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NH ranked 2nd on child well-being

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A 2015 report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked New Hampshire second in the nation for child well-being.

Using measures such as the percentage of children living in families below the poverty line, the Foundation evaluated states on four overall categories: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community.

New Hampshire ranked seventh in economic well-being, third in education, sixteenth in health, and first in family and community.

New Hampshire Kids Count - which describes itself as a "multi-issue child advocacy organization" - noted that New Hampshire's relatively poor health ranking was due to a high rate of teen substance abuse.

New Hampshire tied with six other states for the highest rate of teens who misuse alcohol and drugs.

On the other hand, New Hampshire's rate of children living in poverty decreased from 6% from last year's report.  In 2014 New Hampshire was ranked fourth in the nation for overall child well-being, due in large part to a high child poverty rate.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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