1. A Regional Comparison of Children’s Well-Being North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana Data from the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book

2. North Dakota KIDS COUNT www.ndkidscount.org 2North Dakota KIDS COUNT Our mission: To provide accurate, current data on child well-being in order to inform local and state discussions about how to secure better futures for all of North Dakota’s children.

3. Data Source: 2011 Kids Count Data Book Anne E. Casey Foundation http://datacenter.kidscount.org 3North Dakota KIDS COUNT

4. National Rankings of Child-Welling Using 10 indicators of child well-being 4North Dakota KIDS COUNT

5. National Kids Count Ranking for Regional States National Rank (1=highest rank) North Dakota10 South Dakota21 Minnesota2 Montana33 5North Dakota KIDS COUNT

6. A review of the 10 indicators of child well-being 6North Dakota KIDS COUNT

7. Low birth weight babies are born weighing less than approximately 5.5 pounds 7North Dakota KIDS COUNT

8. Percent of all Births that are Low Birth Weight Babies, 2008 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 8North Dakota KIDS COUNT

9. Infant mortality rate = number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 9North Dakota KIDS COUNT

10. Infant Mortality Rate, 2007 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 10North Dakota KIDS COUNT

11. Child death rate = number of deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14 11North Dakota KIDS COUNT

12. Child Death Rate, 2007 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 12North Dakota KIDS COUNT

13. Teen death rate = number of deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19 13North Dakota KIDS COUNT

14. Teen Death Rate, 2007 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 14North Dakota KIDS COUNT

15. Teen birth rate = number of births per 1,000 females ages 15-19 15North Dakota KIDS COUNT

16. Teen Birth Rate, 2008 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 16North Dakota KIDS COUNT

17. High school drop outs, ages 16-19 17North Dakota KIDS COUNT

18. Percent of Teens not in School and not High School Graduates, 2009 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 18North Dakota KIDS COUNT

19. Idle teens, ages 16-19 are not in school and are not working 19North Dakota KIDS COUNT

20. Percent of Teens not Attending School and not Working, 2009 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 20North Dakota KIDS COUNT

21. Secure parental employment = one parent employed full- time, year-round 21North Dakota KIDS COUNT

22. Percent of Children Living in Families Where no Parent has Full-Time, Year-Round Employment, 2009 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 22North Dakota KIDS COUNT

23. Children in poverty Poverty = income below $21,756 for a family of two adults and two children in 2009 23North Dakota KIDS COUNT

24. Percent of All Children Living in Households with Incomes Below Poverty, 2009 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 24North Dakota KIDS COUNT

25. Children in single-parent families 25North Dakota KIDS COUNT

26. Percent of All Children Living in Single-Parent Families, 2009 (lower rates = higher child well-being) 26North Dakota KIDS COUNT

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