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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Infants Born to Mothers with <12 Years Education

County: Portage
Measurement Period: 2022
This indicator measures the percentage of infants born to mothers with less than 12 years of education.

Why is this important?

Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education an individual has completed. Higher educational attainment of parents has been associated with a range of health and social outcomes, including lower levels of child mortality and improved educational outcomes of their children (Balaj, York, Sripada, et al.; National Center for Education Statistics). Over the past decade, parental educational attainment has increased overall, with higher percentages of children living in households in which at least one parent had completed a college degree (National Center for Education Statistics). 

Considerations for Equitable Approaches:Parental educational attainment varies across racial and ethnic groups. The percentage of children who live in households in which no parent had completed high school was highest among Hispanic children. The percentage of children who live in households in which the highest level of education attained by either parent was at least a bachelor’s degree is highest for Asian American children and lowest for Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native children (National Center for Education Statistics). Although high parental educational attainment is associated with better outcomes for youth, studies have shown that this association is systemically less significant for Hispanic and Black youth than non-Hispanic White youth, (Assari, Caldwell, Bazargan). 

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5.0%
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: April 2024
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Filed under: Health / Family Planning, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Education / Educational Attainment, Social Determinants of Health, Infants, Women