New York State Touchstones
Related Links
Visit the Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse (KWIC)
at www.nyskwic.org.
KWIC offers numerous formats for accessing and displaying
data, including pre-defined and custom reports.
Pre-defined options:
- An Indicator Profile provides a table of all regions for a selected indicator.
- A Region
Profile provides a table of indicators that share
a common theme or topic for a selected region, called
a Topical Profile. The most current data available and
an arbitrary comparison year data are displayed along
with the New York State rate. There are now three types
of profile:
- The KWIC Profile - The
KWIC Profile provides a snapshot of the overall health,
education and well-being of children, youth and families
in New York State. This is the default profile.
- The Child Welfare Profile -
The Child Welfare Profile provides a descriptive portrait
of children and youth in the child welfare and court
systems and is the first step in presenting child-focused,
child welfare data in New York State.
- The Maternal/Infant Profile -
The Maternal/Infant Profile provides a snapshot of the
health and well-being of mother and child, including
pregnancy, birth, prenatal care, birth weight and gestation,
and infant mortality data.
- A Demographic
Profile provides a table with General Characteristics,
Economic Characteristics, and Social Characteristics
data from the U.S. Census.
Custom Report options:
- A Custom
Profile gives users the ability to select specific
indicator(s), region(s), and year(s).
- The Graph
Builder gives users the ability to build line graphs
and bar charts for selected indicator(s), region(s) and
year(s).
- The Map
Builder gives users the ability to design maps that
display rates and numbers for Touchstones indicators
and demographic data.
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