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Health > Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births (vs) Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading

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Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading
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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.343 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable: Health > Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading
Plot Display: Logarithmic (base 10) Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition: Births Financed by Medicaid as a Percent of Total Births, 2001. Data not reported in Mississippi, District of Columbia and Alabama. The percentage of students that achieved a scale score in the subject of Reading at or above the level of Proficient.

Proficient implies solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter, including subject-matter knowledge, application of such knowledge to real-world situations, and analytical skills appropriate to the subject matter.

Source: statehealthfacts.org National Center for Educational Statistics
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