State-level descriptive statistics, 2009 (n=50)
| Mean (SD) | |
| % Under 18 | 24.0 (1.88) |
| % Female | 50.7 (0.73) |
| % Non-Hispanic White | 80.9 (12.38) |
| % Non-Hispanic Black | 10.6 (9.62) |
| % Hispanic | 10.4 (9.91) |
| % Children living in single-parent home | 32.6 (5.25) |
| % Individuals with a high school diploma | 86.9 (3.41) |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 (1.96) |
| % Individuals living below poverty | 13.8 (3.07) |
| % Urban | 71.7 (14.90) |
| log(GDP/capita) | 2.5 (0.17) |
| Medicaid (US$100 000) | 68.8 (88.38) |
| Region (n (%)) | |
| New England | 30 (12.0) |
| Mideast | 25 (10.0) |
| Great Lakes | 25 (10.0) |
| Plains | 35 (14.0) |
| Southeast | 60 (24.0) |
| Southwest | 20 (8.0) |
| Rocky Mountain | 25 (10.0) |
| Far West | 30 (12.0) |
| Social spending* (US$1000) | 60.0 (20.70) |
| Teenage birth rate in 2009† | 37.7 (11.47) |
| Teenage birth rate in 2011† | 31.3 (9.64) |
*Social spending=(Social service spending+public health spending)/individuals living in poverty.
†Per 1000 population ages 15–19.
GDP, gross domestic product.