AZ Snapshot: Arizona's Civic Health
Posted on January 11, 2017 • Category: Civic Health
THE ARIZONA WE HAVE
A few weeks ago, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) provided the Center with the 2016 data for the Arizona Civic Health Index. Arizona has typically ranked in the nation’s bottom quartile on most indicators since NCoC began tracking civic health. This year is no exception.
| 23.3% | Percentage of Arizonans who volunteered in 2015, compared to 24.9% for the nation. Arizona ranks in the bottom quartile on four of seven major indicators. Key findings and state rankings on the major indicators are now available on the NCoC website. Strengthening Civic Life in America National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), 2016 National Conference Report
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CFA has been NCoC’s state partner since 2010 and has released multiple reports related to Arizona’s civic health and many other issues important to Arizonans.
Research from Arizona
National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), 2016 National Conference Report
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Throughout its history, CFA has released a series of ground-breaking reports that describe the Arizona We Want and the Education We Need to achieve it: |
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| 2006 | Why Some Schools with Latino Children Beat the Odds…and Others Don't | |
| 2007 | Bridging the Grad Gap: Measuring the Economic Benefits of Education Attainment Everybody’s Problem: A Closer Look at Arizona’s High School Graduation Rate |
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| 2009 | The Arizona We Want: Results of the Gallup Arizona Poll Developing Pathways to Postsecondary Success |
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| 2010 | Arizona Civic Health Index | |
| 2011 | Arizona Civic Health Index | |
| 2013 | The Arizona We Want 2.0, includes Civic Health Index data | |
| 2015 | Vision 2025: Arizona Comes of Age, includes Civic Health Index data |
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DOWNABLE REPORTS: All CFA reports are fact-based and reviewed by large panels of Arizona experts.
