Quality of life is lower in RTW states: Income and other quality-of-life measures, Wisconsin versus RTW states

Wisconsin RTW states
Household income $55,285 $49,220
Median hourly wage $18.31 $16.95
Jobs with health insurance 64% 54%
Jobs with pensions 53% 44%
Poverty rate 11% 15%
Child poverty rate 16% 20%
High school graduation rate 91% 77%
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) 5.99 6.9
Births to teenage girls (per 1,000 aged 15–19) 26.2 39.5
Physicians (per 10,000 people) 26.5 22.6
Child abuse (per 1,000 children) 3.6 8.4
Violent crime (per 100,000 people) 237 370.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Kaiser Family Foundation, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Vital Statistics Reports, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Bureau of Investigation

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