I didn’t do much more than skim the report, as I usually find such measures of “child well-being” more aggravating than useful, since whoever decides these things has a much different idea from my own of what’s good for a child. I did note with amusement the statement “most…children do not like school,” which I might pull out some day for my running argument on the subject with my other son-in-law.

I also found interesting the definition of living in overcrowded conditions as having more people in the house than the number of rooms, not counting bathrooms or kitchens — and I assume also not counting basements or attics, though this is not explicit. By this definition, many happy, healthy households today are depriving their children, as did most of our ancestors.