Table 2.2: Direction of trends in poverty related child outcomes

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

Improved / unchanged despite association with poverty	Worsened for all children	Widening differences by socio-economic group
Accident mortality		Accident morbidity/mortality
Dental health		Child mortality
Educational attainment		Educational attainment
	Low birth weight	Low birth weight
	Obesity	Obesity
	School exclusions	School exclusions
Infant mortality	Smoking for girls
Teenage pregnancy	Some infections
	Substance misuse
	Suicide in young people	Suicide in young people

Source: Bradshaw J (2001) Poverty: the outcomes for children. ESRC, FPFC, SPRU. Family Policy Studies Centre. London