ERIC Number: EJ1354139
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 11
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Updated IQ and Well-Being Scores for the 50 U.S. States
Journal of Intelligence, v10 Article 15 2022
At the level of the 50 U.S. states, an interconnected nexus of well-being variables exists. These variables strongly correlate with estimates of state IQ in interesting ways. However, the state IQ estimates are now more than 16 years old, and the state well-being estimates are over 12 years old. Updated state IQ and well-being estimates are therefore needed. Thus, I first created new state IQ estimates by analyzing scores from both the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competency (for adults), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (for fourth and eighth grade children) exams. I also created new global well-being scores by analyzing state variables from the following four well-being subdomains: crime, income, health, and education. When validating the nexus, several interesting correlations existed among the variables. For example, state IQ most strongly predicted FICO credit scores, alcohol consumption (directly), income inequality, and state temperature. Interestingly, state IQ derived here also correlated 0.58 with state IQ estimates from over 100 years ago. Global well-being likewise correlated with many old and new variables in the nexus, including a correlation of 0.80 with IQ. In sum, at the level of the U.S. state, a nexus of important, strongly correlated variables exists. These variables comprise well-being, and state IQ is a central node in this network.
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Well Being, Scores, Adults, National Competency Tests, Grade 4, Grade 8, Crime, Income, Health, Education, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); National Assessment of Educational Progress
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