Table 1 Opportunity indicators in a pilot Italian “Child opportunity Index”

Educational Opportunity

Early childhood and elementary education

• Nursery schools and elementary schools

• Middle School diploma

Secondary and postsecondary education

• High schools

• Graduation rate

• Years of education

Educational and social resources

• Municipal libraries

• Bookshops (affiliated for the supply of school textbooks)

• Cultural and artistic associations

• Cinemas and theatres

Health and Environmental Opportunity

Healthy environments

• Access to recreational and sports areas

• Access to green spaces

• Road accidents

Health resources

• Health care

• General practitioners and paediatricians

Economic Opportunity

Economic opportunities

• Average income