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2010. Assessing the Well-Being of our Children: Measures Matter. April 14, 2011 Jefferson City, Missouri Bill Elder. Overview. Collaboration and Partnerships that matter Very Few Words about OSEDA Demographic Context and Missouri 2010 Census Greater Interconnectedness
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2010 Assessing the Well-Being of our Children: Measures Matter April 14, 2011 Jefferson City, Missouri Bill Elder
Overview • Collaboration and Partnerships that matter • Very Few Words about OSEDA • Demographic Context and Missouri • 2010 Census • Greater Interconnectedness • Kids Count 2010 • New Benchmarks – “Indicators”
OSEDA… Http://WWW.OSEDA.MISSOURI.EDU • Data • Information • Knowledge • Wisdom “The construction of knowledge involves more the orderly loss of information than it’s meaningless accumulation.” -- Kenneth Boulding OSEDA collaborates with partners in the analysis of social and economic data in ways that contribute to improvements in the well-being of people, enterprises and communities.
Aligning indicators to questions Engagement: To know you have asked the “right” questions and produced “useful” answers….focus on decision makers and decision-making. Michael Patton
Aligning indicators to questions Engagement: To know you have asked the “right” questions and produced “useful” answers….focus on decision makers and decision-making. Michael Patton Collaboration: “..No one of us is as good as all of us…” Dave Steckel
Aligning indicators to questions Engagement: To know you have asked the “right” questions and produced “useful” answers….focus on decision makers and decision-making. Michael Patton Collaboration: “..No one of us is as good as all of us…” New Media and IT: We are just beginning… Dave Steckel
New Census information … World: 6,892,893,953 U.S.: 311,874,651 (9.7%) Missouri: 5,988,927 (7.0%) 2010 Population Count & Percent Change from 2000 Check out new Census tools at census.gov and OSEDA and…. Elsewhere…
Rapid growth and large states Five states account for 17% of U.S. Growth 37 M 18.8 M Six states account for 54% of U.S. Growth not just fast but .. Big 25 M
Diverse Trends: Regions within Regions More Regions of growth near regions of decline
2010 Missouri “Metro” and “non-Metro” Source: U.S. Census, 2010 Census “Public Law 94 File”
2010 Missouri Population by County Size Source: U.S. Census, 2010 Census “Public Law 94 File”
New Pyramids in March Population Pyramids of Missouri Percent of Total Population 2000 2020 Male Female Male Female
Education Matters From the “Employer” Report:Returns to Bachelor Degrees
Measures of Child Health and Mental Health Status
Measures of Child Protection and Safety