Youth Well-Being in Brazil : An Index for Cross-Regional Comparisons

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dc.creatorDell'Aglio, Debora
dc.creatorCunningham, Wendy
dc.creatorKoller, Silvia
dc.creatorCassepp Borges, Vicente
dc.creatorSevero Leon, Joana
dc.date2012-06-04T17:31:12Z
dc.date2012-06-04T17:31:12Z
dc.date2007-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:26:40Z
dc.descriptionThis study constructs three indices to measure how well Brazil's young people are surviving their transition to adulthood. Youth development is difficult to quantify because of the multi-dimensionality of youth behavior. Most monitoring use individual indicators in specific sectors, making it difficult to track overall progress. The study adapts to the Brazilian case a methodology developed by Duke University to measure the well-being of U.S. children and youth. It uses readily available data to construct three indices for each Brazilian state based on 36 indicators encompassing the health, behavior, school performance, institutional connectedness, and socioeconomic conditions. The indices conclude that young people in the states of Santa Catarina and the Federal District are doing particularly well and those in Alagoas and Pernambuco are the worst off. While these rankings are expected to continue into the next generation, young people in other states have a brighter (Espiritu Santo) or more dismal (Rio Grande de Sul, Tocatins) future due to underinvestment in today's children. Still others (Rio de Janeiro) are underutilizing their resources so their young citizens are in a worse situation than they could be if the state were to invest more. The hope is that the methodology can be used in Brazil as it has been used in the United States to estimate the indices annually, thus allowing policymakers, young people, and society to track the well-being of youth in each state over time.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7523775/youth-well-being-brazil-index-cross-regional-comparisons
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7005
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4189
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418145
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4189
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT HEALTH
dc.subjectADOLESCENT MORBIDITY
dc.subjectADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD
dc.subjectCIGARETTE SMOKING
dc.subjectCOCAINE
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectFACT SHEET
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectHEALTH BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectILLICIT DRUG USE
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectJUVENILE DETENTION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectLOW INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectMARIJUANA
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
dc.subjectNEO-NATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOFFENDERS
dc.subjectOVERWEIGHT
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY RATE
dc.subjectPREGNANCY RATES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRISKY SEX
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSINGLE MOTHER
dc.subjectSINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE
dc.subjectSUICIDE
dc.subjectTEEN
dc.subjectTEEN PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO USE
dc.subjectTRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUSE OF ALCOHOL
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CRIME
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG PERSON
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectYOUTH POLICIES
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.subjectYOUTH WORK
dc.titleYouth Well-Being in Brazil : An Index for Cross-Regional Comparisons

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