Rank
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Indicator
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9
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Healthy diets for children
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
MN Department of Health
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Keywords: children, fitness, health, nutrition
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7
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Childcare arrangement satisfaction
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
To be determined
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Keywords: child care, children, family, society
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6
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Children living in poverty
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
US Census Bureau
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Sustainable Seattle
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US Census
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Keywords: children, economy, family, income, low income, poverty, youth
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6
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Asthma hospitalization rate for children
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Used by:
Sustainable Seattle
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Data source:
Hospital reports to State Department of Health
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Keywords: air pollution, asthma, children, health
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5
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Abuse and neglect of children
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Comment: Because of limited detection and underreporting, the true rate of abuse is probably several times higher than what is confirmed.
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Used by:
Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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Data source:
Greenville County Department of Soc. Services, SC State Data Center
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Jacksonville Community Council Inc.
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Unspecified
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Minnesota Planning
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Minnesota Department of Human Services
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Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto
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Children's Aid Society; Catholic Children's Aid Society; Jewish Family Services; Metropolitan Toronto Police Department
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Keywords: abuse, children, domestic, neglect, society, teen, youth
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5
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Children involved in divorce per 1,000 children
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Used by:
Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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Data source:
SC Department of Health & Environmental Control, SC State Data Center
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Keywords: children, connectedness, divorce, family, society, stability
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5
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Number of children on subsidized childcare waiting list
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: child care, children, education, preschool, subsidized
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5
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Number of child care spaces needed in each age group
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: access, accessibility, availability, child care, children, education, preschool
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5
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Number of environmental education programs at elementary schools
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: awareness, children, curriculum, education, environment, pollution prevention, schools
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5
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Student fitness test scores
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Used by:
Jacksonville Community Council Inc.
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: children, fitness, health, student, teen, youth
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5
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Number of children without health insurance
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: access to care, children, health, health care, insurance
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5
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Divorces involving children
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Comment: Usefulness is questionable due to problems with reporting compliance. Also does not include children from previous marriages.
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
MN Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics
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Keywords: children, connectedness, divorce, society
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5
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Students who move more than once a year
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
MN Student Survey
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Keywords: children, connectedness, migration, mobility, society
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4
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Students eligible for free or reduced price lunch
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Comment: Not all those eligible may be applying.
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Used by:
Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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Data source:
SC Department of Education, 'Ranking of Counties and School Districts'
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Jacksonville Community Council Inc.
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Unspecified
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Keywords: children, economy, education, food, income, low income, poverty, public assistance, schools, student, subsidized, youth
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4
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Nursery education (number of children attending pre-school)
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Comment: Does not include children in preschool other than Fife Reg. Council nurseries. Not a complete measure of early education.
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Used by:
Fife Regional Council
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Data source:
Fife Regional Council, Education Department, Scottish Abstract of Statistics, General Regional Office
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Keywords: child care, children, education, enrollment, preschool
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4
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Students failing 1st grade
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Used by:
Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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Data source:
School District of Greenville County
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Keywords: children, education, reading, skills, students, youth
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4
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Television and video use by 6th graders
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
MN Student Survey
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Keywords: children, community, connectedness, education, fitness, health, reading, recreation, television, values, youth
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4
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Children receiving AFDC
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Used by:
Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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Data source:
SC Department of Social Services, SC State Data Center
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Keywords: AFDC, children, economy, family, income, low income, poverty, public assistance, welfare, youth
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4
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AFDC recipients on more than 24 consecutive months
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
Minnesota Department of Human Services
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Keywords: AFDC, children, economy, family, income, low income, poverty, public assistance, welfare, youth
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4
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Percent of family groups with only one parent living with a child under age 18
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Used by:
Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators (IWGSDI)
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Data source:
US Department of Health and Human Services
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Keywords: children, connectedness, family, society
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3
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Infant mortality
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Used by:
Fife Regional Council
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Data source:
Fife Health Board, Scottish Abstract of Statistics, General Register Office for Scotland
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Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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SC Department of Health & Environmental Control
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Jacksonville Community Council Inc.
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Unspecified
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Maine Development Foundation
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Kids Count Data Book, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Minnesota Planning
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MN Department of Health
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City of Pasadena
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Unspecified
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Pierce County
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Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Office of Community Assessment; WA Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics
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Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto
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City of Toronto, Department of Public Health
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Keywords: birth, birthweight, children, health, infant, infant mortality, mortality, poverty, pre-natal care
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3
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Number of children receiving protective services for abuse/neglect
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: abuse, children, neglect, society
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3
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Cigarette use by youth at grades 5, 7, 9, 12
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Comment: Timing of survey may affect results.
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: children, cigarette, drug use, health, smoking, teen, tobacco, youth
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3
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Cocaine use by youth at grades 5, 7, 9, 12
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Comment: Timing of survey may affect results.
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Used by:
City of Pasadena
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Data source:
Unspecified
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Keywords: abuse, children, drug use, health, teen, youth
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3
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Children in foster care per 1,000 children
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Used by:
Community Planning Council of Greenville County
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Data source:
Greenville County Department of Soc. Services, SC State Data Center
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Keywords: children, connectedness, family, society
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2
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Runaways per 1,000 children
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Used by:
Minnesota Planning
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Data source:
MN Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
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Keywords: children, connectedness, family, society
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