Annie E. Casey Foundation releases 2005 KIDS COUNT data book

KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, released the 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book on July 27, 2005. The Data book features 10 key measures of child well-being that it has used to track the well-being of children since 1990. The data is used to provide state profiles of child well-being and to rank the states.  This edition also includes several background measures related to unemployed parents in each state. The book also includes an essay by Casey President Douglas W. Nelson, "Helping Our Most Vulnerable Families Overcome Barriers to Work and Achieve Financial Success.” The new report may be viewed online at www.kidscount.org. Also, free copies may be ordered on the web site or by phoning Casey publications at 410-223-2890.

The KIDS COUNT website (www.kidscount.org) provides users with lots of state-level statistical data on children and provides easy-to-use tools which allow users to generate custom reports including rankings, graphs, and maps, which can be downloaded.  Raw data files are also available.