Child well-being in rich countries : a comparative overview / [written by Peter Adamson].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adamson, Peter.

Contributor:

UNICEF. Office of Research.

Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)

Series:

Innocenti report card, 1605-7317 ; 11.

Innocenti report card, 1605-7317 ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--Developed countries--Statistics.

Child welfare.

Children--Developed countries--Statistics.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 p.)

Other Title:

Bien-être des enfants dans les pays riches : vue d'ensemble comparative. Also published in French under title:

Place of Publication:

Florence, Italy : UNICEF Office of Research, 2013 (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013).

Language Note:

English

Summary:

PART ONE presents a league table of child well-being in 29 of the world's advanced economies. PART TWO looks at what children say about their own well-being (including a league table of children's life satisfaction). PART THREE examines changes in child well-being in advanced economies over the first decade of the 2000's, looking at each country's progress in educational achievement, teenage birth rates, childhood obesity levels, the prevalence of bullying, and the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

Notes:

"April 2013."

Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian public policy collection.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55).

ISBN:

9789210560696

9210560698

OCLC:

848003632

Publisher Number:

237441 CaOOCEL (Public Documents)