This is an interactive information tool in four pages. It allows exploration of health factors and outcomes at different levels: state, county, and race. The goal is to reveal disparities and areas for improvement.
Most of the data is from Kidsdata.org, a project of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
In case you are interested, there is a video demo of this project. Not as good as the interactive experience, though!
These rates are all specific to California. Scale of vertical axis is 0 - 100%.
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25.5%
Fitness in 5th grade boys |
31.6%
Fitness in 5th grade girls |
34.5%
Fitness in 9th grade girls |
36.7%
Fitness in 9th grade boys |
55.9%
11th grade boys who ate breakfast |
57.4%
11th grade girls who ate breakfast |
Hover over the name to also see the rate for the country as a whole. Scale of vertical axis is 0 - 100%.
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24%
Not immunized |
25%
7th grade boys who tried alcohol |
28%
Poor |
28.5%
Lacking preventative care |
29%
9th grade girls using alcohol |
30.5%
Overweight |
These death rates are per 100,000 children ages 15-19 in California. Hover over to see the total number of deaths and also the country-wide rates. Scale of vertical axis is 0 - 20.
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3.47
Poisoning deaths |
4.58
Suicides |
14.65
Firearm deaths |
15.54
Motor vehicle deaths |
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This tool allows you to see the counties ranked in order by a certain health indicator. The higher rates are on top. The population of the each county's children is also shown, represented by the size of the circle. Please choose a topic:
Depression
The percentage of 7th grade girls reporting whether in the past 12 months, they had felt so sad and hopeless every day for two weeks or more that they stopped doing some usual activities, by gender. This data is from 2006-2008.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Chlamydia (STD)
The rate per 100,000 of young people (ages 10-19) who have the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia. Data is from 2008.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. School Safety
The percentage of 7th grade girls reporting the level of safety they feel at school. This data is from 2006-2008.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Teen Births
The rate of teen births per 1,000 young women ages 15-19. This data is from 2007.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Truancy
The percentage of public school students missing more than 30 minutes of instruction without an excuse three or more times during the school year. This data is form 2009.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Suspensions
The rate of suspensions per 100 public school students. This data is from 2009.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Bullying
The percentage of 7th grade girls being bullied. This is bullying for a non-specified reason; it actually excludes bullying for the specific reasons of disability, gender, race, nationality, religion, or sexual orientation. Answers are self-reported, and collected 2006-2008.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Gang Membership
The percentofe of 7th grade boys who report being a member of a gang. Answers are self-reported, and collected 2006-2008.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. Juvenile Arrests
The rate of juvenile felony arrests per 1,000 youth ages 10-17. This data is from 2008.
Source is Kidsdata.org. You can view this topic directly on Kidsdata.org. |
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27%
Overall Child Population |
28%
Portion Who Live in Los Angeles County |
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Step 1: Click a county on the map.
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