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Kids Count Data Center

Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)

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Title Kids Count Data Center
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/DLA2Q2
 
Creator N/A
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Users can customize tables, graphs and maps on data related to children in a specific state or in the United States as a whole. Comparisons can be made between states.

Background

KIDS COUNT Data Center is part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and serves to provide information on the status of children in America. The ten core indicators of interest under "Data by State" are: percent of low birth weight babies, infant mortality rate, child death rate, rate of teen deaths by accident, suicide and homicide, teen birth rate, percent of children living with parents who do not have full-time year-round employment, percent of teens who are high school
drop outs, percent of teens not working and not in school, percent of children in poverty, and percent of families with children headed by a single parent. A number of other indicators, plus demographic and income information, are also included. "Data across States" is grouped into the following broad categories: demographics, education, economic well-being, family and community, health, safety and risk behaviors, and other.

User Functionality

Users can determine the view of the data- by table, line graph or map and can print or email the results. Data is available by state and across states. Data Across States allows users to access the raw data. Data is often present over a number of years. For a number of indicators under "Data Across States," users can view results by age, gender/ sex, or race/ ethnicity.

Data Notes

KIDS COUNT started in 1990. The most recent year of data is 2009
(or 2008 depending on the state, with some data available from 2010). Data is available on the national and state level, and for some states, at the county and city level.
 
Subject low birth weight
infant mortality rate
child death rate
teen deaths
accident
suicide
homicide
unemployed parents
high school dropouts
children in poverty
single parent household
demographics
immigrant families
education
economic well-being
family structure
birth outcomes
health insurance
vital statistics
juvenile justice
out of home placement
immunization
vaccine
overweight
obese
children with special health care needs
asthma
binge alcohol drinking
cigarette use
marijuana use
illicit drug use