Trends in Measures of Child and Adolescent Well-being in the US From 2000 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Improving child and adolescent well-being is a critical public health goal, yet monitoring of this measure at the national level remains limited. Composite indices aggregate existing indicators from population data sources, but these indices currently have weaknesses that may inhibit widespread use.

Objective

To apply a novel, more child-centric index method to document changes in overall child and adolescent well-being in the US from 2000 to 2019, assess which states and racial and ethnic subpopulations experienced the greatest inequities in well-being, and identify the specific components associated with changes in the index over time.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study applied the Child and Adolescent Thriving Index 1.0 to popul

SUBMITTER: Anderson NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9606848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature