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Population and Family Characteristics
Economic Security
Health
Behavior and Social Environment
Education
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Part I: Population and Family Characteristics
  Indicator
Figure(s)		 Table(s) Data
Source(s)		 Related
Report(s)
Child Population Child Population Table pop1 Population Estimates Population Projections http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html
Children as a Proportion of the Population Children as a Proportion of the Population Table pop2 Population Estimates Population Projections http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html
Racial and Ethnic Composition Racial and Ethnic Composition Table pop3 Population Estimates Population Projections http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html
Children of at Least One Foreign Born Parent Children of at Least One Foreign Born Parent Table pop4 Current Population Survey http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign.html
Difficulty Speaking English Children of at Least One Foreign Born Parent Table pop5 Current Population Survey http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2003/section1/indicator04.asp
Family Structure and Children's Living Arrangements Family Structure and Children's Living Arrangements Table pop6 Current Population Survey http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign.html
Births to Unmarried Women Births to Unmarried Women Table pop7a Table pop7b National Vital Statistics System http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr48/nvs48_16.pdfClick here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Child Care Child Care Table pop8a Table pop8b Table pop8c National Household Education Survey Survey of Income and Program Participation http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999013 http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/childcare.html
Children's Environments Children's Environments Table pop9a Table pop9b Table pop9c Aerometric Information Retrieval System National Health Interview Survey Surveys on Radon Awareness and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Issues http://www.epa.gov/envirohealth/children
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Part II: Indicators of Children's Well-Being
Economic Security Indicators
  Indicator
Figure(s)		 Table(s) Data
Source(s)		 Related
Report(s)
Child Poverty Child Poverty Table ECON1.A Table ECON1.B Current Population Survey http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/histpov/perindex.html
Secure Parental Employment Secure Parental Employment Table ECON2 Current Population Survey http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/histpov/perindex.html http://www.census.gov//hhes/income/histinc/incfamdet.html
Housing Problems Housing Problems Table econ3 American Housing Survey http://www.huduser.org/publications/affhsg/worstcase00.html http://www.census.gov//hhes/income/histinc/incfamdet.html
Food Security Food Security Table econ4a Table econ4b
Table econ4c Table econ4d		 Current Population Survey Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/MENU/Published/FoodSecurity/FoodSecurity.htm http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/foodsecurity/
Access to Health Care Access to Health Care Table econ5a Table pop9a Current Population Survey National Health Interview Survey http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins.html http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/series/sr10/200-210/sr10_203.htm
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Health
  Indicator
Figure(s)		 Table(s) Data
Source(s)		 Related
Report(s)
General Health Status General Health Status Table Health1 National Health Interview Survey http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/products/pubs/pubd/hus/hus.htm
Activity Limitation Activity Limitation Table Health2 National Health Interview Survey http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Overweight Overweight Table Health3 National Vital Statistics System
Childhood Immunization Childhood Immunization Table health4 National Immunization Survey http://www.cdc.gov/nip/coverage/
Low Birthweight Low Birthweight Table Health5 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/womenbirths.htm
Infant Mortality Infant Mortality Table Health6 National Linked File of Live Births and Infant Deaths http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr50/nvsr50_04.pdfClick here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Child Mortality Child Mortality Table Health7a Table Health7b National Vital Statistics System http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/01facts/99mortality.htm
Adolescent Mortality Adolescent Mortality Table Health8 National Vital Statistics System http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr50/nvsr50_04.pdf
Adolescent Births Adolescent Births Table Health9 National Vital Statistics System http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02facts/teenbirths.htm http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr49/nvsr49_10.pdfClick here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Behavior
  Indicator
Figure(s)		 Table(s) Data
Source(s)		 Related
Report(s)
Regular Cigarette Smoking Regular Cigarette Smoking Table Beh1 Monitoring the Future http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/02data.html
Alcohol Use Alcohol Use Table Beh2 Monitoring the Future http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/02data.html
Illicit Drug Use Illicit Drug Use Table Beh3 Monitoring the Future http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/02data.html
Youth Victims of Serious Violent Crimes Youth Victims of Serious Violent Crimes Table Beh4a Table Beh4b National Crime Victimization Survey Uniform Crime Reports http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/vage.htm http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv00.htm
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Education
  Indicator
Figure(s)		 Table(s) Data
Source(s)		 Related
Report(s)
Family Reading to Young Children Family Reading to Young Children Table Ed1 National Household Education Survey http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003067
Early Childhood Care and Education Early Childhood Care and Education Table ed2 National Household Education Survey http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2002/section1/indicator01.asp
Mathematics and Reading Achievement Mathematics and Reading Achievement Table ed3a Table ed3b National Assessment of Educational Progress http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000469
High School Academic Coursetaking High School Academic Coursetaking Table Ed4a Table Ed4b
Table Ed4c Table Ed4d		 National Assessment of Educational Progress High School Transcript Studies High School and Beyond National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988  http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2003/section4/indicator24.asp
High School Completion High School Completion Table ed5 Current Population Survey http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/droppub_2001/
Youth Neither Enrolled in School Nor working Youth Neither Enrolled in School Nor working Table Ed6a Current Population Survey http://www.bls.gov/cps/ http://www.bls.gov/opub/rylf/rylfhome.htm
Higher Education Higher Education Table Ed7 Current Population Survey http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2002/section3/indicator25.asp
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Special Feature (previous editions)
  Indicator
Figure/Text		 Report Table(s) Data
Source(s)		 Related
Report(s)
America's Children 2003
Population and Family Characteristic Measures

Population and Family Characteristic Measures

Table SPECIAL1.A

Decennial Census Data

http://www.census.gov/mso/www/c2000basics/
Economic Security Indicators

Economic Security Indicators

Table SPECIAL1.B

Decennial Census Data

http://www.census.gov/mso/www/c2000basics/
Education Indicators

Education Indicators

Table SPECIAL1.C

Decennial Census Data

http://www.census.gov/mso/www/c2000basics/
America's Children 2002
Children of at Least One Foreign-Born Parent

Children of at Least One Foreign-Born Parent

Table SPECIAL

Current Population Survey

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign.html
America's Children 2001
Asthma

Asthma

Table SPECIAL1

National Health Interview Survey

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asthma.htm
Youth Employment While In School

Youth Employment While In School

Table SPECIAL2

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997

http://www.bls.gov/opub/rylf/rylfhome.htm http://www.bls.gov/nls/
America's Children 2000
Beginning Kindergartners' Knowledge and Skills

Beginning Kindergarteners' Knowledge and Skills

Table SPECIAL1

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000070
Youth Participation in Volunteer Activities

Youth Participation in Volunteer Activities

Table SPECIAL2

National Household Education Survey

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000028
America's Children 1999
Children Who Have Difficulty Performing Everyday Activities

Children Who Have Difficulty Performing Everyday Activities

Table SPECIAL1

National Health Interview Survey

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis_dis/nhis_dis.htm
America's Children 1998
Blood Lead Levels

Blood Lead Levels

Table SPECIAL1

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IIClick here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Child Care

Child Care

Table SPECIAL2

../ac1998/surveys.asp#_Toc419089223

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/digest97/d97t046.html
America's Children 1997
Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Abuse and NeglectClick here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
95.5 kb

Table SPECIAL1Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
95.5 kb
Notes to Indicators

Appendices

Appendix A: Detailed Tables

Appendix B: Data Source Descriptions

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