Children Now LA County Child Well-Being Scorecard
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2010 California County Scorecard Learn more from the Scorecard ’s complete county-level data and functionality, only available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecard. Los Angeles County The Scorecard provides a comprehensive picture of children’s well-being, tracking 26 indicators over time, by race/ethnicity and relative to other California counties. How does the well-being of children living in Los Angeles Count y compare with the well-being of children in other counties? Is the well-being of children in Los Angeles County improving over time? The well-being of children in Los Angeles County is getting worse on 2 indicators, staying the same on 11 indicators, and improving on 12 indicators of children’s well-being. 2 11 12 TRENDS The graphic above indicates how children in Los Angeles County are faring com- pared to children in 57 other counties. The 2,758,1 41 children living in Los Angeles County are in the bottom third (red) of performance on 7 indicators, the middle third (yellow) on 10 indicators, and the top third (green) on 9 indicators of chil- dren’s well-being. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 57% 90% 83% 17% 80% 67% 61% 85% NA 79% 98% 90% 54% 89% 71% 77% 82% NA 64% 95% 79% 19% 74% 71% 67% 79% NA 62% 94% 80% 25% 84% 71% 79% 77% NA 83% 97% 84% 40% 85% 64% 69% 76% NA 63% 24% 81% 66% 93% 84% 68% 83% 35% +3% +7% +9% -8% +10% +1% +2% +8% NA DATA BY RACE/ETHNI CITY COUNTY COMPARISON INDICATOR 1. Children who report “very good” to “excellent” health 2. Children who have health insurance 3. Children who see a dentist regularly 4. Newborns who are breastfed exclusively while in the hospital 5. Children who have asthma that does not require an Emergency Room visit 6. Middle and high school students who are not at risk for depression 7. Children who are in a healthy weight zone 8. Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space 9. Schools that have a school nurse or health center Bottom Middle Top Trend Latino White African American Asian Other NA - Not Available ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Additional resources, including denitions for Indicator , County Comparison, Trend and Data by Race/Ethnicity , are available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecardtools. 0% 35% 63% 95% 61% 80% 62% 76% 44% 100% 13% 85% 76% 94% 82% 99% 48% 85% Range How are you promoting children’s well-being in your community? Share your story in our discussion group at www.childrennow.org/scorecardforum.
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8/8/2019 Children Now LA County Child Well-Being Scorecard
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2010 California County Scorecard
Learn more from the Scorecard ’s complete county-level data andfunctionality, only available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecard.
Los Angeles CountyThe Scorecard provides a comprehensive picture of children’s well-being, tracking26 indicators over time, by race/ethnicity and relative to other California counties.
How does the well-being of children living in Los Angeles County compare with
the well-being of children in other counties?
Is the well-being of children in Los Angeles County improving
over time?
The well-being of children in Los Angeles County is gettingworse on 2 indicators, staying the same on 11 indicators, andimproving on 12 indicators of children’s well-being.
2 11 12
TRENDS
The graphic above indicates how children in Los Angeles County are faring com-pared to children in 57 other counties. The 2,758,141 children living in Los AngelesCounty are in the bottom third (red) of performance on 7 indicators, the middlethird (yellow) on 10 indicators, and the top third (green) on 9 indicators of chil-dren’s well-being.
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DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY COUNTY COMPARISONINDICATOR
1. Children who report “very good” to
“excellent” health
2. Children who have health insurance
3. Children who see a dentist regularly
4. Newborns who are breastfed exclusively while in
the hospital
5. Children who have asthma that does not require
an Emergency Room visit
6. Middle and high school students who are not at
risk for depression
7. Children who are in a healthy weight zone
8. Children who live within walking distance
to a park, playground or open space
9. Schools that have a school nurse or
health center
Bottom Middle Top Trend Latino White
African
American Asian Other
NA - Not Available
ADDITIONAL RESOURCESAdditional resources, including denitions for Indicator , County Comparison, Trend and Data by Race/Ethnicity , are available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecardtools.
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48% 85%Range
How are you promoting children’s well-being in your community?
Share your story in our discussion group at www.childrennow.org/scorecardforum.
8/8/2019 Children Now LA County Child Well-Being Scorecard
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10. Adolescents who feel connected to an adult
11. Elementary and middle school students whoare supervised by an adult after school
12. Elementary and middle school students
who feel safe in their school
13. High school students who feel safe and have
not been victimized at school
14. Children who are safe on and around roads
15. Children who have no report of maltreatment
within six months of an initial report
16. Adolescents who are substance-free
17. Children and youth who are safe
from homicide
18. Youth who are arrested but not for
violent crimes
19. Women who receive prenatal care by the end
of the rst trimester
20. Young children who are read to often
21. 3- and 4-year-olds who are enrolled
in preschool
22. Children who are not truant
23. Children who feel connected to their school
24. 4th-graders who meet or exceed state
standards in English Language Arts
25. 8th-graders who are enrolled in Algebra
26. 10th-graders who pass the English portion of
the California High School Exit Exam
DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY COUNTY COMPARISONINDICATOR
Bottom Middle Top Trend Latino White
African
American Asian Other
69% 90%
13% 77%
31% 87%
29% 63%
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