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"I'll put the money in the bank, probably for a month or two. So it builds up."
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| Stephanie lives in northern California, where her father spent many years in the logging industry. Through much of the past decade her family prospered, which was fortunate, since Stephanie suffers from an eye disease and has needed several operations. But recently, the local lumber mill, the area's largest employer, has closed down. Her father was laid off. Among the reasons for the closure were the high costs of meeting new environmental standards, designed to halt decades of deforestation, pollution and soil erosion. |
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| Gross National Income Rank (of 207, 1999) |
8th |
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| GNI per Capita (USD, 1999) |
$31,910 |
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| Percentage of Pop. Under 14 (2000, est.) |
21% |
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| Life Expectancy at Birth (in years, 1999) |
77 |
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| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births, 1999) |
6 |
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| Child Malnutrition (% underweight, 1999) |
1% |
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| Access to Improved Water (% pop., 1999) |
100% |
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| Health Spending (% of GDP, 1997) |
13.9% |
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| Ratio, Doctors to People (1996) |
1:385 |
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Primary School Enrollment
(average for region, 1998) |
No data |
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| Female Net School Enrollment (1997) |
95% |
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| Education Spending (% of GDP, 1996) |
5.4% |
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| Compulsory Education |
10 yrs |
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| Literacy Rate (2000, est.) |
99% |
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Data Sources: World Bank Atlas 2001, Facts on File
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