Table 1
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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