Which State Is Most Improved?

POSITIVE (+) AND NEGATIVE (-) FACTORS CONSIDERED:

1. Highway Fatality Rate, page 213 (-)

2. Deficient Bridges as a Percent of Total Bridges, page 233 (-)

3. State Prisoner Incarceration Rate, page 257 (-)

4. Percent of Population Lacking Access to Primary Care, page 321 (-)

5. Percent of Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care, page 331 (-)

6. Percent of Adults Who Smoke, page 361 (-)

7. Sexually Transmitted Disease Rate, page 371 (-)

8. State Government Expenditures as a Percent of Personal Income, page 405 (-)

9. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading, page 35 (+)

10. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics, page 55 (+)

11. Electricity Generated Through Renewable Sources, page 149 (+)

12. Percent of Children Aged 19 to 35 Months Immunized, page 353 (+)