Additional Information:
Complete List of State Rankings
Utah Child Advocates Not Surprised
Link to Children's Rights Council
July 27, 1999
An annual ranking done by the Children's Rights Council -- ranks Utah as the 22nd best state in which to raise children.
The best places on the list--
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Maine
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Massachusetts
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Connecticut
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Vermont
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New Hampshire
All New England.
And the six worst places to raise a child, according to this interest group:
46.
California
47.
Arizona
48. Texas
49.
New Mexico
50.
Louisiana
51. Washington, D.C.
The rankings are based on ten criteria:
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percentage of children referred for investigation of alleged abuse and neglect
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percentage of children not immunized by age two
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high school dropout rate
- child death rate
- infant mortality rate
- percentage of mothers not receiving prenatal care in the first trimester
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percentage of juvenile arrests
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percentage of teen births
- percentage of divorces
