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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target;
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time;
significant change over time;
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Infants Born to Mothers with <12 Years Education
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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).
County: Gwinnett
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: August 2023
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Data Source
- Georgia Department of Public Health OASIS
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Family Planning, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Education / Educational Attainment, Social Determinants of Health, Infants, Women