DOCUMENT RESUME ED 475 172 PS 031 168 AUTHOR Folden, Pam, Ed. TITLE West Virginia Kids Count Data Book: 2001 County Profiles of Child Well-Being. Trends in Child Well-Being, 1990 to 2000. INSTITUTION West Virginia Kids Count Fund, Charleston.; West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. Survey Research Center. SPONS AGENCY Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 97p.; For 2000 Data Book, see ED 458 960. Also sponsored by Lawson Hamilton. AVAILABLE FROM West Viriginia Kids Count Fund, 1031 Quarrier Street, Suite 313, Atlas Building, Charleston, WV 25301-9958 (first copy, free; additional copies $10). Tel: 888-543-7268 (Toll Free); Tel: 304-345-2101; Fax: 304-345-2102; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.wvkidscountfund.org. PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescents; Birth Weight; Births to Single Women; Child Abuse; Child Care; Child Health; Child Neglect; *Children; *Counties; Delinquency; Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Parenthood; Educational Indicators; Preschool Education; Safety; *Social Indicators; Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis; Violence; *Well Being; Youth Problems IDENTIFIERS *Indicators; Project Head Start; *West Virginia ABSTRACT 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 presents county profiles based on the 12 specific indicators of well-being: (1) percent low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) percent of eligible children served by Head Start; (5) percent children approved for free and reduced school meals; (6) child abuse/neglect rate; (7) teen birth rate; (8) percent births to unmarried teens; (9) percent of high school dropouts; (10) juvenile delinquency case rate; (11) teen violent death rate; and (12) percent births to mothers with less than a twelfth-grade education. Trends for data are indicated for 1990-2000 decade. Over this time range, several indicators show improvement, including infant and child deaths, unemployment, and median family income. Worsening indicators include rates for low-birth weight babies, children approved for free or reduced-price meals, and juvenile delinquency cases. Information on definitions, methodology, and sources concludes the data book. (HTH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
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DOCUMENT RESUME
ED 475 172 PS 031 168
AUTHOR Folden, Pam, Ed.
TITLE West Virginia Kids Count Data Book: 2001 County Profiles ofChild Well-Being. Trends in Child Well-Being, 1990 to 2000.
INSTITUTION West Virginia Kids Count Fund, Charleston.; West VirginiaUniv., Morgantown. Survey Research Center.
SPONS AGENCY Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
PUB DATE 2002-00-00NOTE 97p.; For 2000 Data Book, see ED 458 960. Also sponsored by
Lawson Hamilton.
AVAILABLE FROM West Viriginia Kids Count Fund, 1031 Quarrier Street, Suite313, Atlas Building, Charleston, WV 25301-9958 (first copy,free; additional copies $10). Tel: 888-543-7268 (Toll Free);Tel: 304-345-2101; Fax: 304-345-2102; e-mail:[email protected]; Web site:http://www.wvkidscountfund.org.
PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports Descriptive(141)
IDENTIFIERS *Indicators; Project Head Start; *West Virginia
ABSTRACT
This tenth annual KIDS COUNT data book examines statewide andcounty trends in the well-being of West Virginia's children; this year'sreport looks at a decade of data based on indicators in four areas: childhealth, education, safety and security, and economic conditions. Following asummary that describes overall findings, the bulk of the report presentscounty profiles based on the 12 specific indicators of well-being: (1)
percent low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child deathrate; (4) percent of eligible children served by Head Start; (5) percentchildren approved for free and reduced school meals; (6) child abuse/neglectrate; (7) teen birth rate; (8) percent births to unmarried teens; (9) percentof high school dropouts; (10) juvenile delinquency case rate; (11) teenviolent death rate; and (12) percent births to mothers with less than atwelfth-grade education. Trends for data are indicated for 1990-2000 decade.Over this time range, several indicators show improvement, including infantand child deaths, unemployment, and median family income. Worseningindicators include rates for low-birth weight babies, children approved forfree or reduced-price meals, and juvenile delinquency cases. Information ondefinitions, methodology, and sources concludes the data book. (HTH)
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document.
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