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This chart presents a summary of state averages compared to national averages for findings included in the January 1999 report, Snapshots of America's Families. These findings are from the National Survey of America's Families, a 1997 survey of 44,461 households with and without telephones that are representative of the nation as a whole and of 13 states: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
If a state average was found to be statistically significantly different from the national average at the .05 confidence level, it is presented below as better (
) or worse (
) than the national average. Blank cells indicate that the state average was not statistically significantly different from the national average. Findings are presented by income. For more information, see Snapshots of America's Families.
| Indicator |
State average compared to the national average |
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CA |
CO |
FL |
MA |
MI |
MN |
MS |
NJ |
NY |
TX |
WA |
WI |
| ALL INCOMES |
| Employment rates among parents |
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| Parents with problems paying their rent, mortgage, or utilities |
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| Children in families that experienced worries about or difficulties affording food |
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| Children with no health insurance |
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| Nonelderly adults with no health insurance |
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| Lack of confidence in the ability to get children medical care |
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| Adults with no usual source of health care |
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| Children with no usual source of health care |
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| Adults in fair or poor health |
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| Children in fair or poor health |
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| High engagement in school (ages 6-17) |
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| Reading and telling stories to young children fewer than 3 days per week |
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| Participation in extracurricular activities (ages 6-17) |
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| Behavioral and emotional problems in children (ages 6-11) |
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| Behavioral and emotional problems in children (ages 12-17) |
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| Parental participation in volunteer activities |
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| Parental participation in religious activities |
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| Aggravation among parents |
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| Poor mental health of parents |
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| UNDER 200% OF POVERTY |
| Low-income nonelderly Americans |
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| Employment rates among parents |
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| Parents with problems paying their rent, mortgage, or utilities |
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| Children in families that experienced worries about or difficulties affording food |
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| Children with no health insurance |
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| Nonelderly adults with no health insurance |
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| Lack of confidence in the ability to get children medical care |
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| Adults with no usual source of health care |
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| Children with no usual source of health care |
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| Adults in fair or poor health |
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| Children in fair or poor health |
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| High engagement in school (ages 6-17) |
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| Reading and telling stories to young children fewer than 3 days per week |
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| Participation in extracurricular activities (ages 6-17) |
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| Behavioral and emotional problems in children (ages 6-11) |
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| Behavioral and emotional problems in children (ages 12-17) |
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| Parental participation in volunteer activities |
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| Parental participation in religious activities |
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| Aggravation among parents |
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| Poor mental health of parents |
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The National Survey of America's Families is part of Assessing the New Federalism, a multiyear Urban Institute project that analyzes the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states, focusing primarily on health, income security, job training, and social services. The project provides timely, nonpartisan information to inform public debate and to help state and local decision makers carry out their new responsibilities more effectively. For more information, contact the Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20037; Phone: 202-261-5709; Email: paffairs@ui.urban.org. Full copies of all Snapshots are available on our web site: http://www.urban.org.
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