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Cooke, Michelle Beaulieu; Canny, Priscilla F.; Oliveira, PegGathering Data for Connecticut Towns: A Primer, Volume 1.Birth to 8 Years.Connecticut Voices for Children, New Haven.William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, New Haven, CT.2003-03-0033p.
Connecticut Voices for Children, 33 Whitney Avenue, NewHaven, CT 06510. Tel: 203-498-4240; e-mail: [email protected];Web site: http://www.ctkidslink.org. For full text:http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/CTvoices/Kidslink/Kidslink2/reports/PDFs/Primer2PDF.Guides Non-Classroom (055)EDRS Price MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage.
Child Advocacy; Child Health; Children; *Data Analysis; *DataCollection; Definitions; Family (Sociological Unit);Information Sources; Research Methodology; *SocialIndicators; Well Being*Connecticut; *Indicators
This guide for Connecticut policymakers and advocacy groupsprovides instructions for conducting a community assessment--gathering andanalyzing data on child well-being, using social indicators. The guide firstdetails the steps for a community assessment: create goals and objectives,identify outcomes and indicators, develop a plan, find resources, collectdata, analyze data, and release the data. The guide next defines indicatorsas they are used in a community assessment, and lists the most commonly usedindicators in the areas of demography, economic security, health, early careand education, and safety. The guide then defines each specific indicator,describes how it is measured, and lists World Wide Web sites to find existingdata on that indicator for Connecticut. The guide concludes with directionsfor accessing United States census data and Connecticut vital statistics, aswell as listing additional on-line resources. (HTH)
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rtan
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f Tea
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essm
ent
take
s te
amw
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toge
ther
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f com
mun
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only
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f act
ually
colle
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g an
d an
alyz
ing
data
less
daun
ting,
it e
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of th
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men
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put t
o w
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by th
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cisi
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in y
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mun
ity s
take
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ers,
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ruiti
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nd d
evel
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g a
plan
for
the
asse
ssm
ent.
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keho
lder
s ar
e al
l tho
se w
hose
agre
emen
t is
need
ed to
mov
efo
rwar
d w
ith y
our
asse
ssm
ent a
nd a
llth
ose
who
can
blo
ck it
s pr
ogre
ss.
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keho
lder
s al
so in
clud
e th
eul
timat
e be
nefic
iarie
s of
the
team
'sw
orky
outh
and
par
ents
.
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rec
ruitm
ent o
f sta
keho
lder
s is
ofte
n an
ong
oing
pro
cess
. Onc
e a
core
team
of 1
0-15
gro
ups
orin
divi
dual
s is
iden
tifie
d, a
sta
keho
lder
anal
ysis
a re
view
of w
ho is
at t
heta
ble
and
who
nee
ds to
join
the
effo
rtsh
ould
be
cond
ucte
d on
aro
utin
e ba
sis.
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e th
e A
sses
smen
tT
eam
is e
stab
lishe
d, g
oals
, obj
ectiv
es
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ch 2
003
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TT
ING
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AR
TE
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and
an a
ctio
n pl
an s
houl
d be
deve
lope
d to
gui
de th
e re
mai
nder
of
the
asse
ssm
ent p
roce
ss.
The
Pla
nnin
g P
roce
ss
1. C
reat
e G
oals
and
Obj
ectiv
es2.
Iden
tify
Out
com
es a
nd In
dica
tors
3. F
ind
Res
ourc
es4.
Col
lect
Dat
a
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atin
g G
oals
and
Obj
ectiv
esC
reat
ing
goal
s an
d ob
ject
ives
mea
nsde
term
inin
g w
here
, and
how
, to
begi
n th
e as
sess
men
t. T
he b
est w
ayto
do
this
is b
y se
tting
som
e si
mpl
ego
als
and
obje
ctiv
es fo
r th
e da
taco
llect
ion
proc
ess.
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ther
wor
ds,
thin
k ab
out w
hat q
uest
ions
to a
skan
d w
hat t
he te
am h
opes
toac
com
plis
h th
roug
h th
e as
sess
men
t.
For
inst
ance
, the
team
may
be
inte
rest
ed in
the
over
all g
oal o
fim
prov
ing
the
wel
l-bei
ng o
f chi
ldre
nin
thei
r to
wn.
One
obj
ectiv
e to
this
end
may
be
to id
entif
y w
ays
ofen
hanc
ing
scho
ol r
eadi
ness
. Ano
ther
obje
ctiv
e co
uld
be to
impr
ove
the
safe
ty o
f the
env
ironm
ent i
n w
hich
thes
e ch
ildre
n liv
e.
Rem
embe
r to
kee
p ob
ject
ives
SM
AR
T: s
impl
e, m
easu
rabl
e,ac
hiev
able
, rea
listic
, and
tim
e-ta
rget
ed. S
et d
eadl
ines
for
achi
evin
gea
ch o
f the
obj
ectiv
es.
Iden
tifyi
ng O
utco
mes
and
Indi
cato
rsO
nce
a se
t of o
bjec
tives
ises
tabl
ishe
d, th
e te
am c
an b
egin
tosp
ecify
wha
t out
com
es m
ust b
em
easu
red.
Whe
n se
lect
ing
outc
omes
,it
is im
port
ant t
o re
mem
ber
that
the
asse
ssm
ent s
erve
s tw
o pu
rpos
es:
plan
ning
and
eva
luat
ion.
Be
cert
ain
to id
entif
y ou
tcom
es th
at w
ill a
id in
the
iden
tific
atio
n an
d pl
anni
ng o
fsp
ecifi
c in
terv
entio
ns a
nd p
rogr
ams
to fu
rthe
r th
e go
als
of th
e te
am. I
nad
ditio
n, in
clud
e ou
tcom
es in
the
asse
ssm
ent t
hat c
an b
e us
ed to
mon
itor
the
impa
ct o
r su
cces
s of
the
team
's e
ffort
s.
Indi
cato
rs a
re th
e da
ta th
at a
re u
sed
to m
easu
re p
rogr
ess
tow
ard
spec
ific
outc
omes
. For
inst
ance
, if y
our
outc
ome
is "
all c
hild
ren
are
heal
thy,
"m
easu
rabl
e in
dica
tors
wou
ld in
clud
ein
fant
mor
talit
y an
d ch
ild h
ealth
insu
ranc
e ra
tes.
Thi
s re
port
focu
ses
on in
dica
tors
of e
cono
mic
sec
urity
,he
alth
, ear
ly c
are
and
educ
atio
n,an
d sa
fety
.
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
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nect
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ces
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ldre
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Dev
elop
ing
a P
lan
At t
his
poin
t, th
e te
am s
houl
dde
velo
p a
spec
ific
actio
n pl
an fo
rco
nduc
ting
the
com
mun
ityas
sess
men
t. A
ctio
n st
eps
can
bede
velo
ped
for
each
of t
he te
am's
obje
ctiv
es. L
ike
the
obje
ctiv
esth
emse
lves
, eac
h st
ep in
the
actio
npl
an s
houl
d be
cle
ar, s
impl
e,ac
hiev
able
, rea
listic
and
tim
e-or
ient
ed.
Sec
urin
g th
e R
esou
rces
Bef
ore
begi
nnin
g th
e da
ta c
olle
ctio
npr
oces
s, d
evel
op a
n es
timat
e of
the
reso
urce
s th
at w
ill b
e ne
eded
toco
nduc
t the
ass
essm
ent.
The
sere
sour
ces
can
incl
ude
hum
anre
sour
ces
(per
son-
pow
er, e
xper
tise
and
influ
ence
), fi
nanc
ial r
esou
rces
and
phys
ical
res
ourc
es (
mee
ting
room
s, c
ompu
ters
, etc
.).
Nex
t, de
term
ine
wha
t res
ourc
es a
real
read
y av
aila
ble
and
wha
t add
ition
alre
sour
ces
will
be
need
ed to
com
plet
eth
e as
sess
men
t pro
cess
. The
iden
tific
atio
n of
add
ition
al r
esou
rces
,if
need
ed, s
houl
d be
incl
uded
in th
eas
sess
men
t obj
ectiv
es a
nd m
etho
dsfo
r ob
tain
ing
thes
e re
sour
ces
shou
ldbe
am
ong
the
initi
al s
teps
in th
eac
tion
plan
.
GE
TT
ING
ST
AR
TE
D
Col
lect
ing
the
Dat
aT
he te
am c
an in
clud
e a
varie
ty o
fda
ta c
olle
ctio
n op
tions
in it
sas
sess
men
t pla
n. T
he s
impl
est t
ypes
of d
ata
to c
olle
ct a
re th
ose
that
are
read
ily a
vaila
ble
to th
e pu
blic
. Mos
tof
the
data
des
crib
ed in
this
rep
ort
are
read
ily a
vaila
ble,
alth
ough
som
eda
ta m
ay b
e m
ore
acce
ssib
le th
roug
hal
read
y pu
blis
hed
docu
men
ts o
rw
ebsi
tes.
Oth
er d
ata
can
beob
tain
ed b
y co
ntac
ting
stat
e or
loca
lag
enci
es a
nd p
laci
ng s
peci
ficre
ques
ts.
Ofte
n, a
vaila
ble
info
rmat
ion
is li
mite
din
its
scop
e an
d ab
ility
to a
ccur
atel
yde
scrib
e th
e po
pula
tion
or is
sue
atha
nd. T
here
fore
, man
y co
mm
uniti
esm
ay w
ish
to c
olle
ct th
eir
own,
mor
efo
cuse
d, d
ata
on p
artic
ular
topi
cs.
For
inst
ance
, dat
a ar
e no
t rea
dily
avai
labl
e on
cer
tain
indi
cato
rs r
elat
edto
sch
ool r
eadi
ness
, suc
h as
sch
ools
're
adin
ess
for
child
ren
and
fam
ily a
ndco
mm
unity
sup
port
s th
at c
ontr
ibut
eto
chi
ldre
n's
read
ines
s to
lear
n. T
om
easu
re s
uch
indi
cato
rs, t
eam
s w
illne
ed to
col
lect
new
dat
a th
roug
hfo
cus
grou
ps, s
urve
ys o
r pe
rson
alin
terv
iew
s w
ith k
ey s
take
hold
ers.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
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nect
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's T
owns
Rel
easi
ng th
e D
ata
The
team
will
wan
t to
deci
de w
heth
erto
rel
ease
the
data
to th
e pu
blic
or
mai
ntai
n th
e re
port
as
a pl
anni
ngto
ol. I
f the
team
cho
oses
to m
ake
itsre
port
pub
licly
ava
ilabl
e, s
ome
poin
tsto
con
side
r ar
e:If
mai
ling
the
repo
rt, c
onsi
der
atr
i-fol
d fo
rmat
that
fits
into
a #
10en
velo
pe.
If th
e re
port
will
be
hand
-de
liver
ed o
r pu
blis
hed
onlin
e,co
nsid
er a
glo
ssy,
col
or v
ersi
on.
Alw
ays
incl
ude
pict
ures
to c
onne
ctth
e re
port
to lo
cal c
hild
ren
and
your
com
mun
ity.
You
may
wan
t to
cons
ider
am
eetin
g w
ith k
ey lo
cal l
eade
rsan
d go
vern
men
t offi
cial
s pr
ior
tofo
rmal
ly r
elea
sing
the
repo
rt.
A p
ress
con
fere
nce
is a
n ef
ficie
ntw
ay to
edu
cate
loca
l med
ia a
bout
the
repo
rt's
maj
or fi
ndin
gs.
Dat
a so
urce
s in
clud
e:E
xist
ing
data
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us G
roup
sS
urve
ysP
erso
nal I
nter
view
s w
ithke
y S
take
hold
ers
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 4
GE
TT
ING
ST
AR
TE
D: A
NA
LYZ
ING
TH
E D
AT
A
Ana
lyzi
ng th
e D
ata
Ste
p 1:
"C
ount
" Y
our
Dat
aIn
mos
t cas
es, t
his
"cou
ntin
g" s
tep
will
alre
ady
be d
one
for
you
by th
eag
ency
or
orga
niza
tion
that
rep
orts
the
data
. How
ever
, the
re m
ay b
etim
es w
hen
you
need
to a
dd o
rsu
btra
ct a
few
num
bers
to o
btai
n th
eex
act f
igur
e yo
u ar
e in
tere
sted
in.
For
exa
mpl
e, y
ou m
ay w
ant t
oca
lcul
ate
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
ages
3 an
d 4
year
s in
you
r to
wn.
How
ever
, the
Cen
sus
does
not
rep
ort
on th
is s
peci
fic a
ge g
roup
. To
calc
ulat
e:
Fol
low
Cen
sus
inst
ruct
ions
on
page
29 to
tabl
e P
14:
Ex.
# c
hild
ren
ages
3-4
yea
rs=
mal
e(3
yea
rs +
4 y
ears
) +
fem
ale
(3ye
ars
+ 4
yea
rs)
Ste
p 2:
Com
pute
You
r D
ata
Whi
le d
ata
on m
any
of th
e ou
tcom
esde
scrib
ed in
this
rep
ort a
re a
lread
yca
lcul
ated
, the
re a
re ti
mes
whe
n yo
uw
ill n
eed
to p
erfo
rm a
few
min
orca
lcul
atio
ns to
obt
ain
the
type
of
info
rmat
ion
you
need
. For
inst
ance
,yo
u m
ay n
eed
to c
alcu
late
a r
ate
from
raw
num
bers
. In
such
cas
es,
Mar
ch 2
003
the
calc
ulat
ions
that
will
hel
p m
ake
your
dat
a m
eani
ngfu
l are
des
crib
edin
det
ail i
n th
e te
xt.
For
exa
mpl
e, to
cal
cula
te a
thre
e-ye
ar a
vera
ge in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te,
add
the
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
s fo
r th
eth
ree
indi
vidu
al y
ears
and
div
ide
byth
ree.
Ex.
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e (I
MR
) th
ree-
year
ave
rage
= (
IMR
Yea
r O
ne +
IMR
Yea
r T
wo
+ IM
R Y
ear
Thr
ee)/
3
To
calc
ulat
e ch
ange
s ov
er ti
me,
suc
has
a c
hang
e in
the
over
all n
umbe
r of
child
ren
in a
par
ticul
ar to
wn
over
the
cour
se o
f a d
ecad
e, p
erfo
rm th
efo
llow
ing
calc
ulat
ion:
[(N
ewer
Yea
rN
umbe
rOld
er Y
ear
Num
ber)
/Old
erY
ear
Num
ber]
X 1
00%
Ex.
[(#
child
ren
in 2
000
# ch
ildre
nin
199
0)/#
child
ren
in 1
990]
X 1
00%
= p
erce
nt c
hang
e in
chi
ld p
opul
atio
nbe
twee
n 19
90 a
nd 2
000
To
calc
ulat
e th
e pe
rcen
t diff
eren
cebe
twee
n tw
o nu
mbe
rs, s
uch
as th
edi
ffere
nce
in th
e ra
te o
f ade
quat
epr
enat
al c
are
betw
een
two
tow
ns,
use
the
follo
win
g co
mpu
tatio
n:E
x. [(
% w
omen
rec
eivi
ng a
dequ
ate
pren
atal
car
e in
tow
n A
perc
ent o
f
wom
en r
ecei
ving
ade
quat
e pr
enat
alca
re in
tow
n B
)/%
of w
omen
rece
ivin
g ad
equa
te p
rena
tal c
are
into
wn
A] X
100
%
Ste
p 3.
Com
pare
You
r D
ata
In o
rder
to a
dd m
eani
ng to
the
data
you
have
col
lect
ed ,
it is
ofte
n he
lpfu
lto
com
pare
you
r to
wn
with
oth
erC
onne
ctic
ut to
wns
or
with
the
stat
eas
a w
hole
. Whi
le s
omet
imes
sim
ply
stat
ing
the
num
ber
is e
noug
h...
30 o
f eve
ry 1
,000
chi
ldre
n ar
eab
used
or
negl
ecte
d...
ofte
n a
com
paris
on is
hel
pful
...co
mpa
red
to 4
9 of
eve
ry 1
,000
child
ren
in a
tow
n of
sim
ilar
size
and
dem
ogra
phic
s.W
hen
mak
ing
such
com
paris
ons,
try
to c
ompa
re y
ou to
wn
with
eith
erne
arby
tow
ns o
r to
wns
of a
sim
ilar
size
, eco
nom
ic o
r de
mog
raph
icpr
ofile
.
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 5
GE
TT
ING
ST
AR
TE
D: A
NA
LYZ
ING
TH
E D
AT
A
Ana
lyzi
ng th
e D
ata
(con
t'd)
Ste
p 4.
Pre
sent
You
r D
ata
The
re a
re a
few
thin
gs to
con
side
rw
hen
prep
arin
g yo
ur d
ata
to p
rese
ntto
oth
ers.
Firs
t, kn
ow y
our
audi
ence
. Bef
ore
you
begi
n to
pla
n yo
ur p
rese
ntat
ion,
thin
k ab
out w
ho y
ou w
ill b
epr
esen
ting
to, s
uch
as p
oten
tial
fund
ers,
tow
n of
ficia
ls o
r pa
rent
s,an
d w
hat l
evel
of i
nfor
mat
ion
wou
ldin
tere
st th
em. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
gene
ral p
ublic
may
be
inte
rest
ed in
sim
ple
char
ts a
nd g
raph
s de
scrib
ing
the
issu
e, w
hile
exp
erts
mig
ht w
ant
mor
e de
tail.
Nex
t, kn
ow y
our
data
.It
isim
port
ant f
or y
ou to
und
erst
and
the
data
you
are
pre
sent
ing.
Be
prep
ared
to d
iscu
ss th
e so
urce
and
any
cave
ats
or li
mita
tions
of t
hein
form
atio
n yo
u ar
e pr
esen
ting.
Fin
ally
, kno
w h
ow to
dis
play
you
rda
ta. T
hrou
ghou
t thi
s re
port
you
will
find
exam
ples
of c
hart
s an
d gr
aphs
that
can
be
used
to d
ispl
ay y
our
data
.
Ste
p 5:
Use
You
r D
ata
Res
pons
ibly
It is
crit
ical
that
you
use
you
r da
ta
Mar
ch 2
003
resp
onsi
bly.
Dat
a th
at a
re u
sed
irres
pons
ibly
will
red
uce
your
cred
ibili
ty a
s an
info
rmat
ion
reso
urce
.W
hen
usin
g da
ta, r
emem
ber
toal
way
s...
...us
e of
ficia
l dat
a so
urce
s. If
you
are
unce
rtai
n ab
out w
here
the
data
cam
e fr
om, o
r if
the
sour
ce o
f the
data
is o
f que
stio
nabl
e cr
edib
ility
,do
n't u
se it
.
...ci
te y
our
sour
ces.
Alw
ays
prov
ide
your
aud
ienc
e w
ith in
form
atio
n on
the
sour
ce o
f you
r da
ta. B
e su
re to
give
cre
dit t
o th
e ag
ency
, gro
up o
rin
divi
dual
who
sup
plie
d yo
u w
ith th
eda
ta.
...us
e ca
utio
n w
hen
deal
ing
with
smal
l num
bers
. Cal
cula
ting
rate
s an
dpe
rcen
tage
s w
hen
you
only
hav
esm
all n
umbe
rs o
f eve
nts
orin
divi
dual
s is
pro
blem
atic
. The
sefig
ures
may
be
unst
able
from
one
year
to th
e ne
xt a
nd c
an b
e ve
rym
isle
adin
g. In
suc
h ca
ses,
it is
reco
mm
ende
d th
at y
ou u
se a
vera
ges
over
sev
eral
yea
rs (
typi
cally
thre
e or
five
year
s) r
athe
r th
an d
ata
from
asi
ngle
yea
r al
one.
A g
ood
rule
of
thum
b is
if th
e nu
mbe
r is
less
than
10 (
such
as
few
er th
an 1
0 in
fant
deat
hs)
or th
e po
pula
tion
is le
ss th
an10
0, y
ou s
houl
d no
t cal
cula
te a
rat
e.
Inst
ead,
add
up
num
bers
ove
rse
vera
l yea
rs a
nd c
alcu
late
a m
ulti-
year
ave
rage
. Alte
rnat
ivel
y, y
ou c
anin
crea
se y
our
over
all p
opul
atio
n by
calc
ulat
ing
a ra
te fo
r a
who
le r
egio
nor
cou
nty,
rat
her
than
for
a si
ngle
tow
n.
...ke
ep in
min
d th
at d
efin
ition
s an
dfo
rmul
as c
an c
hang
e ov
er ti
me.
The
se c
hang
es n
eed
to b
e re
cogn
ized
whe
n yo
u ar
e lo
okin
g at
tren
ds in
cond
ition
s ov
er ti
me.
For
exa
mpl
e,th
e de
finiti
on o
f chi
ld a
buse
con
tinue
sto
evo
lve
as ti
me
prog
ress
es. F
ailin
gto
men
tion
such
cha
nges
whe
npr
esen
ting
your
dat
a co
uld
prov
em
isle
adin
g. C
hang
es in
the
way
dat
aar
e de
fined
sho
uld
alw
ays
be n
oted
.
1
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 6
IND
ICA
TO
RS
OF
CH
ILD
WE
LL-B
EIN
G
Wha
t are
Indi
cato
rs?
Indi
cato
rs a
re d
ata
that
are
mon
itore
d ov
er ti
me
to h
elp
trac
kpr
ogre
ss to
war
d, o
r aw
ay fr
om,
impo
rtan
t loc
al, s
tate
and
nat
iona
lgo
als.
Eco
nom
ic m
easu
res,
suc
h as
unem
ploy
men
t and
sto
ck m
arke
tflu
ctua
tions
, wer
e th
e fir
st ty
pes
ofin
dica
tors
mon
itore
d na
tiona
lly. T
heG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
stim
ulat
ed in
tere
stin
thes
e in
dica
tors
as
a w
ay o
fpr
edic
ting,
and
per
haps
pre
vent
ing,
maj
or e
cono
mic
dow
ntur
ns. I
nter
est
in s
ocia
l ind
icat
ors,
on
the
othe
rha
nd, i
s re
lativ
ely
new
. Soc
ial
indi
cato
rs a
re d
ata
that
can
be
used
to d
escr
ibe
or q
uant
ify a
com
mun
ity's
stat
us o
n so
cial
issu
es, s
uch
aspo
vert
y, h
ealth
, saf
ety,
and
educ
atio
n.
Dur
ing
the
last
dec
ade,
res
earc
hers
,po
licym
aker
s an
d th
e pu
blic
hav
ebe
gun
to fo
cus
mor
e on
a s
peci
ficcl
ass
of s
ocia
l ind
icat
orsi
ndic
ator
sof
chi
ld w
ell-b
eing
. Wel
l-bei
ngen
com
pass
es a
ll as
pect
s of
a c
hild
'slif
e, in
clud
ing
phys
ical
and
men
tal
heal
th, s
ocia
l and
em
otio
nal
deve
lopm
ent,
and
educ
atio
n an
dsk
ills.
The
cho
ice
of w
hich
soc
ial
indi
cato
rs a
re th
e m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t to
trac
k w
ithin
eac
h of
thes
e do
mai
ns is
info
rmed
by
exis
ting
scie
ntifi
c
rese
arch
and
als
o by
the
valu
es o
fth
e co
mm
unity
in w
hich
they
are
tobe
use
d.
Con
duct
ing
an a
sses
smen
t of c
hild
indi
cato
rs c
an h
elp
us to
:pr
ovid
e a
snap
shot
of t
hecu
rren
t sta
tus
of c
hild
ren;
mon
itor
tren
ds in
chi
ld w
ell-
bein
g ov
er ti
me
or b
y ag
e,ra
ce o
r ge
ogra
phy;
set g
oals
and
prio
ritie
s; a
ndfo
ster
dia
logu
e am
ong
rese
arch
ers,
the
med
ia, p
olic
ym
aker
s, a
nd o
ther
s in
the
com
mun
ity.
Loca
l, S
tate
and
Nat
iona
l Effo
rts
Thr
ee n
atio
nal l
eade
rs n
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f chi
ld w
ell-b
eing
indi
cato
rs a
re C
hild
Tre
nds,
the
Fed
eral
Inte
rage
ncy
For
um o
n C
hild
and
Fam
ily S
tatis
tics
and
the
Ann
ieE
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n. T
wo
of th
ese
orga
niza
tions
issu
e an
nual
rep
orts
,A
mer
ica'
s C
hild
ren:
Key
Nat
iona
l
Indi
cato
rs o
f Wel
l-bei
ng (
ww
w.
child
stat
s.go
v) a
nd K
IDS
CO
UN
T(w
ww
.kid
scou
nt.o
rg).
Tog
ethe
r,th
ese
repo
rts
desc
ribe
child
wel
l-be
ing
indi
cato
rs b
y st
ate
and
for
the
natio
n as
a w
hole
. Chi
ld T
rend
sm
aint
ains
an
onlin
e da
taba
se o
fin
dica
tors
of c
hild
wel
l-bei
ng a
t ww
w.
child
tren
dsda
taba
nk.o
rg.
On
the
stat
e le
vel,
the
Con
nect
icut
KID
SC
OU
NT
rep
ort c
an b
e fo
und
atht
tp://
ww
w.c
ahs.
org/
publ
icat
ions
/.S
ever
al c
omm
uniti
es in
Con
nect
icut
have
als
o is
sued
rep
orts
on
child
wel
lbe
ing,
incl
udin
g N
ew H
aven
,B
ridge
port
, New
Brit
ain,
Dan
bury
,M
erid
en, M
iddl
etow
n an
d N
ewLo
ndon
.
Sta
te a
nd n
atio
nal p
roje
cts
are
also
unde
rway
to h
elp
defin
e th
e be
stin
dica
tors
of s
choo
l rea
dine
ss (
ww
w.
getti
ngre
ady.
org)
and
pos
itive
you
thde
velo
pmen
t.
Ove
r th
e la
st d
ecad
e, th
ere
has
been
a m
arke
d sh
ift in
the
cont
ent o
f pub
licdi
scus
sion
s ab
out c
hild
ren
and
fam
ilies
. Dis
cuss
ions
are
now
muc
h m
ore
likel
yto
be
base
d on
res
earc
h an
d st
atis
tical
fact
s ra
ther
than
ideo
logy
and
rhe
toric
.N
ews
stor
ies
are
mor
e lik
ely
to r
ely
on o
bjec
tive
fact
s re
gard
ing
the
stat
us o
fch
ildre
n. P
olic
y di
scus
sion
s ar
e no
w m
ore
likel
y to
be
lace
d w
ith o
bjec
tive
info
rmat
ion
on v
ario
us d
imen
sion
s of
chi
ld a
nd fa
mily
wel
l-bei
ng.
Will
iam
O'H
are,
KID
SC
OU
NT
, 199
9
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 7
IND
ICA
TO
RS
OF
CH
ILD
WE
LL-B
EIN
G
Spe
cific
Indi
cato
rsT
his
repo
rt d
escr
ibes
the
mos
tco
mm
only
use
d in
dica
tors
of w
ell-
bein
g fo
r ch
ildre
n ag
es b
irth
to 8
year
s. T
hese
indi
cato
rs in
clud
e:P
opul
atio
n m
easu
res
Dem
ogra
phic
sS
ingl
e-pa
rent
hou
seho
lds
Eco
nom
ic m
easu
res
Chi
ld p
over
tyE
cono
mic
sec
urity
Sel
f suf
ficie
ncy
stan
dard
Une
mpl
oym
ent
Hea
lth m
easu
res
Pre
nata
l car
eIn
fant
mor
talit
yLo
w b
irthw
eigh
tT
een
birt
hsA
sthm
aLe
ad p
oiso
ning
Chi
ldho
od o
besi
tyIn
sura
nce
Ear
ly c
are
and
educ
atio
nm
easu
res
Cap
acity
, Cos
t and
Qua
lity
Pub
lic fi
nanc
ing
Sch
ool r
eadi
ness
Saf
ety
mea
sure
sC
hild
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct
Impo
rtan
tly, t
hese
are
not
the
only
indi
cato
rs a
vaila
ble
to c
omm
uniti
esin
tere
sted
in m
onito
ring
the
wel
l-be
ing
of th
eir
child
ren
(age
s bi
rth
to
8 ye
ars)
. Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e ne
eds
and
inte
rest
s of
a p
artic
ular
com
mun
ity, o
ther
indi
cato
rs w
orth
exam
inin
g m
ay b
e:P
opul
atio
n m
easu
res
Par
enta
l edu
catio
nal
atta
inm
ent
Eng
lish
as a
sec
ond
lang
uage
Chi
ldre
n ra
ised
by
gran
dpar
ents
Eco
nom
ic m
easu
res
Tem
pora
ry F
amily
Ass
ista
nce
Affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ngH
ealth
mea
sure
sF
amili
es r
ecei
ving
WIC
(Wom
en, I
nfan
ts a
ndC
hild
ren)
ben
efits
Chi
ldre
n w
ith s
peci
al h
ealth
care
nee
dsIm
mun
izat
ions
Cau
ses
of d
eath
Par
enta
l sub
stan
ce a
buse
Men
tal h
ealth
Acc
ess
to h
ealth
car
e
Ear
ly c
are
and
educ
atio
nm
easu
res
Tra
inin
g an
d ex
perie
nce
ofca
regi
vers
and
ear
lych
ildho
od e
duca
tion
teac
hers
Dev
elop
men
tal
asse
ssm
ents
of c
hild
ren
Spe
cial
edu
catio
nE
arly
lite
racy
Saf
ety
mea
sure
sC
hild
inju
ries
Fam
ily v
iole
nce
Com
mun
ity c
rime
rate
s
Add
ition
al in
dica
tors
are
ava
ilabl
e fo
rm
onito
ring
the
wel
l-bei
ng o
f old
erch
ildre
n an
d ad
oles
cent
s, o
f fam
ilies
,or
of c
omm
uniti
es a
s a
who
le.
Res
ourc
es o
n in
dica
tors
:C
hild
and
You
th W
ell-B
eing
Indi
cato
rs: w
ww
.chi
ldtr
ends
data
bank
.org
Sch
ool R
eadi
ness
Indi
cato
rs: w
ww
.get
tingr
eady
.org
Chi
ld, A
dole
scen
t and
Com
mun
ity In
dica
tors
: ww
w.m
aine
mar
ks.o
rgA
dole
scen
t Ind
icat
ors:
ww
w.s
ecap
t.org
/sci
ence
2naa
rch.
htm
l (H
awki
ns a
nd C
atal
ano)
ww
w .s
ea r
ch-in
stitu
te. o
rg/a
sset
s
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 8
PO
PU
LAT
ION
: DE
MO
GR
AP
HIC
S
Dem
ogra
phic
s: D
emog
raph
ic d
ata
are
used
to d
escr
ibe
the
"vita
l sta
tistic
s" o
f a p
opul
atio
n. T
his
type
of d
ata
desc
ribes
the
age,
gen
der
and
raci
al/e
thni
c co
mpo
sitio
n of
a g
iven
pop
ulat
ion.
Dem
ogra
phic
dat
a ar
e th
e m
ost c
omm
onty
pe o
f inf
orm
atio
n as
soci
ated
with
the
US
Cen
sus,
the
prim
ary
sour
ce o
f the
se d
ata
in th
e U
S.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?T
he p
opul
atio
n of
a g
eogr
aphi
c ar
ea c
an b
ech
arac
teriz
ed b
y its
ove
rall
size
, age
dis
trib
utio
n,ge
nder
dis
trib
utio
n or
rac
ial/e
thni
c co
mpo
sitio
n.In
form
atio
n on
eac
h of
thes
e ou
tcom
es is
ava
ilabl
eth
roug
h th
e U
S B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
as
desc
ribed
else
whe
re in
this
rep
ort.
Pop
ulat
ion
size
: the
act
ual n
umbe
r of
indi
vidu
als
resi
ding
in a
par
ticul
ar to
wn,
sta
te o
r ot
her
geog
raph
ic a
rea.
Popu
latio
n Si
ze
Popu
latio
n D
emog
raph
ics:
New
Lon
don,
200
0
<18
yea
rs
>18
yea
rs
Rac
e*W
hite
Bla
ck/A
fric
an A
mer
ican
Am
eric
an I
ndia
n/A
lask
a N
ativ
e
Asi
an
Nat
ive
Haw
aiia
n/Pa
cifi
c Is
land
Som
e ot
her
race
Tw
o or
mor
e ra
ces
Eth
nici
tyH
ispa
nic/
Lat
ino
(of
any
race
)
Mar
ch 2
003
sus
han
100%
due
to r
ound
ing
5,85
7
19,8
14
64%
19°/
0
1% 2%
r<
1% 9% 6% 20%
Age
dis
trib
utio
n: th
e pr
opor
tion
of in
divi
dual
s liv
ing
in a
part
icul
ar g
eogr
aphi
c ar
ea w
ho a
re o
f a p
artic
ular
age
,eg
. how
man
y ch
ildre
n or
eld
ers
resi
de in
a p
artic
ular
tow
n.G
ende
r di
strib
utio
n: th
e pr
opor
tion
of m
ale
and
fem
ale
mem
bers
of t
he p
opul
atio
n.R
acia
l/eth
nic
com
posi
tion:
the
prop
ortio
n of
res
iden
tsw
ho c
hara
cter
ize
them
selv
es a
ccor
ding
to p
rede
fined
raci
al/e
thni
c cl
asse
s. T
he U
S C
ensu
s us
es th
e fo
llow
ing
race
s:W
hite
Bla
ck o
r A
fric
an A
mer
ican
Am
eric
an In
dian
and
Ala
ska
Nat
ive
Asi
anN
ativ
e H
awai
ian
and
Oth
er P
acifi
c Is
land
er
In a
dditi
on to
rac
e, th
e U
S C
ensu
s al
so c
olle
cts
info
rmat
ion
on H
ispa
nic
ethn
icity
. Ind
ivid
uals
are
ask
ed to
iden
tify
them
selv
es a
ccor
ding
to th
e ra
cial
cat
egor
ies
abov
e (p
lus
"oth
er,"
mor
e th
an o
ne c
ateg
ory
may
be
sele
cted
) an
d by
His
pani
c or
non
-His
pani
c et
hnic
ity.
Exp
ress
ing
the
data
: Dem
ogra
phic
dat
a ar
e ge
nera
llybe
st e
xpre
ssed
sim
ply,
suc
h as
in a
sho
rt ta
ble
as s
how
nab
ove.
How
ever
, gra
phs
are
ofte
n he
lpfu
l for
des
crib
ing
popu
latio
n ch
ange
s ov
er ti
me,
suc
h as
incr
ease
s in
rac
ial/
ethn
ic d
iver
sity
or
an o
vera
ll ag
ing
of th
e po
pula
tion.
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 9
PO
PU
LAT
ION
: SIN
GLE
-PA
RE
NT
HO
US
EH
OLD
S
Sin
gle-
pare
nt h
ouse
hold
s: C
hild
ren
who
live
in s
ingl
e-pa
rent
hou
seho
lds
may
hav
e fe
wer
fina
ncia
l res
ourc
es a
ndop
port
uniti
es th
an c
hild
ren
livin
g w
ith tw
o pa
rent
s. R
esea
rch
show
s th
at c
hild
ren
livin
g in
div
orce
d an
d si
ngle
-par
ent
hous
ehol
ds a
re a
t gre
ater
ris
k th
an o
ther
chi
ldre
n of
aca
dem
ic fa
ilure
, dro
ppin
g ou
t of h
igh
scho
ol, e
arly
chi
ldbe
arin
g,an
d de
pres
sion
. In
Con
nect
icut
, mor
e th
an 1
in 5
chi
ldre
n (a
lmos
t 200
,000
) liv
ed in
sin
gle-
pare
nt h
ouse
hold
s in
200
0.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?S
ever
al C
ensu
s ta
bles
incl
ude
mea
sure
s of
hou
seho
ldch
arac
teris
tics,
incl
udin
g si
ngle
-par
ent h
ouse
hold
s.T
able
34
(SF
1) p
rovi
des
the
num
ber
of s
ingl
e pa
rent
fam
ilies
with
"ow
n" c
hild
ren.
Tab
le 3
5 gi
ves
the
num
ber
of s
ingl
e pa
rent
fam
ilies
with
"re
late
d"ch
ildre
n. T
able
P36
sho
ws
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
livin
g in
sin
gle
pare
nt fa
mili
es.
Per
cent
of C
hild
ren
Livi
ng in
Sin
gle-
Par
ent
Hou
seho
lds:
60%
2000
55%
50%
41%
+4-
-; 4
0%
13 3
0%
820
%20
%23
%
hi o.
10%
0%
Eas
t Hav
enH
artfo
rdW
ater
bury
CT
Sou
rce:
US
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s
Mar
ch 2
003
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
To
find
data
on
sing
le-p
aren
t hou
seho
lds
for
Con
nect
icut
tow
ns:
Go
to A
nnie
E. C
asey
Kid
s C
ount
web
site
at h
ttp://
ww
w.
aecf
.org
/kid
scou
nt/
Clic
k on
"N
ew! K
ids
Cou
nt C
ensu
s D
ata
Onl
ine"
Clic
k "P
rofil
es"
Clic
k th
e +
nex
t to
"Con
nect
icut
" to
exp
and
the
optio
nsfo
r th
e st
ate
Clic
k th
e +
nex
t to
"New
Eng
land
Tow
ns"
to r
evea
l am
enu
of C
onne
ctic
ut T
owns
Sel
ect y
our
tow
nIn
the
pull
dow
n m
enu
unde
r "V
iew
mor
e da
ta fo
r yo
urto
wn,
Con
nect
icut
" se
lect
"Li
ving
Arr
ange
men
ts"
Dat
a ar
e pr
esen
ted
as a
tota
l, by
age
gro
up, a
nd b
y ra
ce
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 10
EC
ON
OM
IC S
EC
UR
ITY
: FA
MIL
Y IN
CO
ME
Eco
nom
ic s
ecur
ity: E
cono
mic
sec
urity
mea
ns h
avin
g en
ough
inco
me
to m
eet b
asic
fam
ily n
eeds
: foo
d, s
helte
r, a
ndcl
othi
ng. I
t als
o m
eans
that
fam
ilies
hav
e th
e fin
anci
al r
esou
rces
for
safe
hom
es in
saf
e co
mm
uniti
es, q
ualit
y ea
rly c
are
and
scho
ols
for
thei
r ch
ildre
n, a
nd a
dequ
ate
heal
th c
are.
In a
dditi
on, e
cono
mic
sec
urity
mea
ns h
avin
g su
ffici
ent f
inan
cial
rese
rves
to fe
el p
rote
cted
aga
inst
unf
ores
een
finan
cial
dem
ands
.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?M
easu
res
of e
cono
mic
sec
urity
incl
ude
med
ian
fam
ilyin
com
e, p
er c
apita
inco
me,
une
mpl
oym
ent r
ates
,nu
mbe
r of
sin
gle
pare
nt h
ouse
hold
s, th
e se
lf-su
ffici
ency
sta
ndar
d an
d ch
ildre
n in
pov
erty
.
Med
ian
Fam
ily In
com
e: M
edia
n fa
mily
inco
me
isth
e am
ount
of i
ncom
e th
at is
in th
e m
iddl
e of
all
inco
mes
in th
e to
wn:
hal
f of t
he in
com
es a
re a
bove
this
figu
re a
nd h
alf a
re b
elow
. In
othe
r w
ords
,m
edia
n fa
mily
inco
me
is th
e "t
ypic
al"
inco
me,
not
the
aver
age
inco
me,
in a
pop
ulat
ion.
M
Ie
ee
..
_
Med
ian
Fam
ilyP
er C
Inco
me
Ina
1
CT
$65,
521
$
New
Can
aan
$175
,331
$
Dar
ien
$173
,777
$
Wes
ton
$162
,032
$
Brid
gepo
rt$3
9,57
1$
New
Hav
en$3
5,95
0$
Har
tford
$27,
051
$
Sour
ce: C
T D
epar
tmen
t=
rch
200
3G
athe
rapita
me
28,7
66
82,0
49
77,5
19
74,8
17
16,3
06
16,3
93
13,4
28
Per
Cap
ita In
com
e: P
er c
apita
inco
me
is th
e av
erag
ein
com
e in
a to
wn
for
ever
y m
an, w
oman
and
chi
ld. I
t is
com
pute
d by
tota
ling
all i
ncom
es in
the
tow
n an
d di
vidi
ngth
is to
tal b
y th
e to
tal p
opul
atio
n of
the
tow
n.
Per
cap
ita in
com
e is
less
use
ful i
n de
scrb
ing
the
real
inco
me
situ
atio
n of
a to
wn
beca
use
very
hig
h in
com
es (
or v
ery
low
inco
mes
) ca
n di
stor
t the
ave
rage
. How
ever
, it i
s us
eful
for
com
paris
ons
and
ofte
n ii
is th
e on
ly d
ata
avai
labl
e be
twee
nce
nsus
yea
rs.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
For
Med
ian
Fam
ily In
com
e, g
o to
http
://w
ww
.aec
f.org
/ki
dsco
unt/
Clic
k on
"N
ew! K
ids
Cou
nt C
ensu
s D
ata
Onl
ine"
Clic
k "P
rofil
es"
Clic
k th
e +
nex
t to
"Con
nect
icut
" to
exp
and
the
optio
nsfo
r th
e st
ate
Clic
k th
e +
nex
t to
"New
Eng
land
Tow
ns"
to r
evea
l am
enu
of C
onne
ctic
ut T
owns
Sel
ect y
our
tow
nIn
the
pull
dow
n m
enu
unde
r "V
iew
mor
e da
ta fo
r yo
urto
wn,
Con
nect
icut
" se
lect
"In
com
e an
d P
over
ty"
For
Per
Cap
ita In
com
e, g
o to
http
://w
ww
.sta
te.c
t.us/
ecd/
rese
arch
/cen
sus2
000
Clic
k on
"D
P-3
"
ing
Dat
a fo
r C
onne
ctic
ut's
Tow
nsC
T V
oice
s fo
r C
hild
ren
11
EC
ON
OM
IC S
EC
UR
ITY
: CH
ILD
RE
N IN
PO
VE
RT
Y
Chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
: Chi
ldre
n ar
e liv
ing
in p
over
ty if
thei
r fa
mily
's in
com
e is
bel
ow th
e fe
dera
l pov
erty
leve
l (se
ebe
low
). L
ivin
g in
a fa
mily
with
an
inco
me
belo
w th
e po
vert
y le
vel p
lace
s ch
ildre
n at
ris
k of
a w
ide
rang
e of
adv
erse
outc
omes
. The
se in
clud
e im
paire
d he
alth
and
dev
elop
men
t, lo
wer
sch
ool a
chie
vem
ent a
nd in
crea
sed
part
icip
atio
n in
adol
esce
nt r
isk
beha
vior
s, in
clud
ing
teen
pre
gnan
cy, e
xpos
ure
to v
iole
nce
and
drop
ping
out
of h
igh
scho
ol. C
hild
pove
rty
is a
wid
ely
used
indi
cato
r of
the
over
all w
ell-b
eing
of c
hild
ren.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?E
ach
year
the
Cen
sus
sets
the
pove
rty
thre
shol
d fo
rdi
ffere
nt fa
mily
siz
es. F
or e
xam
ple,
in 2
001,
a fa
mily
of tw
o ad
ults
and
two
child
ren
is d
escr
ibed
as
"livi
ngin
pov
erty
" or
"be
low
the
pove
rty
line"
whe
n an
nual
fam
ily in
com
e is
bel
ow $
17,9
60. A
nnua
l upd
ates
can
be fo
und
at th
e C
ensu
s si
te b
y cl
icki
ng o
n "P
over
ty"
and
then
on
"Pov
erty
thre
shol
ds".
Bec
ause
dat
a on
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
by
tow
n ar
ere
leas
ed o
nly
ever
y 10
yea
rs b
y th
e C
ensu
s, w
hen
itis
mor
e th
an 2
or
3 ye
ars
afte
r th
e C
ensu
s w
e m
ust
find
"pro
xy"
data
to h
elp
us u
nder
stan
d th
e ec
onom
ic
Per
cent
of C
hild
ren
Bel
ow P
over
tyB
y R
ace
and
Eth
nici
ty:
Con
nect
icut
200
0 C
ensu
s
30%
0170
25%
25%
-
20%
15%
-10
%10
%6%
5% -
0%
Tot
alW
hite
Bla
ckH
ispa
nic
Mar
ch 2
003
cond
ition
of c
hild
ren.
In C
onne
ctic
ut, t
he b
est p
roxy
,re
leas
ed a
nnua
lly b
y th
e S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, is
the
perc
ent o
f chi
ldre
n el
igib
le fo
r fr
ee o
r re
duce
d pr
iced
mea
ls. F
amily
inco
me
mus
t be
belo
w 1
85%
of p
over
ty fo
rch
ildre
n to
be
elig
ible
.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Dat
a on
chi
ld p
over
ty b
y to
wn
can
be fo
und
at th
ree
loca
tions
: the
Cen
sus
web
site
, the
Kid
scou
nt w
ebsi
te a
ndth
e S
tate
of C
onne
ctic
ut E
cono
mic
and
Com
mun
ityD
evel
opm
ent w
ebsi
te (
see
page
29)
.
Dat
a on
elig
ibili
ty fo
r fr
ee a
nd r
educ
ed p
riced
mea
ls c
an b
efo
und
at th
e S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n w
ebsi
te.
Go
to://
ww
w.s
tate
.ct.u
s/sd
e
Clic
k on
"sc
hool
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tric
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a"C
lick
on "
regu
lar
educ
atio
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dis
tric
t" o
r "r
egul
ared
ucat
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by s
choo
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lick
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wn
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age
unde
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istr
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eed"
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e: T
he U
S D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
also
pub
lishe
sfe
dera
l pov
erty
gui
delin
es, w
hich
a r
e di
stin
ct fr
om p
over
ty th
resh
olds
,an
d ca
n be
foun
d at
http
://as
pe.h
hs.g
ov/p
over
ty/O
lpov
erty
.htm
.
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 12
EC
ON
OM
IC S
EC
UR
ITY
: SE
LF S
UF
FIC
IEN
CY
ST
AN
DA
RD
Sel
f suf
ficie
ncy
stan
dard
: The
sel
f suf
ficie
ncy
stan
dard
is th
e am
ount
of m
oney
a fa
mily
nee
ds to
mee
t the
ir "b
asic
nece
ssiti
es,"
incl
udin
g ho
usin
g, fo
od, c
hild
car
e, a
nd h
ealth
car
e w
ithou
t rel
ianc
e on
gov
ernm
ent a
ssis
tanc
e. T
he s
elf
suffi
cien
cy s
tand
ard
for
Con
nect
icut
is v
iew
ed a
s a
sign
ifica
nt im
prov
emen
t ove
r th
e po
vert
y th
resh
old
as a
mea
sure
of
fam
ily e
cono
mic
sec
urity
.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?U
nlik
e th
e fe
dera
l pov
erty
leve
l, w
hich
was
dev
elop
ed40
yea
rs a
go, t
he s
elf s
uffic
ienc
y st
anda
rd ta
kes
into
acco
unt r
egio
nal d
iffer
ence
s in
the
cost
of l
ivin
g,in
clud
es e
xpen
ses
incu
rred
by
wor
king
fam
ilies
that
are
igno
red
by th
e po
vert
y th
resh
old
(mos
t not
ably
chi
ldca
re)
and
mor
e ac
cura
tely
ref
lect
s th
e pr
opor
tion
offa
mily
inco
me
that
is s
pent
on
basi
c ne
cess
ities
.
Exa
mpl
e of
a S
elf S
uffic
ienc
y S
tand
ard
(adj
uste
d to
200
0)
New
Hav
en A
rea:
2 p
aren
ts, o
ne in
fant
, and
one
sch
ool
age
child
(pe
r m
onth
)
Hou
sing
$806
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ld C
are
$928
Foo
d$5
24T
rans
port
atio
n$2
98H
ealth
Car
e$2
60M
isce
llane
ous
$281
Tax
es$6
14F
eder
al E
arne
d In
com
e T
ax C
redi
t0
Fed
eral
Chi
ld C
are
Tax
Cre
dit
-$85
Fed
eral
Chi
ld T
ax C
redi
t-$
71M
onth
ly S
elf-
Suf
ficie
ncy
Inco
me
$ 3,
552
Ann
ual S
elf-
Suf
ficie
ncy
Inco
me
$42,
624
Mar
ch 2
003
The
sel
f-su
ffici
ency
sta
ndar
d ill
ustr
ates
wel
l the
shor
tcom
ings
of t
he fe
dera
l pov
erty
gui
delin
es. F
orin
stan
ce, w
hile
the
fede
ral p
over
ty th
resh
old
estim
ates
food
exp
ense
s as
one
third
of a
hou
seho
ld b
udge
t, fo
odac
tual
ly a
ccou
nts
for
only
15%
of t
he a
vera
ge fa
mily
'sbu
dget
. In
addi
tion,
alth
ough
chi
ld c
are
is o
ne o
f the
larg
est l
ivin
g ex
pens
es o
f a fa
mily
with
you
ng c
hild
ren,
this
exp
ense
is n
ot e
ven
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt in
calc
ulat
ions
of t
he fe
dera
l pov
erty
thre
shol
d.
Not
e th
at th
e se
lf su
ffici
ency
sta
ndar
d in
the
box
at le
ft,$4
2,62
4 fo
r a
fam
ily o
f 4, i
s m
ore
than
dou
ble
the
pove
rty
thre
shol
d ($
17,4
63 in
200
0).
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Dat
a on
the
self-
suffi
cien
cy s
tand
ard
can
be fo
und
atth
e fo
llow
ing
web
site
:ht
tp://
ww
w.s
ixst
rate
gies
.org
/file
s/R
esou
rce-
Sta
ndar
dRep
ort-
CT
The
se d
ata
are
avai
labl
e fo
r 12
diff
eren
t reg
ions
of
the
stat
e, w
ith 7
0 di
ffere
nt ty
pes
of fa
mily
cons
tella
tions
with
in e
ach
regi
on.
Thi
s re
port
was
pub
lishe
d in
199
9 an
d ha
s no
t bee
nup
date
d.
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herin
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ata
for
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nect
icut
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owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 13
EC
ON
OM
IC S
EC
UR
ITY
: UN
EM
PLO
YM
EN
T
Une
mpl
oym
ent:
A c
hild
's e
cono
mic
sec
urity
dep
ends
on
his
or h
er p
aren
ts' a
bilit
y to
pro
vide
for
basi
c m
ater
ial
need
s. S
ecur
e pa
rent
em
ploy
men
t red
uces
the
risk
that
a c
hild
will
be
rais
ed in
pov
erty
and
incr
ease
s th
e lik
elih
ood
ofha
ving
hea
lth in
sura
nce.
Sec
ure
pare
ntal
em
ploy
men
t may
als
o en
hanc
e ch
ildre
n's
psyc
holo
gica
l wel
l-bei
ng a
ndim
prov
e fa
mily
func
tioni
ng b
y re
duci
ng p
aren
tal s
tres
s an
d ot
her
nega
tive
effe
cts
of u
nem
ploy
men
t.
How
is it
mea
sure
d:T
he u
nem
ploy
men
t rat
e is
the
shar
e (p
erce
ntag
e) o
fpe
ople
in th
e la
bor
forc
e w
ho a
re u
nem
ploy
ed. I
nC
onne
ctic
ut, u
nem
ploy
men
t is
defin
ed b
y th
eD
epar
tmen
t of L
abor
as
the
"num
ber
of p
eopl
e w
ho,
durin
g th
e su
rvey
wee
k, h
ad n
o em
ploy
men
t but
wer
eav
aila
ble
for
wor
k an
d:a.
had
eng
aged
in a
ny s
peci
fic jo
b se
ekin
g ac
tivity
with
in th
e pa
st fo
ur w
eeks
, suc
h as
reg
iste
ring
at a
publ
ic o
r pr
ivat
e em
ploy
men
t offi
ce, m
eetin
g w
ithpr
ospe
ctiv
e em
ploy
ers,
che
ckin
g w
ith fr
iend
s or
rela
tives
, pla
cing
or
answ
erin
g ad
vert
isem
ents
,w
ritin
g le
tters
of a
pplic
atio
n, o
r be
ing
on a
uni
on o
rpr
ofes
sion
al r
egis
ter;
b. w
ere
wai
ting
to b
e ca
lled
back
from
a jo
b fr
om w
hich
they
had
bee
n la
id o
ff; o
rc.
wer
e w
aitin
g to
rep
ort t
o a
new
wag
e or
sal
ary
job
with
in 3
0 da
ys."
Peo
ple
who
hav
e gi
ven
up o
n lo
okin
g fo
r a
job,
are
retir
ed, o
r ar
e no
t int
eres
ted
in b
eing
em
ploy
ed in
the
paid
wor
kfor
ce a
re n
ot c
lass
ified
as
unem
ploy
ed. T
heC
onne
ctic
ut u
nem
ploy
men
t rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
on a
seas
onal
bas
is (
see
note
).
Not
e: S
easo
nal a
djus
tmen
t is
the
adju
stm
ent o
f tim
e -s
erie
s da
ta to
elim
inat
e th
e ef
fect
of i
ntra
year
var
iatio
ns th
at te
nd to
occ
ur e
ach
year
in a
ppro
xim
atel
y th
e sa
me
man
ner.
Exa
mpl
es in
clud
e: s
choo
lte
rms,
hol
iday
s, a
nd y
early
wea
ther
pat
tern
s.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ates
can
be
foun
d at
the
Sta
te o
fC
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of L
abor
, Lab
or M
arke
tIn
form
atio
n (L
MI)
web
site
:G
o to
http
://w
ww
.ctd
ol.s
tate
.ct.u
s/Im
i/ind
ex.h
tmC
lick
on "
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ates
"C
lick
on "
Con
nect
icut
by
Tow
n"
To
find
mon
thly
and
ann
ual d
ata
for
your
tow
nG
o to
http
://w
ww
.ctd
ol.s
tate
.ct.u
s/Im
i/ind
ex.h
tmG
o to
the
"Dat
a" p
ull d
own
men
uS
elec
t "Lo
cal A
rea
Une
mpl
oym
ent S
tatis
tics
(LA
US
)"S
elec
t "T
own"
bel
ow th
e he
adin
g "D
ata
for
the
year
s19
94-2
002
by"
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
in C
T: 2
000-
2002
(sea
sona
lly a
djus
ted)
4.0
3.0
0/0
2.0
1.0
0.0 Ju
n 20
00D
ec 2
000
Jun
- 20
01D
ec 2
001
Jun
2002
Mar
ch 2
003
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herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 14
HE
ALT
H: P
RE
NA
TA
L C
AR
E
Pre
nata
l Car
e: E
arly
pre
nata
l car
e al
low
s w
omen
and
thei
r he
alth
car
e pr
ovid
ers
to id
entif
y, a
nd w
hen
poss
ible
, tre
ator
cor
rect
hea
lth p
robl
ems
and
heal
th-c
ompr
omis
ing
beha
vior
s th
at c
an b
e pa
rtic
ular
ly d
amag
ing
durin
g th
e in
itial
stag
es o
f fet
al d
evel
opm
ent.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?In
adeq
uate
pre
nata
l car
e is
def
ined
as
eith
er la
te o
rno
n-ad
equa
te.
Late
pre
nata
l car
e: P
rena
tal c
are
is c
onsi
dere
d"la
te"
whe
n th
e fir
st p
rena
tal v
isit
take
s pl
ace
afte
r th
e fir
st tr
imes
ter
of p
regn
ancy
.N
on-a
dequ
ate
pren
atal
car
e: P
rena
tal c
are
isde
fined
as
"non
-ade
quat
e" u
sing
the
Ade
quac
y of
Pre
nata
l Car
e U
tiliz
atio
n (A
PN
CU
) In
dex,
whi
ch is
base
d on
the
time
of in
itiat
ion
of p
rena
tal c
are
and
the
tota
l num
ber
of p
rena
tal c
are
visi
ts.
Not
e: P
rior
to 1
999,
the
adeq
uacy
of p
rena
tal c
are
in C
onne
ctic
ut w
asde
fined
usi
ng th
e K
essn
er In
dex,
whi
ch is
bas
ed o
n th
e tim
ing
of th
e fir
stpr
enat
al v
isit,
the
tota
l num
ber
of p
rena
tal v
isits
and
the
leng
th o
fge
stat
ion.
Non
-Ade
quat
e P
rena
tal C
are
by R
ace:
1994
-200
0 S
tate
of C
onne
ctic
ut35
%
30%
25%
20 %
-
15%
10 %
-
5% 0%
ack
sp ta
lc
1994
1995
1996
1997
2000
Sour
ce: S
tate
of
CT
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pu
blic
Hea
lth
Mar
ch 2
003
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Dat
a on
pre
nata
l car
e ca
n be
foun
d on
line
at th
eC
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth in
tern
et s
ite.
Go
to h
ttp://
ww
w.d
ph.s
tate
.ct.u
s/C
lick
on "
Pub
licat
ions
/Sta
tistic
s"C
lick
on "
Reg
istr
atio
n R
epor
ts,"
of t
he a
ppro
pria
te y
ear
Clic
k on
Tab
le 4
, "R
esid
ent B
irths
Birt
hs to
Tee
ns, L
owB
irthw
eigh
t and
Pre
nata
l Car
e by
Hea
lth D
istr
icts
,C
ount
ies
and
Tow
ns b
y M
othe
r's R
ace
and
His
pani
cE
thni
city
"T
he ta
ble
give
s bo
th th
e nu
mbe
r an
d pe
rcen
t of i
nfan
tsbo
rn to
mot
hers
who
rec
eive
d no
n-ad
equa
te p
rena
tal
care
by
tow
n an
d m
othe
r's r
ace
(whi
te n
on-H
ispa
nic,
blac
k no
n-H
ispa
nic,
oth
er n
on-H
ispa
nic,
unk
now
n no
n-H
ispa
nic
and
His
pani
c).
Sin
ce th
e nu
mbe
r of
pre
gnan
t wom
en c
anno
t be
easi
ly d
eter
min
ed, t
he d
enom
inat
or fo
r m
easu
res
of p
rena
tal c
are
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
live
or
still
bor
nin
fant
s.P
erce
nt w
omen
who
rec
eive
ade
quat
e pr
enat
alca
re =
100
% p
erce
nt o
f wom
en w
ho r
ecei
veno
n-ad
equa
te p
rena
tal c
are
Exp
ress
ing
the
data
: Whe
n m
easu
ring
pren
atal
car
e, it
may
be
of in
tere
st to
look
at c
hang
es o
ver
time
or d
iffer
ence
s by
rac
e. T
hech
art a
bove
sho
ws
that
the
prop
ortio
n of
bab
ies
born
to m
othe
rs w
hore
ceiv
e ad
equa
te p
rena
tal c
are
is im
prov
ing
amon
g al
l rac
ial a
ndet
hnic
gro
ups,
but
that
larg
e di
spar
ities
am
ong
thes
e gr
oups
per
sist
.
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herin
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ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 15
HE
ALT
H: I
NF
AN
T M
OR
TA
LIT
Y
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e: T
he in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te (
IMR
) is
a k
ey in
dica
tor
of th
e he
alth
of a
pop
ulat
ion,
clo
sely
asso
ciat
ed w
ith m
ater
nal h
ealth
, pre
nata
l car
e, a
nd a
cces
s to
qua
lity
heal
th c
are.
In 1
998,
the
lead
ing
caus
es o
f inf
ant
deat
hs in
Con
nect
icut
wer
e: 1
) di
sord
ers
rela
ted
to s
hort
ges
tatio
n an
d un
spec
ified
low
birt
h w
eigh
t, 2)
con
geni
tal
anom
alie
s, a
nd 3
) su
dden
infa
nt d
eath
syn
drom
e (S
IDS
).
How
is it
mea
sure
d?T
he IM
R is
def
ined
as
the
num
ber
of in
fant
dea
ths
unde
r on
e ye
ar o
f age
per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
per
yea
r.N
umer
ator
: Inf
ant d
eath
s pe
r ye
ar (
by r
ace)
.D
enom
inat
or: L
ive
birt
hs p
er y
ear
(by
mot
her's
race
).
Con
nect
icut
cal
cula
tes
the
IMR
bas
ed u
pon
two
race
-sp
ecifi
c co
mpo
nent
s: b
irths
, whi
ch r
efle
ct th
e ra
ce o
fth
e m
othe
r; a
nd d
eath
s, w
hich
ref
lect
the
race
of t
hech
ild.
II
'I
1996
1997
1998
Whi
te, n
on-H
ispa
nic
5364
5.5
Bla
ck, n
on-H
ispa
nic
15.3
14.9
177
His
pani
c6.
879
9.4
D
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Dat
a on
infa
nt m
orta
lity
can
be fo
und
onlin
e at
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
inte
rnet
site
.G
o to
http
://w
ww
.dph
.sta
te.c
t.us/
Clic
k on
"P
ublic
atio
ns/S
tatis
tics"
Clic
k on
"R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
," o
f the
app
ropr
iate
yea
rC
lick
on T
able
2B
, ""V
ital S
tatis
tics
Res
iden
tial B
irths
,D
eath
s, F
etal
Dea
ths,
and
Infa
nt D
eath
s (N
umbe
r an
dR
ates
) by
Rac
e an
d H
ispa
nic
Eth
nici
ty fo
r C
ount
ies,
Hea
lth D
istr
icts
, and
Tow
ns."
The
tabl
e gi
ves
both
the
num
ber
of in
fant
dea
ths
and
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
s by
rac
e an
d et
hnic
ity a
nd b
yC
onne
ctic
ut c
ount
y an
d to
wn
or c
ity.
Whe
n ca
lcul
atin
g IM
R fo
r sm
all p
opul
atio
ns, s
uch
as a
nin
divi
dual
city
or
tow
n, s
mal
l flu
ctua
tions
in n
umbe
rs b
yye
ar c
an le
ad to
larg
e flu
ctua
tions
in th
e ov
eral
l IM
R (
see
tabl
e, le
ft). F
or th
is r
easo
n, it
is b
est t
o us
e 3
-yea
rav
erag
es w
hen
look
ing
at ti
me
tren
ds in
IMR
by
tow
n.E
x.: A
vera
ge IM
R fo
r 19
96-1
998,
Whi
te n
on-H
ispa
nic
=(5
.3 +
6.4
+ 5
.5)/
3 =
5.7
dea
ths
per
1,00
0 liv
e bi
rths
IMR
sho
uld
be r
epor
ted
to a
t lea
st o
ne d
ecim
al p
oint
.
Exp
ress
ing
the
data
: Whe
n ca
lcul
atin
g th
e IM
R fo
r a
part
icul
ar to
wn,
it m
ay b
e in
tere
stin
g to
look
at c
hang
es o
ver
time,
as
wel
l as
diffe
renc
es b
y ra
ce. C
hang
es in
IMR
and
dis
parit
ies
in IM
R b
y ra
ce c
an b
e im
port
ant i
ndic
ator
s of
pove
rty,
poo
r ho
usin
g co
nditi
ons,
une
mpl
oym
ent,
and
lack
of a
cces
s to
pre
nata
l and
pre
vent
ativ
e ca
re.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 16
HE
ALT
H: L
OW
BIR
TH
WE
IGH
T
Low
Birt
hwei
ght:
Low
birt
hwei
ght i
s as
soci
ated
with
a n
umbe
r of
long
-ter
m a
dver
se o
utco
mes
, inc
ludi
ng s
erio
ushe
alth
pro
blem
s an
d de
lays
in c
ogni
tive
and
mot
or d
evel
opm
ent.
Low
birt
hwei
ght i
s cl
osel
y re
late
d to
pre
nata
l car
e,si
nce
the
bette
r ca
re a
mot
her
rece
ives
whi
le s
he is
pre
gnan
t, th
e le
ss li
kely
she
is to
del
iver
a lo
w b
irthw
eigh
t inf
ant.
Low
birt
hwei
ght i
s al
so c
omm
on w
ith m
ultip
le b
irths
, suc
h as
twin
s or
trip
lets
.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?A
chi
ld is
con
side
red
to b
e bo
rn a
t low
birt
hwei
ght i
f it
wei
ghs
less
than
5.5
pou
nds
(250
0 gr
ams)
at b
irth.
The
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
col
lect
sda
ta o
n lo
w b
irthw
eigh
t and
pub
lishe
s th
em in
thei
ran
nual
vita
l sta
tistic
s, o
r R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
.
Per
cent
of I
nfan
ts B
orn
LBW
in 1
Sta
te o
f Con
nect
icut
, by
Rac
e
Rac
e/E
thni
city
% L
ow B
irthw
All
Whi
te n
on-H
ispa
nic
Bla
ck n
on-H
ispa
nic
1
Oth
er n
on-H
ispa
nic
Unk
now
n no
n-H
ispa
nic
1
His
pani
c
Sou
rce:
CT
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
licH
ealth
eigh
t
7.6%
6.2%
3.5%
7.8%
3.8%
9.1%
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Dat
a on
low
birt
hwei
ght c
an b
e fo
und
onlin
e at
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
Inte
rnet
site
.G
o to
http
://w
ww
.dph
.sta
te.c
t.us/
Clic
k on
"P
ublic
atio
ns/S
tatis
tics"
Clic
k on
"R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
," o
f the
app
ropr
iate
yea
rC
lick
on T
able
4, "
Res
iden
t Birt
hsB
irths
to T
eens
, Low
Birt
hwei
ght a
nd P
rena
tal C
are
by H
ealth
Dis
tric
ts,
Cou
ntie
s an
d T
owns
by
Mot
her's
Rac
e an
d H
ispa
nic
Eth
nici
ty"
Exp
ress
ing
the
data
: Lik
e ot
her
child
hea
lth o
utco
mes
, it m
ay b
e of
inte
rest
to o
bser
ve c
hang
es in
low
birt
hwei
ght
over
tim
e. B
ecau
se th
ey a
re c
lose
ly li
nked
, it i
s so
met
imes
use
ful t
o pl
ot tr
ends
in lo
w b
irthw
eigh
t and
pre
nata
l car
esi
de-b
y-si
de to
dem
onst
rate
the
inte
ract
ions
bet
wee
n th
ese
two
outc
omes
. Ofte
n, im
prov
emen
ts in
low
birt
hwei
ght
can
be e
xpla
ined
in la
rge
part
by
incr
ease
s in
the
prop
ortio
n of
wom
en w
ho r
ecei
ve e
arly
and
ade
quat
e pr
enat
al c
are.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 17
HE
ALT
H: T
EE
N B
IRT
H R
AT
E
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e: T
he te
en b
irth
rate
has
an
impo
rtan
t im
pact
on
the
heal
th o
f a p
opul
atio
n. C
hild
ren
of te
enm
othe
rs a
re a
t inc
reas
ed r
isk
of p
rem
atur
e bi
rth,
low
birt
hwei
ght,
and
infa
nt m
orta
lity,
as
wel
l as
poor
cog
nitiv
e an
dbe
havi
oral
dev
elop
men
t.B
ecom
ing
a te
en p
aren
t ofte
n ha
s an
adv
erse
impa
ct o
n th
e m
othe
r's a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
men
tan
d in
com
e ea
rnin
g po
tent
ial,
plac
ing
teen
par
ents
and
thei
r ch
ildre
n at
incr
ease
d ris
k of
livi
ng in
pov
erty
.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?T
he te
en b
irth
rate
is d
efin
ed a
s th
e nu
mbe
r of
birt
hsto
teen
s ag
ed 1
5-19
yea
rs p
er 1
,000
fem
ales
in th
isag
e gr
oup.
'N
umer
ator
: num
ber
of b
irths
to te
ens
aged
15-
19ye
ars.
Den
omin
ator
: pop
ulat
ion
estim
ate
of fe
mal
es a
ged
15-1
9 ye
ars.
'teen
birt
hs a
re a
lso
expr
esse
d am
ong
fem
ales
age
15
to 1
7 ye
ars
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
es: 1
995-
1999
Per
1,0
00 fe
mal
es 1
5-19
yea
rs12
0
100
Une
ffeov
l
80R
rirlii
tars
ort
Maw
1-1.
vsar
t60 40
MN
amIN
NM
=I
0.C
T
20
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Sou
rce:
Sta
te o
f CT
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Dat
a on
teen
birt
hs c
an b
e fo
und
onlin
e at
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
inte
rnet
site
.G
o to
http
://w
ww
.dph
.sta
te.c
t.us/
Clic
k on
"P
ublic
atio
ns/S
tatis
tics"
Clic
k on
"R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
," o
f the
app
ropr
iate
yea
rC
lick
on T
able
4T
o fin
d th
e nu
mbe
r of
teen
birt
hs a
nd th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
birt
hs th
at a
re to
teen
mot
hers
by
tow
n, s
elec
t Tab
le 4
Tee
n bi
rths
for
15-1
9 ye
ar o
lds
= T
een
birt
hs <
20ye
ars
Tee
n bi
rths
<15
yea
rsT
o ca
lcul
ate
the
teen
birt
h ra
te, y
ou w
ill n
eed
to k
now
the
popu
latio
n of
girl
s, a
ges
15-1
9 ye
ars,
for
the
tow
nan
d ye
ar o
f int
eres
t. T
his
num
ber
can
be fo
und
usin
gth
e U
S B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus'
Am
eric
an F
act F
inde
r,de
scrib
ed la
ter
in th
is r
epor
t. G
o to
"T
able
P12
. Sex
by
Age
[Tot
al P
opul
atio
n]"
and
scro
ll do
wn
to th
e fe
mal
epo
pula
tion.
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
= (
# te
en b
irths
to 1
5-19
yea
rol
ds /
# fe
mal
es a
ge 1
5-19
yea
rs)
X 1
,000
For
sm
alle
r to
wns
with
rel
ativ
ely
few
teen
birt
hs,
3-ye
ar a
vera
ges
shou
ld b
e ca
lcul
ated
(se
e"G
ettin
g S
tart
ed"
for
expl
anat
ion)
.
Exp
ress
ing
the
data
: In
Con
nect
icut
, tee
n bi
rths
are
rep
orte
d as
the
perc
enta
ge o
f all
birt
hs th
at a
re to
teen
mot
hers
(in
Tab
le 4
of t
he R
egis
trat
ion
Rep
orts
). It
is im
port
ant n
ot to
con
fuse
this
per
cent
age
with
the
actu
al te
enbi
rth
rate
, whi
ch m
ust b
e ca
lcul
ated
man
ually
. The
teen
birt
h ra
te is
an
accu
rate
ref
lect
ion
of th
e pr
opor
tion
of te
ens
who
giv
e bi
rth
each
yea
r, w
hile
the
perc
enta
ge o
f birt
hs to
teen
s is
a r
efle
ctio
n of
bot
h te
en b
irths
and
the
over
all b
irth
rate
in a
giv
en ti
me
and
plac
e.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 18
HE
ALT
H: A
ST
HM
A
Ast
hma:
Ast
hma
is a
chr
onic
lung
dis
ease
that
cau
ses
obst
ruct
ion
and
infla
mm
atio
n of
the
airw
ays,
affe
ctin
g 4-
6m
illio
n ch
ildre
n na
tionw
ide
and
mor
e th
an 8
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n in
CT
.A
sthm
a ca
n be
exa
cerb
ated
by
expo
sure
to c
omm
onai
r po
lluta
nts,
suc
h as
pol
en, d
ust,
and
anim
al d
ande
r, a
s w
ell a
s by
uns
anita
ry li
ving
con
ditio
ns. A
sthm
a th
at is
not
cont
rolle
d ca
n ca
use
scho
ol a
bsen
ces,
em
erge
ncy
depa
rtm
ent v
isits
, hos
pita
lizat
ion,
and
dea
th.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?O
ne w
ay to
mea
sure
the
prev
alen
ce o
f ast
hma
is b
yus
ing
data
on
emer
genc
y de
part
men
t vis
its fo
ras
thm
a ep
isod
es. W
hile
raw
dat
a (t
he a
ctua
lnu
mbe
rs o
f em
erge
ncy
depa
rtm
ent v
isits
) ar
e no
tav
aila
ble
in C
onne
ctic
ut, a
sthm
a ra
tes
and
prev
alen
cear
e ca
lcul
ated
and
pub
lishe
d by
the
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
in th
e re
port
, "A
sthm
a in
Con
nect
icut
." T
his
repo
rt a
llow
s co
mpa
rison
s ac
ross
indi
vidu
al to
wns
and
the
stat
e as
a w
hole
. Bec
ause
asth
ma
data
are
com
plie
d di
ffere
ntly
in s
ome
stat
es,
inte
rsta
te a
nd n
atio
nal c
ompa
rison
s ar
e no
t adv
ised
.
Tow
n
Bri
dgep
ort
Har
tfor
d
Wes
tpor
t
I I
I/
/ / /
,
1992
-199
3 202.
3
351
3
21 5
' I
a'
s
1997
-199
8
199
6
256
0
22.8
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Con
nect
icut
doe
s no
t rou
tinel
y co
llect
dat
a on
ast
hma
prev
alen
ce b
y to
wn.
A r
epor
t pub
lishe
d in
200
1 ca
n be
foun
d at
:G
o to
http
://w
ww
.dph
.sta
te.c
t.us
Clic
k on
"A
genc
y S
ervi
ce D
irect
ory"
Clic
k on
"A
sthm
a "
Clic
k on
"A
sthm
a E
pide
mio
logy
"C
lick
on "
Ast
hma
in C
onne
ctic
ut"
The
follo
win
g ta
bles
are
of p
artic
ular
inte
rest
:T
able
s 2
and
3 pr
ovid
e da
ta o
n as
thm
a pr
eval
ence
for
child
ren
cont
inuo
usly
enr
olle
d in
Hus
ky A
(19
97-
1999
)T
able
s 5-
9 pr
ovid
e da
ta o
n ho
spita
lizat
ion
and
emer
genc
y ro
om v
isits
for
asth
ma
for
child
ren
ages
0-
14 y
ears
(19
92-1
998)
Exp
ress
ing
the
data
: It i
s im
port
ant t
o re
mem
ber
that
ast
hma
emer
genc
y de
part
men
t vis
its p
rovi
de in
form
atio
non
ly o
n ch
ildre
n w
ith s
ever
e as
thm
a. T
he tr
ue p
reva
lenc
e of
chi
ldho
od a
sthm
a in
a p
artic
ular
tow
n is
like
ly h
ighe
rth
an th
ese
num
bers
wou
ld s
ugge
st. A
t the
sta
te le
vel,
a m
ore
accu
rate
est
imat
e of
chi
ldho
od a
sthm
a pr
eval
ence
isca
lcul
ated
usi
ng e
mer
genc
y de
part
men
t dat
a al
ong
with
dat
a fr
om th
e H
usky
A M
edic
aid
plan
. Suc
h es
timat
es a
reno
t ava
ilabl
e fo
r in
divi
dual
tow
ns a
nd a
re n
ot r
epor
ted
annu
ally
.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 19
HE
ALT
H: L
EA
D P
OIS
ON
ING
Lead
Poi
soni
ng: L
ead
pois
onin
g ca
n ha
ve s
erio
us h
arm
ful e
ffect
s on
a c
hild
's p
hysi
cal g
row
th, i
ntel
lect
ual
deve
lopm
ent,
hear
ing
and
kidn
ey fu
nctio
n, e
ven
at lo
w le
vels
of e
xpos
ure.
In e
xtre
me
case
s, le
ad p
oiso
ning
can
cau
seco
nvul
sion
s an
d ev
en d
eath
.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?T
he n
orm
al b
lood
lead
leve
l for
chi
ldre
n is
zer
om
icro
gram
s pe
r de
cilit
er (
p /d
l). T
he S
tate
of
Con
nect
icut
def
ines
lead
poi
soni
ng a
s bl
ood
lead
leve
lat
or
abov
e 10
pg/
dl, i
n ac
cord
ance
with
The
Cen
ter
for
Dis
ease
Con
trol
and
Pre
vent
ion
guid
elin
es.
Tow
n
Har
tfor
d
New
Hav
en
Che
shir
e
I l I
Chi
ldre
n <
6 %
Chi
ldre
n%
Chi
ldre
n w
ithye
ars
Scre
ened
Posi
tive
Tes
t
14,2
4544
%53
%
12,0
7639
%9.
7%
1,94
3
o.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
The
Con
nect
icut
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic H
ealth
com
pile
s da
taon
chi
ldho
od le
ad p
oiso
ning
thro
ugh
its C
hild
hood
Lea
dP
oiso
ning
Pre
vent
ion
Pro
gram
. Eac
h ye
ar, t
he d
epar
tmen
tpu
blis
hes
raw
num
bers
and
per
cent
s of
chi
ldre
n sc
reen
edfo
r le
ad e
xpos
ure
and
thos
e w
ith v
alid
blo
od le
ad le
vels
at
or a
bove
10
pg /
/dl.
To
obta
in th
ese
data
for
a pa
rtic
ular
tow
n or
the
stat
e as
a w
hole
:C
onta
ct th
e C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Hea
lth's
Lead
Sur
veill
ance
offi
ce a
t: 86
0-50
9-77
45.
Poi
nts
to c
onsi
der:
Hou
ses
built
prio
r to
195
0 ar
e m
ore
likel
y th
an n
ewer
hom
es to
con
tain
lead
-bas
ed p
aint
.S
ince
poo
r ch
ildre
n ar
e m
ore
likel
y th
an o
ther
chi
ldre
n to
live
in h
omes
that
con
tain
det
erio
rate
d le
ad p
aint
, the
y ar
e at
an in
crea
sed
risk
of le
ad e
xpos
ure.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 20
HE
ALT
H: C
HIL
DH
OO
D O
BE
SIT
Y
Chi
ldho
od O
besi
ty: T
he S
urge
on G
ener
al h
as d
ecla
red
child
hood
obe
sity
a m
ajor
pub
lic h
ealth
pro
blem
. Nat
iona
lly,
mor
e th
an o
ne in
sev
en c
hild
ren
are
over
wei
ght.
Thi
s pr
opor
tion
has
trip
led
in th
e pa
st 3
0 ye
ars.
Obe
se c
hild
ren
are
atin
crea
sed
risk
for
diab
etes
, sle
ep a
pnea
, car
diov
ascu
lar
and
orth
oped
ic p
robl
ems,
soc
ial d
iscr
imin
atio
n, a
nd p
rem
atur
ede
ath.
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
re B
lack
, His
pani
c or
in p
over
ty a
re a
t an
incr
ease
d ris
k fo
r ob
esity
. Red
uced
phy
sica
l act
ivity
ison
e fa
ctor
res
pons
ible
for
the
incr
ease
in c
hild
hood
obe
sity
.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?B
ody
mas
s in
dex
(BM
I) is
the
mos
t com
mon
ly u
sed
mea
sure
of o
besi
ty in
chi
ldre
n. B
MI i
s ba
sed
on th
ech
ild's
hei
ght a
nd w
eigh
t rat
io, a
s co
mpa
red
to n
orm
s.B
MI i
s be
st u
sed
as a
gen
eral
pop
ulat
ion
mea
sure
of
obes
ity fo
r ch
ildre
n, r
athe
r th
an a
s a
mea
sure
of b
ody
fatn
ess
in a
n in
divi
dual
chi
ld.
Per
cent
of C
onne
ctic
ut S
tude
nts
Pas
sing
the
Pre
side
nts
Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Tes
ts:
1998
-200
240
%
36%
32%
30%
99-9
999
-00
00-0
1S
ourc
e: C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
01-0
2
The
Con
nect
icut
Phy
sica
l Fitn
ess
Ass
essm
ent (
CP
FA
) is
adm
inis
tere
d to
chi
ldre
n in
gra
des
4, 6
, 8, a
nd 1
0 w
hopa
rtic
ipat
e in
phy
sica
l edu
catio
n du
ring
the
test
ing
perio
d.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
The
sta
te d
oes
not c
olle
ct n
or p
ublic
ly r
epor
t BM
I for
child
ren.
Pos
sibl
e so
urce
s fo
r th
is in
form
atio
n in
clud
e:S
choo
l nur
ses
Ped
iatr
icia
ns
The
per
cent
of s
tude
nts
pass
ing
all f
our
part
s of
the
CP
FA
by
tow
n ca
n be
foun
d in
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n's
Str
ateg
ic S
choo
l Pro
files
:G
o to
: ww
w.s
tate
.ct.u
s/sd
eS
elec
t the
"S
choo
l/Dis
tric
t Dat
a" b
utto
nS
elec
t the
yea
r of
inte
rest
and
the
type
of p
rofil
e yo
uw
ould
like
to v
iew
(di
stric
t or
scho
ol)
Sel
ect t
he d
istr
ict o
r in
divi
dual
sch
ool o
f int
eres
t
Poi
nts
to C
onsi
der:
Nat
iona
lly, t
he p
erce
ntag
e of
stu
dent
s w
ho a
ttend
ed d
aily
phy
sica
l edu
catio
n cl
asse
s dr
oppe
dfr
om 4
2% in
199
5 to
29%
in 1
999.
A C
ente
r fo
r D
isea
se C
ontr
ol r
epor
t sho
ws
few
er th
an 1
0% a
ttend
dai
ly p
hysi
cal
educ
atio
n cl
asse
s; th
e av
erag
e el
emen
tary
stu
dent
get
s le
ss th
an 4
0 ho
urs
a ye
ar o
f phy
sica
l edu
catio
n in
stru
ctio
n.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 21
HE
ALT
H: I
NS
UR
AN
CE
Hea
lth In
sura
nce:
Chi
ldre
n w
ithou
t hea
lth in
sura
nce
are
less
like
ly to
rec
eive
reg
ular
med
ical
car
e or
use
pres
crip
tion
med
icin
es, a
nd m
ore
likel
y to
rec
eive
late
or
no h
ealth
car
e, in
crea
sing
thei
r ris
k fo
r ho
spita
lizat
ion.
Hos
pita
lizat
ion
rela
ted
to p
reve
ntab
le il
lnes
s is
far
mor
e co
stly
than
the
prov
isio
n of
pre
vent
ativ
e he
alth
car
e.U
nins
ured
chi
ldre
n un
der
3 ar
e al
so a
t an
incr
ease
d ris
k of
not
bei
ng v
acci
nate
d or
scr
eene
d fo
r de
velo
pmen
tal
diso
rder
s.
Poi
nts
to C
onsi
der
Sin
ce 1
998,
the
Hus
ky P
rogr
am h
as p
rovi
ded
free
or
low
cos
t hea
lth c
are
to c
hild
ren
and
yout
h in
Con
nect
icut
, reg
ardl
ess
of in
com
e. H
usky
A(M
edic
aid/
Titl
e 19
) is
offe
red
to a
ll ch
ildre
n un
der
age
19 in
fam
ilies
with
inco
mes
bel
ow 1
85%
of p
over
ty.
Hus
ky A
is a
lso
avai
labl
e to
som
e qu
alify
ing
pare
nts
and
care
give
rs. H
usky
B, o
r C
hild
ren'
s H
ealth
Insu
ranc
e P
rogr
am (
CH
IP),
is a
low
cos
t pro
gram
for
unin
sure
d ch
ildre
n in
hig
her
inco
me
leve
ls.
Fro
m J
uly
1998
to J
uly
2002
, enr
ollm
ent o
f chi
ldre
nun
der
19 in
Hus
ky A
gre
w b
y 38
,312
(24
%)
from
Tow
n
nt: J
anua
ry 2
Tot
al E
nrol
Im
Mer
iden
6,83
3
New
Brit
ain
9,52
7
Mid
dlet
own
2,79
5
Har
tford
25,5
84
CT
203,
313
Sou
rce:
Chi
ldre
n's
Hea
lth C
ounc
il
Mar
ch 2
003
I 1 nt
158,
277
to 1
96,5
89. C
ompa
red
with
oth
er s
tate
s,C
onne
ctic
ut fa
res
wel
l: on
ly 3
.3%
of c
hild
ren
are
unin
sure
d.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
To
find
Hus
ky e
nrol
lmen
t dat
a fo
r yo
ur to
wn:
Go
to h
ttp://
ww
w.c
hild
rens
heal
thco
unci
l.org
and
clic
k on
"Rep
orts
"C
lick
"Tow
n E
nrol
lmen
t Dat
a"S
elec
t Hus
ky A
or
Hus
ky B
, as
wel
l as
the
mon
th o
fin
tere
st
The
Chi
ldre
n's
Hea
lth C
ounc
il al
so c
olle
cts
data
on
the
prop
ortio
n of
Hus
ky-e
nrol
led
child
ren
who
atte
nd th
eir
wel
l-ch
ild p
hysi
cian
vis
its "
on ti
me"
(w
ithin
a p
resc
ribed
per
iod
oftim
e). T
hese
vis
its, w
hich
are
par
t of t
he E
arly
Per
iod
Scr
eeni
ng, D
iagn
osis
and
Tre
atm
ent (
EP
SD
T)
prog
ram
, are
an in
dica
tor
of a
cces
s to
pre
vent
ive
care
for
child
ren.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n go
to: h
ttp://
ww
w.
child
rens
heal
thco
unci
l.org
and
clic
k on
"R
epor
ts"
Clic
k "W
ell C
hild
Car
e"F
or d
ata
on a
spe
cific
tow
n, c
onta
ct th
e C
hild
ren'
s H
ealth
Cou
ncil
at 8
60-5
48-1
661
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 22
HE
ALT
H: D
ISA
BIL
ITY
Dis
abili
ty:
The
term
"di
sabi
lity"
cov
ers
a la
rge
spec
trum
of p
hysi
cal,
emot
iona
l, co
gniti
ve, a
nd s
ocia
l im
pairm
ents
.T
he U
.S. C
ensu
s de
fines
"di
sabi
lity
stat
us"
in c
hild
ren
aged
5-
to 1
5-ye
ars
old
as o
ne o
r m
ore
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
(a)
blin
dnes
s, d
eafn
ess,
or
a se
vere
vis
ion
or h
earin
g im
pairm
ent;
(b)
a su
bsta
ntia
l lim
itatio
n in
the
abili
ty to
per
form
bas
icph
ysic
al a
ctiv
ities
, suc
h as
wal
king
, clim
bing
sta
irs, r
each
ing,
lifti
ng, o
r ca
rryi
ng; (
c) d
iffic
ulty
lear
ning
, rem
embe
ring,
or
conc
entr
atin
g; o
r (d
) di
fficu
lty d
ress
ing,
bat
hing
, or
getti
ng a
roun
d in
side
the
hom
e.
Poi
nts
to C
onsi
der
The
def
initi
on o
f dis
able
d va
ries
thro
ugho
ut a
chi
ld's
deve
lopm
ent,
as d
efin
ed b
y th
e In
divi
dual
s w
ithD
isab
ilitie
s E
duca
tion
Act
(ID
EA
), a
ffect
ing
a ch
ild's
acce
ss to
ser
vice
s. In
fant
s an
d to
ddle
rs a
ged
0- to
2-ye
ars
old
are
defin
ed a
s di
sabl
ed if
they
are
in n
eed
of e
arly
inte
rven
tion
serv
ices
bec
ause
they
hav
e a
diag
nose
d m
enta
l con
ditio
n th
at is
like
ly to
res
ult i
nde
lay
or a
re e
xper
ienc
ing
deve
lopm
enta
l del
ays
inon
e or
mor
e ar
eas:
cog
nitiv
e, p
hysi
cal (
incl
udin
gvi
sion
and
hea
ring)
, com
mun
icat
ion,
soc
ial/
emot
iona
l, ad
aptiv
e de
velo
pmen
t. C
hild
ren
aged
3 to
9 ye
ars
expe
rienc
ing
phys
ical
, cog
nitiv
e,co
mm
unic
atio
n, s
ocia
l/em
otio
nal,
or a
dapt
ive
dela
ysm
ay b
e de
fined
as
"dev
elop
men
tally
del
ayed
."
Tab
le 3
2. D
isab
ility
Sta
tus
of N
onin
stitu
tiona
lized
Chi
ldre
n A
ges
5 to
15
in th
e20
00 C
ensu
s
Num
ber
Per
cent
of
Chi
ldre
nA
ges
5 to
ISN
onin
stitu
tiona
lized
chi
ldre
n ag
es 5
to 1
553
1,40
450
2,41
410
0.0
94,5
Chi
ldre
n w
ith n
o di
sabi
lity
ilfC
hild
ren
with
one
dis
abili
tyC
r)23
,638
4.4
Sen
sory
dis
abili
ty2,
736
0.5
Phy
sica
l dis
abili
ty1,
816
0.3
_M
enta
l dis
abili
ty18
,333
3.4
Sel
f-ca
re d
isab
ility
753
0.1
Chi
ldre
n w
ith tw
o or
mor
e di
sabi
litie
s41
).5,
352
1.0
Incl
udes
a s
elf-
care
dis
abili
ty.
3,45
00.
6D
oes'
not i
ticlu
de a
sel
f -ca
re d
isab
ility
_....
..._
,. . ,
...
1,90
20.
4S
ourc
e: P
opul
atio
n R
efer
ence
Bur
eau,
ana
lysi
s of
dat
a fr
om th
e U
.S. C
ensu
s B
urea
u, 2
000
Not
e: C
opie
d fr
om th
e K
ids
Cou
nt C
ensu
s pa
ges
for
Con
nect
icut
arch
200
3G
athe
ring
Dat
a fo
r
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
A v
arie
ty o
f dat
a ex
ist o
n ch
ildre
n w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s:T
o fin
d th
e nu
mbe
r of
chi
ldre
n 5-
15 y
ears
old
with
disa
bilit
ies,
use
Cen
sus
data
:G
o to
http
://w
ww
.aec
f.org
/kid
scou
nt/c
ensu
s/S
elec
t "P
rofil
es"
Clic
k on
the
"+"
next
to C
onne
ctic
utC
lick
on th
e "+
" ne
xt to
New
Eng
land
Tow
nsC
hoos
e yo
ur to
wn
and
scro
ll do
wn
to th
e"D
isab
ility
" ca
tego
ryC
licki
ng o
n th
e "M
ore
deta
il on
Dis
abili
ty"
link
will
prov
ide
a br
eakd
own
by ty
pe o
f dis
abili
ty.
Dat
a on
chi
ldre
n w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s fr
om b
irth
to th
ree
year
s is
avai
labl
e in
Con
nect
icut
's B
irth
to T
hree
Sys
tem
's A
nnua
lre
port
s: h
ttp://
ww
w.b
irth2
3.or
g/P
ublic
atio
ns/d
efau
lt.as
p
For
dat
a on
chi
ldre
n 3-
to 2
1 ye
ars
of a
ge a
nd u
tiliz
atio
n of
spec
ial e
duca
tion
reso
urce
s:ht
tp://
ww
w.s
tate
.ct.u
s/sd
e/S
elec
t "S
choo
l/Dis
tric
t Dat
a"S
elec
t the
yea
r of
inte
rest
and
the
cate
gory
"Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n by
Dis
tric
t."T
he r
epor
t inc
lude
s a
deta
iled
brea
kdow
n of
the
num
bers
and
type
s of
dis
abili
ties,
as
wel
l as
gend
er a
nd r
acia
l dat
a.
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 23
EA
RLY
CA
RE
AN
D E
DU
CA
TIO
N :
CA
PA
CIT
Y, C
OS
T A
ND
QU
ALI
TY
Lice
nsed
Ear
ly C
are
Cap
acity
, Cos
t and
Qua
lity:
In C
onne
ctic
ut, t
he n
umbe
r of
you
ng c
hild
ren
that
req
uire
child
car
e be
caus
e th
eir
pare
nts
are
in th
e la
bor
forc
e is
gro
win
g. O
f chi
ldre
n un
der
age
6 in
Con
nect
icut
, 62%
hav
ebo
th p
aren
ts, o
r th
e on
ly p
aren
t, in
the
wor
kfor
ce (
2000
Cen
sus)
. Qua
lity
early
car
e pr
ovid
es a
saf
e an
d nu
rtur
ing
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent f
or y
oung
chi
ldre
n, fa
cilit
atin
g sc
hool
rea
dine
ss w
hile
ena
blin
g pa
rent
s to
wor
k. W
ith a
nnua
l fee
sfo
r lic
ense
d ea
rly c
are
rang
ing
from
$7,
000
to $
15,0
00 p
er c
hild
(20
02),
man
y fa
mili
es fi
nd th
at p
urch
asin
g ca
re fo
rth
eir
youn
g ch
ildre
n ab
sorb
s a
subs
tant
ial p
art o
f the
fam
ily in
com
e.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?C
apac
ity a
nd C
ost:
Con
nect
icut
's D
epar
tmen
t of
Soc
ial S
ervi
ces,
thro
ugh
Uni
ted
Way
INF
OLI
NE
,m
aint
ains
a d
atab
ase
of th
e nu
mbe
r of
lice
nsed
and
exem
pt c
ente
rs, g
roup
hom
es, a
nd fa
mily
chi
ld c
are
cent
ers
in e
ach
tow
n in
the
stat
e. T
he n
umbe
r of
actu
al s
pace
s, a
s w
ell a
s th
e co
st, w
ithin
thes
ese
tting
s is
als
o av
aila
ble
by c
hild
age
. The
re is
no
met
hod
for
colle
ctin
g da
ta o
n th
e av
aila
bilit
y or
cos
tof
unl
icen
sed
fam
ily c
hild
car
e.
Qua
lity:
The
bes
t mea
sure
s of
qua
lity
early
car
e an
ded
ucat
ion
are
teac
her
educ
atio
n le
vel,
turn
over
and
wag
es. H
owev
er, b
ecau
se d
ata
on th
ese
indi
cato
rsar
e no
t rou
tinel
y av
aila
ble
in C
onne
ctic
ut, c
ente
rac
cred
itatio
n is
use
d as
an
alte
rnat
ive.
Cen
ters
may
wor
k to
mee
t sta
ndar
ds s
et b
yre
gula
ting
orga
niza
tions
suc
h as
the
Nat
iona
lA
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r th
e E
duca
tion
of Y
oung
Chi
ldre
n(N
AE
YC
) in
ord
er to
atta
in a
ccre
dita
tion.
Con
nect
icut
's D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
requ
ires
that
all S
choo
l Rea
dine
ss s
ites
be a
ccre
dite
d.
Poi
nts
to c
onsi
der:
Info
line
col
lect
s in
form
atio
n on
"act
ual"
spac
es in
a c
ente
r, w
hich
may
be
diffe
rent
from
"lice
nsed
" sp
aces
.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Info
rmat
ion
on th
e nu
mbe
r of
lice
nsed
chi
ld c
are
cent
ers
and
actu
al s
pace
s ca
n be
obt
aine
d fr
om IN
FO
LIN
E's
"Cap
acity
/Ava
ilabi
lity"
rep
ort.
Info
rmat
ion
on c
hild
car
e fe
esca
n be
obt
aine
d fr
om IN
FO
LIN
E's
"F
ees
by A
ge a
nd F
acili
tyT
ype"
rep
ort.
For
eith
er r
epor
t:C
all:
INF
OLI
NE
at 2
11E
-mai
l: tr
acyz
@ct
unite
dway
.org
Info
rmat
ion
on a
ccre
dite
d ch
ild c
are
cent
ers
and
spac
es in
your
tow
n ca
n be
obt
aine
d by
cal
ling
the
INF
OLI
NE
at 2
11,
or y
our
loca
l Dep
artm
ent o
f Soc
ial S
ervi
ces
offic
e.
umbe
r of
Lic
ense
d F
amily
Day
Car
e H
omes
in C
T19
98-2
002
CO
X
9X0
X00
X03
019
38
Sou
rce:
INF
OLI
NE
Z01
ZO
2
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 24
EA
RLY
CA
RE
AN
D E
DU
CA
TIO
N :
PU
BLI
C F
INA
NC
ING
Chi
ld C
are
Sub
sidy
: Car
e4K
ids,
Con
nect
icut
's C
hild
Car
e S
ubsi
dy P
rogr
am, p
rovi
des
finan
cial
aid
for
child
car
e to
elig
ible
low
inco
me
fam
ilies
. Con
nect
icut
sta
te p
olic
y m
akes
chi
ld c
are
subs
idy
bene
fits
avai
labl
e to
low
-inco
me
pare
nts
who
are
wor
king
or
enro
lled
in a
n ap
prov
ed tr
aini
ng p
rogr
am.
CT
Sch
ool R
eadi
ness
Initi
ativ
e: E
stab
lishe
d in
199
7, th
is le
gisl
atio
n es
tabl
ishe
d a
gran
t pro
gram
to p
rovi
depa
rtia
l rei
mbu
rsem
ent f
or s
pace
s in
acc
redi
ted
or a
ppro
ved
early
car
e an
d ea
rly le
arni
ng p
rogr
ams
for
elig
ible
3-
and
4-ye
ar o
ld c
hild
ren
in C
onne
ctic
ut's
mos
t nee
dy c
omm
uniti
es.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Chi
ld C
are
Sub
sidy
: The
dat
a on
util
izat
ion
ofC
are4
Kid
s, th
e ch
ild c
are
subs
idy,
are
kep
t by
Con
nect
icut
's D
epar
tmen
t of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s. T
heD
epar
tmen
t can
pro
vide
dat
a on
the
num
ber
ofch
ildre
n re
ceiv
ing
the
subs
idy
by a
ge o
f the
chi
ld a
ndby
exe
mpt
and
lice
nsed
set
ting.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly, d
ata
on th
e pr
opor
tion
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
who
are
act
ually
serv
ed b
y th
e pr
ogra
m a
re d
iffic
ult t
o ca
lcul
ate,
and
not r
eadi
ly a
vaila
ble.
Info
rmat
ion
on th
e nu
mbe
r of
chi
ldre
n re
ceiv
ing
the
child
car
e su
bsid
y, a
nd th
e nu
mbe
r on
the
wai
t lis
t,ca
n be
obt
aine
d fr
om th
e D
epar
tmen
t of S
ocia
lS
ervi
ces:
Cal
l the
CT
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s (1
-80
0- 8
42 -
1508
) or
you
r lo
cal D
SS
offi
ce
Info
rmat
ion
on e
ligib
ility
leve
ls b
y fa
mily
siz
e ca
n be
foun
d on
the
DS
S w
ebsi
te:
ww
w.d
ss.s
tate
.ct.u
s/cc
are/
ccar
e.ht
mG
o to
: C
are4
Kid
s In
com
e G
uide
lines
CT
Sch
ool R
eadi
ness
Initi
ativ
e: In
form
atio
n on
the
num
ber
of S
choo
l Rea
dine
ss s
pace
s th
at a
re fu
nded
with
inea
ch c
omm
unity
is k
ept b
y C
onne
ctic
ut's
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
tof
Edu
catio
n, a
nd c
an b
e m
ost e
asily
obt
aine
d fr
om y
our
tow
n's
loca
l Sch
ool R
eadi
ness
Coo
rdin
ator
.
.
Loca
tion
dine
ss S
pace
s A
vaila
ble
# of
spa
ces
2002
# of
spi
200.
New
Lon
don
114
Mid
dlet
own
164
Dan
bury
215
New
Hav
en83
7
Har
tford
940
CT
Sou
rce:
CT
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t
5,68
5
of E
duca
tion
5
ces
106
453
206
815
893
,754
Poi
nts
to C
onsi
der:
It is
use
ful t
o co
mpa
re th
e nu
mbe
r of
ava
ilabl
e S
choo
l Rea
dine
ss s
pace
s in
you
r to
wn
to th
eto
tal n
umbe
r of
3-
and
4-ye
ar-o
ld c
hild
ren
to e
stim
ate
the
perc
enta
ge o
f nee
d be
ing
serv
ed. O
ne m
easu
re o
f unm
etne
ed is
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
curr
ently
on
the
wai
t lis
t for
ent
ry in
to th
e ch
ild c
are
subs
idy
prog
ram
for
mod
erat
e an
dlo
w in
com
e fa
mili
es n
ot r
ecei
ving
Tem
pora
ry F
amily
Ass
ista
nce.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 25
EA
RLY
CA
RE
AN
D E
DU
CA
TIO
N: S
CH
OO
L R
EA
DIN
ES
S
Sch
ool R
eadi
ness
: The
Nat
iona
l Edu
catio
n G
oals
Pan
el d
efin
es s
choo
l rea
dine
ss in
thre
e pa
rts:
(1)
rea
dine
ss in
the
child
; (2)
sch
ools
' rea
dine
ss fo
r ch
ildre
n; a
nd (
3) fa
mily
and
com
mun
ity s
uppo
rts
and
serv
ices
that
con
trib
ute
toch
ildre
n's
read
ines
s. A
sses
smen
ts o
f sch
ool r
eadi
ness
in th
e ch
ild s
houl
d in
clud
e fiv
e di
men
sion
s: p
hysi
cal w
ell-b
eing
and
mot
or d
evel
opm
ent;
soci
al a
nd e
mot
iona
l dev
elop
men
t; ap
proa
ches
to le
arni
ng; l
angu
age
deve
lopm
ent;
and
cogn
ition
and
gen
eral
kno
wle
dge.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?S
ome
Con
nect
icut
tow
ns r
outin
ely
asse
ss s
choo
lre
adin
ess
durin
g th
e ki
nder
gart
en y
ear.
Indi
vidu
alco
mm
uniti
es u
se a
wid
e ra
nge
of in
stru
men
ts a
ndpr
otoc
ols
to c
ondu
ct th
ese
asse
ssm
ents
. The
sta
tedo
es n
ot s
yste
mat
ical
ly c
olle
ct a
nd a
naly
ze th
ese
data
, nor
is th
ere
a un
iform
sta
tew
ide
tool
or
agre
edup
on ti
me
in th
e ye
ar fo
r as
sess
ing
kind
erga
rten
ers.
The
Con
nect
icut
Sta
te D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
keep
sa
reco
rd o
f par
enta
l rep
orts
of t
he n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
nen
terin
g ki
nder
gart
en w
ith p
resc
hool
exp
erie
nce.
Not
e: C
onne
ctic
ut is
par
t of a
n on
goin
g na
tiona
l effo
rtto
dev
elop
indi
cato
rs fo
r sc
hool
rea
dine
ss.
Info
rmat
ion
on th
is in
itiat
ive
can
be fo
und
at w
ww
.ge
tting
read
y.or
g.
6'
6.
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
Pos
sibl
e so
urce
s of
info
rmat
ion
on s
choo
l rea
dine
ssas
sess
men
ts in
clud
e:Lo
cal S
choo
l Rea
dine
ss C
ounc
ilsLo
cal S
choo
l Dis
tric
ts
Dat
a on
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
ente
ring
kind
erga
rten
with
som
e pr
esch
ool e
xper
ienc
e ca
n be
obt
aine
d fr
om th
eD
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion'
s S
trat
egic
Sch
ool P
rofil
es:
Go
to: w
ww
.sta
te.c
t.us/
sde
Sel
ect t
he "
Sch
ool/D
istr
ict D
ata"
but
ton
Sel
ect t
he y
ear
of in
tere
st a
nd th
e ty
pe o
f pro
file
you
wou
ld li
ke to
vie
w (
dist
rict o
r sc
hool
)S
elec
t the
dis
tric
t or
indi
vidu
al s
choo
l of i
nter
est
Not
e: th
ese
data
are
par
enta
l rep
orts
, rat
her
than
offi
cial
adm
inis
trat
ive
reco
rds. 5
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Poi
nts
to C
onsi
der:
Kee
p in
min
d th
at th
ere
are
diffe
rent
goa
ls fo
r as
sess
ing
scho
ol r
eadi
ness
that
req
uire
diff
eren
tty
pes
of to
ols
and
anal
yses
. Ass
essm
ents
may
be
used
to s
hape
indi
vidu
al in
stru
ctio
n or
iden
tify
child
ren
who
nee
dsp
ecia
l ser
vice
s, to
mon
itor
tren
ds a
nd e
valu
ate
prog
ram
s an
d se
rvic
es in
ord
er to
info
rm d
ecis
ions
, and
to a
sses
sle
arni
ng in
ord
er to
hol
d in
divi
dual
stu
dent
s, te
ache
rs a
nd s
choo
ls a
ccou
ntab
le fo
r de
sire
d ou
tcom
es.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 26
CD
SA
FE
TY
: CH
ILD
AB
US
E A
ND
NE
GLE
CT
Chi
ld A
buse
and
Neg
lect
: Chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
hav
e sh
ort-
and
long
-ter
m p
hysi
cal,
emot
iona
l and
soc
ial
effe
cts
on a
chi
ld. C
hild
ren
who
are
abu
sed
are
mor
e lik
ely
than
oth
ers
to e
xper
ienc
e ac
adem
ic fa
ilure
and
take
par
t in
risky
beh
avio
rs d
urin
g ad
oles
cenc
e, in
clud
ing
delin
quen
cy, v
iole
nce
and
subs
tanc
e us
e. T
he m
ajor
indi
cato
rs a
ssoc
iate
dw
ith c
hild
abu
se a
re fa
mily
eco
nom
ic s
tres
s, d
iffic
ultie
s in
han
dlin
g pa
rent
al r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s an
d pa
rent
al s
ubst
ance
abus
e.
How
is it
mea
sure
d?T
he C
onne
ctic
ut D
epar
tmen
t of C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
repo
rts
annu
ally
on
the
num
ber
of c
hild
abu
se c
ases
that
are
rep
orte
d an
d co
nfirm
ed b
y to
wn.
Impo
rtan
tly, r
epor
ted
case
s ar
e ba
sed
onho
useh
olds
, whi
le s
ubst
antia
ted
(con
firm
ed b
yin
vest
igat
ion)
cas
es a
re b
ased
on
indi
vidu
al c
hild
ren.
The
refo
re, o
ne c
hild
abu
se r
epor
t can
res
ult i
n m
ore
than
one
con
firm
ed c
ase
of a
buse
or
negl
ect.
Subs
tant
iate
d C
hild
Abu
se a
nd N
eR
ates
for
Fou
r T
owns
, FY
20
City
Mid
dlet
own
Bri
dgep
ort
Har
tfor
d
# Su
bsta
ntia
ted
Chi
ldre
n
216
1,10
5
1,13
2
Wat
erbu
ry91
5
artm
ent o
f Chi
ldre
n an
d
Rat
e(p
er 1
,000
) 23
Popu
latio
n<
18 y
ears
9,36
4
39,6
7228
36,5
6831
28,4
5432
Whe
re a
re th
e da
ta?
To
acce
ss d
ata
on c
hild
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct b
y C
onne
ctic
utto
wn: G
o to
http
://w
ww
.sta
te.c
t.us/
dcf/t
ownp
ages
.htm
Thi
s pa
ge in
clud
es d
efin
ition
s of
the
term
s us
ed in
Dep
artm
ent o
f Chi
ldre
n an
d F
amili
es T
own
Pag
es.
Scr
oll t
o th
e bo
ttom
of t
he p
age
Sel
ect t
he y
ear
of in
tere
stS
elec
t the
tow
n of
inte
rest
To
calc
ulat
e th
e ra
te o
f sub
stan
tiate
d ab
use,
div
ide
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
subs
tant
iate
d as
abu
sed,
neg
lect
ed o
run
care
d fo
r by
the
popu
latio
n of
you
th y
oung
er th
an 1
8ye
ars
of a
ge. T
his
calc
ulat
ion
yiel
ds th
e pe
rcen
t of a
llch
ildre
n an
d yo
uth
in a
par
ticul
ar to
wn
who
hav
e be
ensu
bsta
ntia
ted
as a
buse
d or
neg
lect
ed in
a p
artic
ular
yea
r.P
opul
atio
n in
form
atio
n ca
n be
obt
aine
d fr
om th
e U
S C
ensu
sw
eb s
ite o
r K
ids
Cou
nt, a
s de
scrib
ed la
ter
in th
is r
epor
t.
Poi
nts
to C
onsi
der:
Bec
ause
adm
inis
trat
ive
data
on
child
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct a
re b
ased
on
case
s ac
tual
ly r
epor
ted
and
inve
stig
ated
, the
y lik
ely
unde
rest
imat
e th
e tr
ue p
reva
lenc
e of
this
pro
blem
. Bet
ter
mea
sure
s, s
uch
as s
ampl
esu
rvey
s, a
re n
eede
d.
Mar
ch 2
003
Gat
herin
g D
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
's T
owns
CT
Voi
ces
for
Chi
ldre
n 27
SO
UR
CE
S O
F D
AT
A: U
S C
EN
SU
S
The
mos
t acc
urat
e so
urce
of d
emog
raph
ic d
ata
for
Con
nect
icut
com
mun
ities
is th
e 20
00 U
S C
ensu
s. T
he C
ensu
s of
fers
info
rmat
ion
on p
opul
atio
n si
ze a
nd c
ompo
sitio
n, fa
mily
com
posi
tion,
inco
me
and
pove
rty,
and
hou
sing
, am
ong
othe
ris
sues
.
How
do
I acc
ess
the
data
?D
ata
from
the
2000
Cen
sus
are
avai
labl
e fr
om m
any
sour
ces.
The
eas
iest
sou
rce
for
data
on
child
ren
is th
e K
idsc
ount
web
site
(w
ww
.kid
scou
nt.o
rg).
Dat
a ar
e al
so a
vaila
ble
at th
eC
ensu
s si
te a
nd th
e C
t Sta
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