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Definition: Number of live births by place of residence, by race/ethnicity of mother.

Data Source: California Dept. of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Statistical Master Files; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Natality data on WONDER (Mar. 2012).

Footnote: The county-level data reflect the mother's county of residence, not the county in which the birth occurred. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 140 births. N/A means that data are not available. For example, data on births to "Multiracial" women are not available prior to 2000. Use caution in comparing racial/ethnic groups before and after 2000, as the racial definitions changed that year.

Definition: Percentage of live births by place of residence, by race/ethnicity of mother.

Data Source: California Dept. of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Statistical Master Files; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Natality data on WONDER (Mar. 2012).

Footnote: The county-level data reflect the mother's county of residence, not the county in which the birth occurred. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 140 births. N/A means that data are not available. For example, data on births to "Multiracial" women are not available prior to 2000. Use caution in comparing racial/ethnic groups before and after 2000, as the racial definitions changed that year.

Definition: Population under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Department of Finance, Estimates of Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Gender Detail, 1990-1999, 2000-2010. Accessed online at http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/data/ (October 2012).

Footnote: State and county populations are estimated using population change models benchmarked on official decennial census counts. Note that race/ethnicity is generally self determined, and some individuals might change their race/ethnic self identification over time.

Definition: Percentage of the population under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Department of Finance, Estimates of Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Gender Detail, 1990-1999, 2000-2010. Accessed online at http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/data/ (October 2012).

Footnote: State and county populations are estimated using population change models benchmarked on official decennial census counts. Note that race/ethnicity is generally self determined, and some individuals might change their race/ethnic self identification over time.

Definition: Estimated percentage of children under age 18 in households, by family type and race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey microdata files. (Apr. 2013).

Footnote: Estimates are for children living in households and exclude those in group quarters (e.g., student dormitories). "Other households" include children living in umarried-partner households, children living alone or with nonrelatives, and children in same-sex couple households. Estimates are shown for geographic areas with at least 50,000 people, and data are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to estimates that have been suppressed because the confidence interval was greater than 10 percentage points. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Number of students enrolled in public schools, by race/ethnicity. The California totals include K-12 students, and the U.S. numbers include pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Data Source: California Dept. of Education, California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). Accessed at http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ (Nov. 2012); National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education, "Elementary/Secondary Enrollment." Accessed at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/tables/table-1er-1.asp (Nov. 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2011-2012 is shown as 2012). For United States data, the "Two or More Races" classification was added in 2003, and for California, it was added in 2010; therefore, data are not available for previous years. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of K-12 students enrolled in public schools, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2012, 52.0% of K-12 public school students in California were Hispanic/Latino).

Data Source: California Dept. of Education, California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). Accessed at http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ (Nov. 2012); National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education, "Elementary/Secondary Enrollment." Accessed at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/tables/table-1er-1.asp (Nov. 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2011-2012 is shown as 2012). For United States data, the "Two or More Races" classification was added in 2003, and for California, it was added in 2010; therefore, data are not available for previous years. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school for any reason, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school for any bias-related reason (i.e., on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or a disability), by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of a disability, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their gender, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their race or national origin, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their religion, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school because of their sexual orientation, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been bullied at school for any other or non-specified reason, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Rate of child abuse and neglect reports per 1,000 children under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (Apr. 2013). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research.

Footnote: A child is counted only once (per year, per county). Reports include substantiated, inconclusive, unfounded, and assessment-only referrals, as well as those "not yet determined." LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 cases of child abuse.

Definition: Rate of substantiated cases of child abuse per 1,000 children under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (Apr. 2013). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research; U.S. data come from Child Trends analysis of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect, as cited on KIDS COUNT (Apr. 2013).

Footnote: A child is counted only once (per year, per county). LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 cases of child abuse. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting that they have been hit, slapped, or intentionally physically hurt by a boyfriend/girlfriend in the past year, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Rate of first entries into foster care per 1,000 children under age 18, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (April, 2012). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, University of California at Berkeley Center for Social Services Research. http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare; Denominators were estimated by Population Reference Bureau based on decennial census data.

Footnote: First entries into foster care are unduplicated counts of children under the supervision of county welfare departments and exclude cases under the supervision of county probation departments, out-of-state agencies, state adoptions district offices, and Indian child welfare departments. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 children with first entries. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Number of children under age 21 in foster care as of July 1 of each year, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Needell, B., et al. (April, 2012). Child Welfare Services Reports for California, University of California at Berkeley Center for Social Services Research. http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare; U.S. data come from Child Trends analysis of Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System data available through the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, as cited on KIDS COUNT (April 2012).

Footnote: Children in foster care is a point-in-time, unduplicated count of children under the supervision of county welfare departments and excludes cases under the supervision of county probation departments, out-of-state agencies, state adoptions district offices, and Indian child welfare departments. The total by race/ethnicity may not add up to total number of children in foster care due to missing values. U.S. totals reflect children in foster care as of September 30 of each year. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting whether they currently consider themselves a member of a gang, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Use caution in interpreting these data, as the term “gang” has varying definitions and it was not defined in the survey.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the level of safety they feel at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been afraid of being beaten up at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have been in a physical fight at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data. 

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have carried a gun at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times in the past 12 months they have carried a knife or other weapon (not a gun) at school, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.  

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. Exercise caution in making comparisons across districts, because elementary and high school districts may not include all grade levels. 

Definition: Percentage of children and youth ages 0-22 receiving special education services, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2012, 4.7% of special education students in California were Asian American).

Data Source: Special Tabulation by the California Dept. of Education, Special Education Division; Assessment, Evaluation and Support (Oct. 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2011-2012 is shown as 2012). A new category was added in 2010 (Multiracial), so the data for 2010 may not be consistent with the data presented for earlier years. For percentages, LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 140 students enrolled in special education.

Definition: Number of children and youth ages 0-22 receiving special education services, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Special Tabulation by the California Dept. of Education, Special Education Division; Assessment, Evaluation and Support (Oct. 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2011-2012 is shown as 2012). A new category was added in 2010 (Multiracial), so the data for 2010 may not be consistent with the data presented for earlier years. For percentages, LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 140 students enrolled in special education.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs, by race/ethnicity (e.g. in 2009-10, 43.7% of children with special health care needs in California were Latino).

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. Percentages for Asian children are available in California only. In order to protect confidentiality, “Multiracial/Other” includes all groups for which there is not a minimum of 5% in the special health care needs population: American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander or multiracial children. Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. For more information, see the Data Source above.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs living below the Federal Poverty Level, by race/ethnicity (e.g. 29.7% of Latino children with special health care needs in California were living below the Federal Poverty Level in 2009-10). In 2010, the Federal Poverty Level was $22,050 for a family of four.

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. 2009-10 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, Data Resource Center. www.cshcndata.org. Retrieved Dec. 21, 2012.

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. "Other" includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to estimates that have been suppressed because the sample sizes are too small to meet standards for reliability.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs receiving all components of family-centered care, by race/ethnicity (e.g., 69.9% of white children with special health care needs in California received family-centered health care in 2009-10). Family-centered care is a fundamental part of quality care that involves a minimum level of effective communication and interaction with families.

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. For more information, see the report in the Data Source above. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs who received a general health check-up while not sick or injured in the last year, by race/ethnicity (e.g. in 2009-10, 84.1% of Latino children with special health care needs in California had a preventive medical visit in the past year).

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. The "Other" category includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children. These groups are not presented separately due to small sample sizes. For more information, see the Data Source above.

Definition: Percentage of the children ages 0-17 with special health care needs who receive coordinated, ongoing, and comprehensive care within a 'medical home', by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. The American Academy of Pediatrics defines a medical home as a model of delivering primary care that is accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective. For more information, see http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs who had problems getting needed referrals in the past year, by race/ethnicity (e.g. in 2009-10, 43.8% of Latino children with special health care needs in California had trouble getting needed referrals).

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. "Other" includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children. These groups are not presented separately due to small sample sizes. For more information, see the Data Source above.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs whose families spend 11 hours or more per week providing, arranging, and/or coordinating care, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. The "Other" category includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children. These groups are not presented separately due to small sample sizes. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to estimates that have been suppressed because the sample sizes are too small to meet standards for reliability. For more information, see the Data Source above.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 with special health care needs whose parents stopped or cut back on work to care for their child, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, www.cshcndata.org. As cited in Children with Special Health Care Needs in California: A Profile of Key Issues, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Jan. 2013).

Footnote: Children with special health care needs are defined as those who have a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also experience consequences due to their condition, such as above-routine use of health and related services or limitations in activities compared to other children. The "Other" category includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children. These groups are not presented separately due to small sample sizes. For more information, see the Data Source above.

Definition: Percentage of all public school students tested in 3rd grade who scored proficient or advanced on the English Language Arts California Standards Test, by race/ethnicity (e.g., 62% of Filipino 3rd graders in California scored proficient or advanced in 2011).

Data Source: California Department of Education, Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Results, http://star.cde.ca.gov/ (July 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2010-2011 is shown as 2011). The "Multiracial" category was created in 2010; therefore, data for this group are not available in earlier years. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 estimated students with proficient or advanced scores. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of all public school students tested in grades 7-11 who scored proficient or advanced on the Algebra I California Standards Test (CST), by race/ethnicity (e.g., 43% of white 7-11th grade students in California scored proficient or advanced in 2011).

Data Source: California Department of Education, Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Results. Accessed online at http://star.cde.ca.gov/ (July 2011).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2010-2011 is shown as 2011). Beginning in 2007, students in grade 7 were allowed to take the Algebra I CST if they had completed the course. The ‘Multiracial’ category was created in 2010; therefore, data for this category are not available for earlier years. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 estimated students with proficient or advanced scores. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in 10th grade passing the mathematics section of the California High School Exit Exam, by race/ethnicity (e.g., 93% of Filipino 10th graders in California passed the math section of the exit exam in 2012).

Data Source: California Department of Education, California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) Research Files. Accessed at http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/datafiles.asp (Dec. 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year (e.g., 2011-2012 is shown as 2012). Data prior to 2005 do not exclusively report on results of 10th grade students and therefore are not directly comparable to subsequent years; however, the vast majority of students prior to 2005 were in the 10th grade. For numbers, LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 10 students with passing scores. For percentages, LNE refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 students with passing scores. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of public high school students who drop out of high school, based on the four-year adjusted cohort dropout rate, by race/ethnicity (e.g. 18.2% of California Latino students in grades 9-12 dropped out of high school in 2011). The adjusted cohort dropout rate measures the percentage of students who exit grades 9-12 without a high school diploma, GED, or special education certificate of completion and do not remain enrolled after the end of the fourth year.

Data Source: California Dept. of Education, California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). Accessed at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/sd/filescohort.asp (May 2013).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year, e.g., 2010-11 is shown as 2011. For percentages, LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 dropouts in a given racial/ethnic group; for numbers, LNE refers to data that were suppressed because there were 10 or fewer dropouts in a given group. N/A means that data are not available; in some cases, this is because a school district or county has an unusually high dropout rate (75% or higher), suggesting a potential problem with the data. Dropout rates for schools districts with a large number of short-term students may be overstated because official enrollment figures may be too low. Schools operated by County Offices of Education are not shown because of the challenges in interpreting dropout figures for high-mobility schools.

Definition: Percentage of public school 12th grade graduates completing courses required for University of California (UC) and/or California State University (CSU) entrance, with a grade of "C" or better, by race ethnicity (e.g., 63% of Asian American graduates in California completed college prep courses in 2011).

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS). Accessed at http://dq.cde.ca.gov/DataQuest/downloads/sifgrads.asp (Dec. 2012).

Footnote: Years presented are the final year of a school year, e.g., 2010-2011 is shown as 2011. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 graduates completing courses required for UC and/or CSU entrance with a grade of "C" or better. N/A means that data are not available.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting whether in the past 12 months they had skipped school or cut class, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they drank alcohol in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data. 

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times they ever have had one or more full drinks of alcohol, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they drank alcohol on school property in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data. 

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 providing each response to the survey question, “How do you like to drink alcohol?” by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in the past 30 days on which they consumed five or more drinks of alcohol within a couple of hours, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 9 and 11 reporting the number of times they ever have ridden in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol, or driven a car after drinking alcohol, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times they ever have smoked a whole cigarette, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks 

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they smoked cigarettes on school property in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times they ever have used inhalants, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they used marijuana in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of times they ever have used marijuana, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they used marijuana on school property in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. 

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 9 and 11 reporting their usual level of drug use, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 9 and 11 reporting the number of times they ever have used prescription drugs recreationally, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they used alcohol or any illegal drug (excluding tobacco) in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district, e.g. high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting the number of days in which they used alcohol or any illegal drug (excluding tobacco) on school property in the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-09 and 2009-10. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Percentage of students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting whether in the past 12 months, they had felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more that they stopped doing some usual activities, by race/ethnicity. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data. 

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents.

Definition: Number of juvenile felony arrests per 1,000 youth ages 10-17, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Dept. of Justice, Criminal Justice Statistics Center, Monthly Arrest & Citation Register (MACR) Data Files; CJSC published tables. Accessed at http://oag.ca.gov/crime/cjsc-stats/2010 (July 2012). California Dept. of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age & Sex Detail, 1990-2000. Accessed at http://www.dof.ca.gov (June 2012). Denominators for 2001-2010 derived by PRB based on Census data.

Footnote: LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 juvenile arrests. N/A means that data are not available. 2009 data for counties is not available because the data source did not publish county-level data for that year.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting each level of agreement (high, medium, and low) that teachers or other adults at school care about them, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 30.9% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 expressed a high level of agreement that teachers or other adults at school care about them). This is a summary measure based on student reports of whether teachers or other adults at school care about them, notice when they are not there, and listen when they have something to say. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about School Connectedness.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting each level of agreement (high, medium, and low) that teachers or other adults at school have high expectations of them, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 47.2% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 expressed a high level of agreement that teachers or other adults at school have high expectations of them). This is a summary measure based on student reports of whether teachers or other adults at school tell them when they do a good job, believe that they will be a success, and always want them to do their best. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about School Connectedness.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting each level of agreement (high, medium, and low) that they have opportunities for meaningful participation in school, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 11.4% of California Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 expressed a high level of agreement that they have opportunities for meaningful participation in school). This is a summary measure based on student reports of whether they do interesting activities, help make decisions, and do things that make a difference at school. Grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about School Connectedness.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 by level of total school assets and race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 27.8% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reported a high level of total school assets). This is a summary measure based on student reports of caring adults, high expectations, and meaningful participation at school. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about School Connectedness.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11, by level of school connectedness and race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 41.9% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 had a high level of connectedness to school). This is a summary measure based on student reports of being treated fairly, feeling close to people, feeling happy, feeling part of, and feeling safe at school. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each school district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: Data are presented in periods of two school years combined (e.g., 2008-2010 reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010). N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE indicates that for a specific answer there were fewer than 20 respondents. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about School Connectedness.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting each level of agreement (high, medium, and low) that adults in their neighborhood or community care about them, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 60.8% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 expressed a high level of agreement that adults in their community care about them). This is a summary measure based on student reports of whether there is an adult outside of their home and school who really cares about them, who notices when they are upset, and whom they trust. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that there were fewer than 20 respondents for a specific answer. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about these measures.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting each level of agreement (high, medium, and low) that adults in their neighborhood or community have high expectations of them, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 61.6% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 expressed a high level of agreement that the adults in their community have high expectations of them). This is a summary measure based on student reports of whether there is an adult outside of their home and school who tells them when they do a good job, believes they will be a success, and always wants them to do their best. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that there were fewer than 20 respondents for a specific answer. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about these measures.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reporting each level of agreement (high, medium, and low) that they have opportunities for meaningful participation in their community, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 35.6% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 expressed a high level of agreement that they have opportunities for meaningful participation in their community). This is a summary measure based on student reports of whether they participate in community-based group activities, help others in their community, and are involved in music, art, literature, sports, or a hobby. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that there were fewer than 20 respondents for a specific answer. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about these measures.

Definition: Percentage of public school students in grades 7, 9, and 11, by level of total community assets and race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2008-10, 56.6% of California Hispanic/Latino students in grades 7, 9, and 11 reported a high level of total community assets). This is a summary measure that includes student reports of caring adults, high expectations from adults, and meaningful participation in the community. The grade levels included in school district-level data depend on the grades offered in each district; for example, high school districts do not include 7th grade data.

Data Source: California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids Survey (WestEd). http://www.wested.org/chks

Footnote: The 2008-2010 time period reflects data from school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. N/A indicates that the survey was not administered in that period or that data are not available for that group. LNE (Low Number Event) indicates that there were fewer than 20 respondents for a specific answer. See the “Core Narrative” or “Resilience Supplemental Narrative” at http://chks.wested.org/reports for more information about these measures.

Definition: Number of suicides by youth ages 15-24, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: California Dept. of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Death Statistical Master Files; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2009, on WONDER (Aug. 2012).

Footnote: N/A means that data are not available. For example, data for "Multiracial" youth are not available prior to 2000.

Definition: Percentage of children ages 0-17 whose parents who rated the adequacy of their family income to meet the child's basic needs, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: A survey of California parents commissioned by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. Interviews were conducted by the Henne Group and analysis by the Berkeley Policy Associates. December 2010. Full results available at http://www.kidsdata.org/parentsurvey  

Footnote: For margins of error, see the report appendix available at http://www.kidsdata.org/parentsurvey

Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 living in families with incomes below the Federal Poverty Level, by race/ethnicity (e.g., in 2009-11, 31.9% of African American children ages 0-17 in California lived in poverty). The Federal Poverty Level was $22,811 for a family of two adults and two children in 2011.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Accessed at http://factfinder2.census.gov (Dec. 2012).

Footnote: Data are displayed for geographies with at least 20,000 people based on 2011 population estimates. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to estimates that have been suppressed because the confidence interval around the percentage was greater than 10 percentage points. N/A means that data are not available. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. Some regions listed among the cities under the "Choose Counties, Cities and School Districts" menu are Census Designated Places (CDPs), such as East Los Angeles; CDPs are communities within the unincorporated part of a county.

Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 living in families with incomes below the poverty level, based on the Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure, by race/ethnicity.

Data Source: King, M. et al. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Current Population Survey: Version 3.0. [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. Accessed at http://cps.ipums.org/cps/index.shtml (Dec. 2012).

Footnote: The Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) addresses some of the shortcomings of the official poverty measure by accounting for a wider range of benefits and expenses that affect a family's economic resources. Poverty thresholds for the SPM are based on families' expenditures on food, shelter, clothing and utilities, and are adjusted for geographic differences in the cost of housing. For more information, see https://www.census.gov/hhes/povmeas/methodology/supplemental/research.html. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to estimates that have been suppressed because the confidence interval was greater than 10 percentage points. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.

Definition: Percentage of newborns fed breast milk during their hospitalization, by race/ethnicity. "Any Breastfeeding" includes infants who breastfeed exclusively and those who breastfeed and receive formula. "Exclusive Breastfeeding" includes those who only breastfeed.

Data Source: California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Genetic Disease Screening Program, Newborn Screening Data, 2000-2010. Accessed online at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/data/statistics/Pages/BreastfeedingStatistics.aspx (April 2012).

Footnote: Data for 2010 should not be compared with earlier years due to a change in data collection methods. Data are based on the mother's county of residence and the race/ethnicity of the mother and father as recorded on the birth certificate. The California Department of Public Health provides margins of error because the forms used to collect these data are not always complete. In 2010, the margin of error at the 95% confidence level for the percentage of California infants breastfeeding exclusively was +/-0.3. Margins of error for individual counties were larger. LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed. Numbers were suppressed if there were fewer than 5 cases; percentages were suppressed if there were fewer than 20 cases. 

Definition: Number of new cancer diagnoses per 100,000 children ages 0-19 over a 5-year period, by race/ethnicity and age group.

Data Source: SEER Program Stat Database: Incidence-18 Regs Research Data+Hurricane Katrina Impacted Louisiana Cases, Nov. 2011 Sub, Vintage 2009 Pops (2000-09)-Linked To County Attributes-Total U.S., 1969-2010 Counties, National Cancer Institute, Surveillance Systems Branch, released Apr. 2012, based on Nov. 2011 submission.

Footnote: For numbers, LNE (Low Number Event) refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 5 cases. For rates, LNE refers to data that have been suppressed because there were fewer than 20 cases in the numerator.