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Idaho KIDS COUNT Project, Boise. – 1997
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Idaho's children. The statistical portrait is based on 15 indicators of child and family well-being: (1) poverty; (2) single parent families; (3) infant mortality; (4) low birth weight babies; (5) percent of all mothers not receiving adequate prenatal care; (6) mothers ages…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Births to Single Women
Weitzel, S.; And Others – 1995
This Kids Count report presents information on the status of Florida's children. A statistical profile is presented for the state and for each county, based on demographic data and 19 indicators of child well being: (1) per capita income; (2) county population; (3) number of white and nonwhite children under 18 years; (4) number of births in 1993…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
South Carolina Kids Count, Columbia. – 1996
This KIDS COUNT report examines trends in the status of South Carolina children on a state-wide and county basis. The statistical portrait is based on 32 indicators of well-being, grouped into 6 categories: (1) family (family characteristics, child neglect/abuse); (2) economic status (poverty, mean family income); (3) health (prenatal care,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 1996
This report is published for the purpose of improving the well-being of Missouri's children by heightening awareness of children's issues within local communities and by promoting more effective responses to children's needs throughout the state. The report documents the status of children in all 115 Missouri counties. Following an Executive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Children First for Oregon, Portland. – 1998
This Kids Count databook examines statewide trends in the well-being of Oregon's children, focusing on youth at risk. The statistical report is based on 12 indicators of well-being: (1) juvenile arrests; (2) teen sexuality; (3) high school dropout rate; (4) teen suicide; (5) reading proficiency; (6) math proficiency; (7) child abuse and neglect;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare
Folden, Pam, Ed. – 2002
This tenth annual KIDS COUNT data book examines statewide and county trends in the well-being of West Virginia's children; this year's report looks at a decade of data based on indicators in four areas: child health, education, safety and security, and economic conditions. Following a summary that describes overall findings, the bulk of the report…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Morris, Pamela; Jones, Stephanie; Smith, Jared – 2002
Although it is commonly assumed that children living in public housing are at greater risk of experiencing academic and behavioral problems than other low-income children, there is little research available documenting the circumstances and experiences of these children and examining whether differences in outcomes between them and their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Age Differences
Folden, Pam, Ed. – 2001
This ninth annual KIDS COUNT data book examines statewide and county trends in the well-being of West Virginia's children. Following a summary of overall findings, including the decline since 1980 in the West Virginia child population, the bulk of the report presents the state's statistical portrait, based on 12 indicators of well-being: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Wyoming P.A.R.E.N.T., Laramie. – 1995
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Wyoming's children. The first section of the report describes the issues affecting Wyoming's families, health, and teens. The second section consists of a sampling of programs aimed at addressing problems in children's well-being in the areas of teen pregnancy, child abuse,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Health
Wallace, Dianna; Lane, Stephanie – 1997
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Indiana's children. The statistical portrait is based on 6 general areas of children's well-being: (1) demographic change; (2) education; (3) economic independence; (4) healthy bodies; (5) humane environment; and (6) spirit and character. Nine key indicators of child well-being…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Coffin, Linda – 2000
This Kids Count data book examines trends in the well-being of Minnesota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 11 indicators of child well-being: (1) child poverty rate; (2) children receiving free or reduced-price school lunch; (3) children in families receiving food stamps; (4) births to teenage mothers; (5) low birth weight rates;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
Lane, Stephanie; Erickson, Judith; Wallace, Dianna – 1998
This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Indiana's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators in six general areas: (1) child and family demographics; (2) economic well-being; (3) child health; (4) child safety; (5) education; (6) teen high risk behaviors; and (7) juvenile justice. The first part of…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Erickson, Judith – 1999
This Kids Count data book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Indiana's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators in ten general areas: (1) child and family demographics; (2) economic well-being; (3) poverty; (4) child safety; (5) education; (6) health and well-being; (7) mental health and additions; (8) mortality; (9)…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
West Virginia Task Force on Children, Youth and Families, Charleston. – 1996
This Kids Count report presents data measuring the health and the economic, educational, and social well-being of children in West Virginia at the state and county levels. It measures 12 indicators of child and adolescent health, education, and economic status, but focuses on the following 10 indicators, called "Family Supports for At-Risk…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Oklahoma Inst. for Child Advocacy, Inc., Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Kids Count. – 1997
This Kids Count report details county and statewide trends in the well-being of Oklahoma's children. The statistical report is based on eight indicators of child well being: (1) economic distress; (2) percent low birthweight infants; (3) infant mortality rate; (4) births to teens; (5) child abuse and neglect rates; (6) child and teen death rate;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse