Child Well-Being
in North Dakota
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2012 KIDS COUNT
DATA BOOK
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
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 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.
 All North Dakota KIDS COUNT resources are
available for viewing and downloading at
http://www.ndkidscount.org.
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Source for this Report
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 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book
 Funded by The Anne E. Casey Foundation
 http://datacenter.kidscount.org
 Data sources cover various years, but all indicators
are based on the most recent data available
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
How KIDS COUNT Measures Child Well-Being
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 New to 2012 Data Book:
Four domains of child well-being
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Economic well-being
Education
Health
Family and community
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Domain 1: Economic Well-Being
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 Indicators of economic well-being
 Children in poverty
 Children whose parents lack secure employment
 Children living in households with a high housing cost burden
 Teens not in school and not working
 National ranking
 North Dakota is #1 in the nation with respect to children’s
economic well-being
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Children in poverty
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 Poverty is defined, federally, as those individuals
with household incomes below $22,113 for a family
of two adults and two children in 2010
 Relates to children under 18
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Living in Families with Incomes Below
the Poverty Line
7
25
Percent of children
22
19
20
16
15
13
North Dakota
United States
10
5
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Children whose Parents Lack Secure Employment
8
 Secure parental employment occurs when
 Single-parents work at least 35 hours per week, at least 50
weeks in the past year
 At least one parent in a married-parent household works at
least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the past year
 Relates to children under 18
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Living in Families Where No Parent has
Regular, Full-Time, Year-Round Employment
9
35
33
Percent of children
30
27
25
20
20
22
North Dakota
United States
15
10
5
0
2008
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Children Living in Households with a High Housing Cost
Burden
10
 A high housing cost burden occurs when a household
spends more than 30% of their monthly pretax
income on housing-related expenses.
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Includes rent, mortgage payments, taxes, and insurance
 Relates to children under 18
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Living in Households with a High
Housing Cost Burden
11
45
41
Percent of children
40
37
35
30
25
20
19
North Dakota
United States
19
15
10
5
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Teens Not in School and Not Working
12
 Relates to teens ages 16 to 19
 Not enrolled in school (full-time or part-time)
 Not employed (full-time or part-time)
 Also referred to as “idle teens” or “disconnected
youth”
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of 16-19 Year Olds Who Are Not in School and Not
Working
13
Percent of 16-19 year olds
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
North Dakota
United States
4
3
2
1
0
2008
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Domain 2: Education
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 Indicators of educational well-being
 Children not attending preschool
 Fourth graders not proficient in reading
 Eighth graders not proficient in math
 High school students not graduating on time
 North Dakota ranks 16th in the nation with respect to
educational well-being of our children
Data sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and U.S.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Children not Attending Preschool
15
 Relates to children ages 3 to 4
 Not enrolled in nursery school or preschool during
the previous 2 months
 Children enrolled in kindergarten are excluded from
this analysis
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Ages 3 to 4 Who Are Not Attending
Preschool
16
80
Percent of children
70
69
60
67
56
53
50
North Dakota
United States
40
30
20
10
0
2005-07
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2008-10
Fourth Graders Not Proficient in Reading
17
 Relates to fourth grade public school students
 This excludes Bureau of Indian Education schools and Defense
Education Activity schools.
 Proficiency measured by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Fourth Graders Not Proficient in Reading
18
Percent of fourth graders
80
70
70
65
68
64
60
50
North Dakota
United States
40
30
20
10
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2011
Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math
19
 Relates to eighth grade public school students
 This excludes Bureau of Indian Education schools and Defense
Education Activity schools.
 Proficiency measured by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math
20
Percent of eighth graders
80
70
72
66
65
57
60
50
North Dakota
United States
40
30
20
10
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2011
High School Students Not Graduating on Time
21
 Relates to the estimated percentage of an entering
freshman class not graduating in four years
 Measure derived from the Averaged Freshman
Graduation Rate (AFGR), U.S. Department of
Education, which uses aggregate student enrollment
data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman
class and aggregate counts of the number of regular
diplomas awarded four years later
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of High School Students Not Graduating on Time
22
Percent of high school students
30
27
24
25
20
18
15
13
10
5
0
2005-06
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2008-09
North Dakota
United States
Domain 3: Health
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 Indicators of health:
 Low-birthweight babies
 Children without health insurance
 Child and teen death rates
 Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs
 North Dakota ranks 27th in the nation with respect to
children’s health.
Data sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics; U.S.
Census Bureau, American Community Survey; and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Low-Birthweight Babies
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 Relates to live births weighing less than 5.5 pounds
(2,500 grams)
 Data reflect mother’s place of residence and not
place of birth
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of All Live Births that are Low Birthweight
25
Percent of all live births
9
8.2
8.2
8
7
6.4
6.4
6
5
North Dakota
United States
4
3
2
1
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2009
Children Without Health Insurance
26
 Relates to children not covered by any form of health
insurance
 Relates to children under 18
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Without Health Insurance
27
12
10
Percent of children
10
8
8
8
6
6
North Dakota
United States
4
2
0
2008
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Child and Teen Deaths
28
 Relates to the number of deaths, from all causes, to
children ages 1 to 19 per 100,000 children in that age
range
 Relates to children’s place of residence and not
location of death
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Number of Deaths to Children and Teens per 100,000
Children and Teens
29
Number of deaths per 100,000
children and teens
45
41
40
37
35
32
30
27
25
North Dakota
United States
20
15
10
5
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2009
Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs
30
 Relates to teens ages 12 to 17
 Self-reports of dependence on or abuse of either
illicit drugs or alcohol in past year
 Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found
in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs
31
12
Percent of teens
10
10
8
8
8
7
North Dakota
United States
6
4
2
0
2005-06
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2008-09
Domain 4: Family and Community
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 Indicators of children’s family and community well-being
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Children in single-parent families
Children in families where the household head lacks a high school
diploma
Children living in high-poverty areas
Teen births
 North Dakota ranks 4th in the nation with respect to this
domain of child well-being
Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Children in Single-Parent Families
33
 Relates to children under 18
 Includes those children living with their own
unmarried parent, either in a family or subfamily
(e.g., a child and parent living with a grandparents).
Single-parent families include cohabitating couples
but exclude married stepparents.
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Who Live in Single-Parent Families
34
40
Percent of children
35
34
32
30
25
25
23
North Dakota
United States
20
15
10
5
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Children in Families Where the Household Head Lacks a
High School Diploma
35
 Relates to children under 18
 Household head lacks high school diploma or
equivalent
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children in Families Where the Household Head
Lacks a High School Diploma
36
18
16
Percent of children
16
15
14
12
10
8
North Dakota
United States
7
6
4
4
2
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2010
Children Living in High-Poverty Areas
37
 Relates to children under 18
 Living in census tracts (population areas) where the
poverty rate of the total population is 30% or more
 Poverty in 2010

Income below $22,113 for family of two adults and two
children
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Percent of Children Living in High-Poverty Areas
38
12
11
Percent of children
10
9
8
6
7
North Dakota
United States
5
4
2
0
2000
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2006-10
Teen Births
39
 Relates to the number of births to teens ages 15 to 19,
per 1,000 females in this age group
 Data reflect mother’s residence and not place of birth
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
Number of Teen Births Per 1,000 Female Teens
40
Number of teen births per 1,000
female teens
45
40
40
35
30
30
39
28
25
North Dakota
United States
20
15
10
5
0
2005
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
2009
Overall national KIDS COUNT ranking
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 In 2012, North Dakota ranked 6th in the nation for
overall child well-being
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