Where Does CA Rank in New State Index of Child Well Being?
A new state-by-state index of child well being ranks California 30th overall in child well being, just ahead of neighboring Oregon and one behind Missouri. In order, the northeastern states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire ranked best, according to this index from the Foundation for Child Development, while New Mexico came in last.
This index, a summary score from 25 individual indicators, is based off of the Foundation for Child Development’s national Child Well-Being Index, which was developed by Kenneth Land of Duke University. In 2009, our foundation commissioned Prof. Land to create the California Index of Child and Youth Well-Being.
The Foundation for Child Development’s new State Child Well Being Index (CWI) also finds a strong correlation between state policies and children’s health, noting that states with higher tax rates “generate higher revenues and have higher CWI values than states with lower tax rates.”
Posted by Andy Krackov
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