OREGON AT 41, WORST COUNT NUMBER 50: CHILDREN'S ECONOMIC WELL BEING

JUST THINK ABOUT THE REAL NUMBERS IN COUNTING HOW THE FACE OF STARVATION LOOKS, GLOBAL, AND IN THE USA, IT WAS AND IS, AN INTENTIONAL COLLAPSE, TOO ~  Economic Well-Being Rank

Year(s): All | Data Type: Number

Data Provided by:

• National KIDS COUNT

Location	Data Type	2012	2013
Oregon	Number	41	41

DEFINITIONS & SOURCES

Definitions: Economic Ranks for 2013 for each state using a consistent set of economic indicators; namely those used to derive the rank reported in the 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book.

The Economic Rank for each state was obtained in the following manner. First, we converted the 2011 (or 2009/2010, depending on the indicator) state numerical values for each of the 4 key indicators within each domain into standard scores. We summed those standard scores in each domain to get a total standard score for each state. Finally, we ranked the states on the basis of their total standard score by domain in sequential order from highest/best (1) to lowest/worst (50). Standard scores were derived by subtracting the mean score from the observed score and dividing the amount by the standard deviation for that distribution of scores. All measures were given the same weight in calculating the domain standard score.

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data gathered for the 2013 KIDS COUNT data book.
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/7246-economic-well-being-rank?loc=39&loct=2#detailed/2/39/false/36,868/any/14340
Footnotes: Updated July 2013.