CHAPTER 2. A Long and Healthy Life

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Key Findings 2
6. INTRODUCTION. Human Development in America Today
7. Introduction 12
8. Part I: Understanding Human Development
9. Measuring Human Development 21
10. Part II: Reducing Risks, Increasing Resilience
11. Safeguarding the Capabilities We Have 30
12. Overcoming Barriers to Access 31
13. Conclusion 33
14. Dashboard of Risks 34
15. CHAPTER 1. What the American Human Development Index Reveals 36
16. Introduction 38
17. Historical Trends: A Half Century of Development Progress 41
18. Presenting American Human Development Index Scores 42
19. Conclusion 55
20. CHAPTER 2. A Long and Healthy Life 58
21. Introduction 60
22. Part I: What the Health Index Reveals
23. Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 67
24. What Fuels These Gaps? 80
25. PART II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Health
26. Risks Facing Men 92
27. Risks Facing People with Low Socioeconomic Status 95
28. Risks Facing People with Persistent and Severe Mental Illness 98
29. Risks Facing African Americans 99
30. Risks Facing Native Americans 101
31. Increasing Resilience in Health: What Will It Take? 103
32. CHAPTER 3. Access to Knowledge 110
33. Introduction 112
34. Part I: What the Education Index Reveals
35. Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 116
36. What Fuels These Gaps? 128
37. Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge
38. Preschool Education: Getting It Right from the Start 134
39. Success in High School: The Bare Minimum 138
40. College: Enrollment, Persistence, and Success 143
41. Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge: What Will It Take? 148
42. CHAPTER 4. A Decent Standard of Living 152
43. Introduction 154
44. Part I: What the Income Index Reveals
45. Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 160
46. What Fuels These Gaps? 173
47. Reducing Risks for Children and Adolescents 177
48. Working Years and Family Balance: Getting a Strong Foothold in the Job Market and Investing in the Future 180
49. Retirement Security: Freedom and Choices in the Golden Years 187
50. Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living: What Will It Take? 190
51. CONCLUSION. Agenda for Action: Reducing Risks, Building Resilience 194
52. Human Development Indicators 208
53. AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 210
54. U.S. INDICATOR TABLES 233
55. OECD INDICATOR TABLES 259
56. References 270
57. Methodological Notes 272
58. Notes 284
59. Bibliography 294
60. Index to Indicators 312
61. Maps At-A-Glance 314
62. A Day in the Life 318
63. WHO ARE WE? 320