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Vermont
Statistics on children, youth and families in Vermont from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Voices for Vermont's Children
Economic well-being rank
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Economic Well-Being Ranks for 2012 to 2021, 2023 to 2024 for each state using a consistent set of economic indicators; namely those used to derive the rank reported in the 2012 to 2021, 2023 to 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Books.
The Economic Well-Being Rank for each state was obtained in the following manner. First, using the 2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book to demonstrate, we converted the 2018 state numerical values for each of the 4 key indicators within each domain into standard scores. We summed those standard scores in each domain to get a total standard score for each state. Finally, we ranked the states on the basis of their total standard score by domain in sequential order from highest/best (1) to lowest/worst (50). Standard scores were derived by subtracting the mean score from the observed score and dividing the amount by the standard deviation for that distribution of scores. All measures were given the same weight in calculating the domain standard score.
The Economic Well-Being Rank for each state was obtained in the following manner. First, using the 2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book to demonstrate, we converted the 2018 state numerical values for each of the 4 key indicators within each domain into standard scores. We summed those standard scores in each domain to get a total standard score for each state. Finally, we ranked the states on the basis of their total standard score by domain in sequential order from highest/best (1) to lowest/worst (50). Standard scores were derived by subtracting the mean score from the observed score and dividing the amount by the standard deviation for that distribution of scores. All measures were given the same weight in calculating the domain standard score.
Data Source
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data gathered for the 2012 to 2021, 2023 to 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Books.
Last Updated
June 2024