Life Course Indicators Online Tool: Domains

Brief Description: Proportion of children aged 0-3 years who received EI services of all children aged 0-3 years
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Children aged 0-3 years receiving EI services in a given state
Denominator: All children aged 0-3 years
Data Source: IDEA 618 Child Count
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: HP 2020 Focus area MICH-29
National Comparison: National comparison not yet available (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Proportion of children aged 2-5 years receiving WIC services compared to proportion of children <185% FPL
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Children aged 2-5 years participating in the WIC program
Denominator: Total children aged 2-5 years whose income is below 185% FPL.
Data Source: WIC program data
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: MIECHV Benchmark Area Improvements in Family Economic Self-Sufficiency: Household income (including earnings, cash benefits, and in-kind and non-cash benefits)
National Comparison: National comparison not yet available (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Percent of Medicaid-enrolled children who received at least one initial or periodic screen in past calendar year
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of Medicaid enrollees ages 0-21 (enrolled for 90+ continuous days) receiving at least one initial or periodic screen
Denominator: Total Medicaid-enrolled children ages 0-21 enrolled for 90+ continuous days
Data Source: CMS – Annual Medicaid EPSDT Participation Report
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: Title V Health Systems Capacity Indicator #02 is similar; MIECHV Benchmark Area Improved Maternal and Newborn Health: Well-Child Visits
National Comparison: 62%; Note:This estimate uses publicly available reports and includes EPSDT data for ages children 0-20 instead of 0-21.; 2011; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Proportion of singleton live-born infants whose birth weight is at or below the 10th percentile for a given gestational age
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Singleton live-born infants whose birth weight is at or below the 10th percentile for a given gestational age
Denominator: Total number of singleton live births
Data Source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Records
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: None
National Comparison: National comparison not yet available (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Proportion of households with high level of concentrated disadvantage, calculated using 5 Census variables
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of households at high level of concentrated disadvantage
Denominator: Total number of households
Data Source: American Community Survey (ACS)
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: None
National Comparison: National comparison not yet available; ; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Percent of women who experienced discrimination right before or during pregnancy.
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of women who answer Yes to the question “During the 12 months before your new baby was born, did you feel emotionally upset (for example, angry, sad or frustrated) as a result of how you were treated based on your race?”
Denominator: Total number of women who recently had a live birth
Data Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: None
National Comparison: 8.80%; 2009-2011; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Percent of population living under the Federal Poverty Level
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of families below the Federal Poverty Line or FPL (determined by US Thresholds)
Denominator: Total number of families
Data Source: American Community Survey (ACS)
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: HP 2020 Focus area SDOH-3; MIECHV Benchmark Area Improvements in Family Economic Self-Sufficiency: Household income (including earnings, cash benefits, and in-kind and non-cash benefits); Chronic Disease Indicator; United Health Rankings Core Measure
National Comparison: 18.60%; 2011; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Percent of children who experienced discrimination in the past year (parent report)
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of children age 0-17 years who (somewhat or very) often experience racial discrimination in the past year, as reported by their parent
Denominator: Total number of children 0-17
Data Source: National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: None
National Comparison: 1.21%; 2011-2012; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Percent of 9-12th graders who reported being bullied on school property or electronically bullied
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of 9th through 12th grade students (12-17 years) who reported having been bullied on school property or electronically during the past 12 months.
Denominator: 9th through 12th grade student population (12-17 years)
Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: Healthy People 2020 focus area IVP-35.
National Comparison: 25.50%; 2011; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)

Brief Description: Differential distribution of individuals by race or other social or income factors (Dissimilarity Index).
Narrative: PDF
Numerator: Number of counties with dissimilarity index (DI) > .6 (very segregated) It is standard to view cities or other geographic areas with a DI under .3 as well integrated, those with a DI value between .3 and .6 as moderately segregated, and those with values above .6 as very segregated (10). See Notes for Calculation for formula
Denominator: Total number of counties
Data Source: American Community Survey (ACS)
Similar Measures in Other Indicator Sets: None
National Comparison: Range of Dissimilarity (lowest and highest across 50 states): 0.070 to 0.49; 2011; (for notes on calculation, please view the narrative)