RACIAL-ETHNIC INEQUALITY IN CHILD WELL-BEING FROM by DONALD J. HERNANDEZ and SUZANNE E. MACARTNEY Department of Sociology and Center for Social & Demographic Analysis University at Albany, SUNY, Phone: (518) presentation at the NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION Washington, D.C., January 29, 2008 Acknowledgements: This research was conducted with funding from the Foundation for Child Development. The authors also are grateful to Kenneth C. Land, Vicki Lamb, Sara Kahler Mustillo, and Callie Rennison. The authors bear sole responsibility for the content and views expressed here.

Slide 2. Percent of U.S. Children Ages 0-17 in Specified Race/Ethnic Groups, Projections for were released by the Census Bureau March 18, These projections take into account the much larger Hispanic population identified in Census Projections and estimates for other years are from an earlier series released by the Census Bureau January 13, 2000, and were based on the count of Hispanics in Census 1990.

● Safety/Behavioral Concerns ● Family Economic Well-Being ● Health ● Community Connectedness ● Educational Attainment ● Social Relationships ● Emotional/Spiritual Well-Being FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI) Seven Domains of Well-Being

● Changes in Overall Gaps ● Changes in Domain Gaps ● Accounting for Convergence ● Additional Black/Hispanic Advantages ● Education and Voting ● Eliminating the Overall Gaps ● Looking Beyond Convergence – OVERVIEW – The Changing Gaps Separating Whites from Blacks and Hispanics

Slide 5. Overall CWI White Hispanic Black Index value Average of 7 Domains "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 6. Drug Use Indicator White Hispanic Black Percent using illicit drug Percent with illicit drug use in grade 12 "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 7. Violent Crime Indicator White Hispanic Black Violent crimes, juvenile offenders violent offenders per 1,000 population "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 8. Crime Victimization Indicator Juvenile victimization rate Black Hispanic White victimizations per 1,000 population "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 9. Poverty Indicator Percent in poverty among families with children under 18 Black Hispanic White Percent living in poverty "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 10. Secure Parental Employment Indicator Percent with a parent employed full-time, year-round Black Hispanic White Percent with secure parental employment "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 11. Suicide Indicator Suicide Rate, Ages Black Hispanic White Rate per 100,000 population, "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 12. Prekindergarten Indicator Percent Enrolled in Prekindergarten, Ages 3-4 Black Hispanic White Percent enrolled, ages 3-4 "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Slide 13. College Graduation Indicator Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree, Ages Black Hispanic White Percent with BA degree, ages "Measuring Social Disparities" (2008) by Donald J. Hernandez and Suzanne Macartney; University at Albany, SUNY.

Black-White gap ● 18 years, based on trends ● 54 years, based on trends Hispanic-White gap ● 14 years, based on trends ● 43 years, based on trends Closing the Gaps: How long might it take?

The overall CWI score would be… ● 115 … if … Blacks and Hispanics closed the gap with Whites ● 129 … if … the U.S. achieved its best historical value for each indicator ● 144 … if … the U.S. achieved the best international value for each indicator Beyond Race-Ethnic Gaps: Goals for all America’s children

RACIAL-ETHNIC INEQUALITY IN CHILD WELL-BEING FROM by DONALD J. HERNANDEZ and SUZANNE E. MACARTNEY Department of Sociology and Center for Social & Demographic Analysis University at Albany, SUNY, Phone: (518) presentation at the NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION Washington, D.C., January 29, 2008 Acknowledgements: This research was conducted with funding from the Foundation for Child Development. The authors also are grateful to Kenneth C. Land, Vicki Lamb, Sara Kahler Mustillo, and Callie Rennison. The authors bear sole responsibility for the content and views expressed here.