"Red" State Children at Greater Risk than Youths In "Blue" States, Reflecting Toll of Anti-Government Politics Drawing from official federal data, the book illustrates how living in a so-called "red" state appears to be more hazardous to the health of millions of American children. The factors weighed in the "Homeland Insecurity" ranking include such indicators as inadequate pre-natal care, lack of health care insurance coverage, early death, child abuse, and teen incarceration.
Based on this diverse range of 11 child-related statistical measures, nine of the 10 top states with the best outcomes for children are so-called "blue" states (WI, NJ, WA, MN, ME, MA, CT, VT and #1-ranked NH, with IA being the sole "red" state in the group) and all 10 of the bottom states with the worst outcomes for children are so-called "red" states (WY, GA, AR, AL, SC, TX, OK, NM, LA, and MS
Click here, http://www.everychildmatters.org/homelandinsecurity/table-01.html , to see where your state stands.
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