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KIDS COUNT Data

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What is KIDS COUNT?

KIDS COUNT is a project of The Annie E. Casey Foundation which aims to track the well being of children in the US, both nationally and state-by-state. By providing this information to policymakers and the public, KIDS COUNT seeks to enhance discussions regarding children across the country, helping people to make informed decisions which will ultimately help secure better futures for all children throughout the country

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children. The KIDS COUNT Network improves programs and policies for children and families by collecting and reporting credible data and promoting the use of data-based advocacy and communications strategies. Children's Defense Fund-Ohio is pleased to serve as the state-level grantee for Ohio.

For more information about KIDS COUNT projects in other states, please refer to the KIDS COUNT contact list. You can also visit the KIDS COUNT Network website, a site designed to showcase the work of the network and facilitate communication between network members.

KIDS COUNT National Releases

Publications

The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book Online
As the state-level KIDS COUNT grantee for Ohio, Children's Defense Fund-Ohio is pleased to announce the release of the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book, produced by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Data Book uses ten key measures of child well-being and supplemental data to rank states on education, health, and economic conditions.

Ohio improved from a national rank of 29th in 2005 to 26th among all states in a state-by-state comparison on the well being of America’s children found in the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book. The study reveals that Ohio improved in four out of 10 measures that reflect child well being between 2000 and 2004, and experienced setbacks in six measures. Ohio’s best ranking was the teen death rate at 11th nationally and the worst ranking was the infant mortality rate at 35th in the nation.

Previous KIDS COUNT National Releases

Online Data

KIDS COUNT Census Data Online
KIDS COUNT has compiled indicators of child well-being released by the 2000 U.S. Census. View data on Age and Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, Living Arrangements, Income and Poverty, Employment, Education, Language, and Disability Status.

2004 Right Start Data Online
The measures tracked in The Right Start are intended to provide policymakers and others with data that reflect conditions prior to birth; a newborn’s health status at birth; and maternal characteristics that are associated with a child's poor educational and social outcomes.

CLIKS: County-City-Community Level Information on Kids
This website brings together data on the well-being of children collected by KIDS COUNT grantees from state and local sources. The unique system allows users to access state-specific inventories of data from local sources, such as health departments, human services agencies, and schools. The content of state pages is determined by participating KIDS COUNT partners using data from local jurisdictions.

KIDS COUNT State Releases

As the state-level KIDS COUNT grantee for Ohio, CDF-Ohio publications are created to work in conjuntion with national KIDS COUNT releases by providing state and local data & information which informs readers on the condition of children and families throughout Ohio.

The Publication Library has a listing of recent CDF-Ohio reports (older reports can be found in the Publication Archive). The State & Local Data section has a listing of our most recent factsheets with a link to our Factsheet & Databook Archive which contains data from past years.

All of our data-driven publications and material are funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation.