Significance Testing and Other Data for 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book

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Significance testing

Table 1.1 - Percentage of children in poverty, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.2 - Percentage of children whose parents lack secure employment, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.3 - Percentage of children living in households with a high housing cost burden, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.4 - Percentage of teens not in school and not working, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.5 - Percentage of young children not in school, 2015–19 and 2020–24 [excel]

Table 1.6 - Percentage of fourth-graders not proficient in reading, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.7 - Percentage of eighth-graders not proficient in math, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.8 - Percentage of high school students not graduating on time, 2018–19 and 2023–24 [excel]

Table 1.9 - Percentage of low birth-weight babies, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.10 - Percentage of children without health insurance, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.11 - Child and teen deaths per 100,000, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.12 - Percentage of children and teens who are overweight or obese, 2018–19 and 2023–24 [excel]

Table 1.13 - Percentage of children in single-parent families, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.14 - Percentage of children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Table 1.15 - Percentage of children living in high-poverty areas, 2015–19 and 2020–24 [excel]

Table 1.16 - Teen births per 1,000, 2019 and 2024 [excel]

Child and teen mortality

Table 3.1 - Deaths by injury type to children and teens ages 1–19, 2024 [excel]

Table 3.2 - Number and percentage of deaths from injury by age group, 2024 [excel]

Needed improvement

Table 4.1 - Needed improvement to increase ranking by 10% (rounded) [excel]

Table 4.2 - Needed improvement to increase ranking by 10% (unrounded) [excel]

Table 4.3 - Needed improvement to reach state with best rate (rounded) [excel]

Table 4.4 - Needed improvement to reach state with best rate (unrounded) [excel]

Event reduction

Table 5.1 National Event Reduction Table (rounded) [excel]

Table 5.2 National Event Reduction Table (unrounded) [excel]