

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of fo

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gra

ders


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Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math

Relates to eighth grade public school students This excludes Bureau of Indian Education schools and

Defense Education Activity schools.Proficiency measured by the National

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)


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Percent of Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math

2005 20110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

6557

7266


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High School Students Not Graduating on Time

Relates to the estimated percentage of an entering freshman class not graduating in four years

Measure derived from the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), U.S. Department of Education, which uses aggregate student enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and aggregate counts of the number of regular diplomas awarded four years later


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Percent of High School Students Not Graduating on Time

2005-06 2008-090

5

10

15

20

25

30

18

13

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Domain 3: Health

Indicators of health: Low-birthweight babies Children without health insurance Child and teen death rates Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs

North Dakota ranks 27th in the nation with respect to children’s health.

Data sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health


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Low-Birthweight Babies

Relates to live births weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2,500 grams)

Data reflect mother’s place of residence and not place of birth


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Percent of All Live Births that are Low Birthweight

2005 20090

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Children Without Health Insurance

Relates to children not covered by any form of health insurance



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Percent of Children Without Health Insurance

2008 20100

2

4

6

8

10

12

8

6

10

8


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Child and Teen Deaths

Relates to the number of deaths, from all causes, to children ages 1 to 19 per 100,000 children in that age range

Relates to children’s place of residence and not location of death


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Number of Deaths to Children and Teens per 100,000 Children and Teens

2005 20090

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

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Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs

Relates to teens ages 12 to 17Self-reports of dependence on or abuse of

either illicit drugs or alcohol in past yearDependence or abuse is based on definitions

found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders


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Percent of Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs

2005-06 2008-090

2

4

6

8

10

12

10

887


Perc

ent

of t

eens


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Domain 4: Family and Community

Indicators of children’s family and community well-being Children in single-parent families Children in families where the household head lacks a high

school diploma Children living in high-poverty areas Teen births

North Dakota ranks 4th in the nation with respect to this domain of child well-being

Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics


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Children in Single-Parent Families

Relates to children under 18Includes those children living with their own

unmarried parent, either in a family or subfamily (e.g., a child and parent living with a grandparents). Single-parent families include cohabitating couples but exclude married stepparents.


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Percent of Children Who Live in Single-Parent Families

2005 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2325

3234


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of c

hild

ren


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Children in Families Where the Household Head Lacks a High School Diploma

Relates to children under 18Household head lacks high school diploma or

equivalent


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Percent of Children in Families Where the Household Head Lacks a High School Diploma

2005 20100

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

7

4

1615


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Children Living in High-Poverty Areas

Relates to children under 18Living in census tracts (population areas)

where the poverty rate of the total population is 30% or more

Poverty in 2010 Income below $22,113 for family of two adults and

two children


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Percent of Children Living in High-Poverty Areas

2000 2006-100

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4

6

8

10

12

5

7

9

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Teen Births

Relates to the number of births to teens ages 15 to 19, per 1,000 females in this age group

Data reflect mother’s residence and not place of birth


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Number of Teen Births Per 1,000 Female Teens

2005 20090

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

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Overall national KIDS COUNT ranking

In 2012, North Dakota ranked 6th in the nation for overall child well-being


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