Contents

Boxes, Figures, Maps, and Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Key Findings

INTRODUCTION: Human Development in America Today

Introduction

Part I: Understanding Human Development

The Ideas behind Human Development

Measuring Human Development

Part II: Reducing Risks, Increasing Resilience

Safeguarding the Capabilities We Have

Overcoming Barriers to Access

Conclusion

Dashboard of Risks

CHAPTER 1 What the American Human Development Index Reveals

Introduction

Historical Trends: A Half Century of Development Progress

Presenting American Human Development Index Scores

Conclusion

CHAPTER 2 A Long and Healthy Life

Introduction

Part I: What the Health Index Reveals

Historical Trends

International Comparisons

Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

What Fuels These Gaps?

Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Health

Risks Facing Everyone: Obesity

Risks Facing Men

Risks Facing People with Low Socioeconomic Status

Risks Facing People with Persistent and Severe Mental Illness

Risks Facing African Americans

Risks Facing Native Americans

Increasing Resilience in Health: What Will It Take?

CHAPTER 3 Access to Knowledge

Introduction

Part I: What the Education Index Reveals

Historical Trends

International Comparisons

Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

What Fuels These Gaps?

Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge

Preschool Education: Getting It Right from the Start

Success in High School: The Bare Minimum

College Education: Enrollment, Persistence, and Success

Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge: What Will It Take?

CHAPTER 4 A Decent Standard of Living

Introduction

Part I: What the Income Index Reveals

Historical Trends

Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

What Fuels These Gaps?

Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living

Reducing Risks for Children and Adolescents

Working Years and Family Balance: Getting a Strong Foothold in the Job Market and Investing in the Future

Retirement Security: Freedom and Choices in the Golden Years

Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living: What Will It Take?

CONCLUSION: Agenda for Action: Reducing Risks, Building Resilience

Human Development Indicators

American Human Development Index Indicator Tables

U.S. Indicator Tables

OECD Indicator Tables

References

Methodological Notes

Notes

Bibliography

Index to Indicators

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Maps At-A-Glance

A Day in the Life

Who Are We?