Fertility
Age Distribution
National Data
Children (Numbers and Characteristics) U.S. Census Bureau
Grandparents and Grandchildren U.S. Census Bureau
State Data
Percentage Distribution of Children Under Age 18 by Race and Ethnicity by State U.S. Census Bureau
International Comparisons
Age-Specific Fertility Rates and Selected Derived Measures U.S. Census Bureau
Child Share of Population U.S. Census Bureau
International Database U.S. Census Bureau
Total Child and Youth Population U.S. Census Bureau
Child Care
National Data
A Child’s Day: Home, School, and Play (238 kb) U.S. Census Bureau
Child Care Bureau Administration for Children and Families
Child Care for Young Children: Demographics Administration for Children and Families
Children (Numbers and Characteristics) U.S. Census Bureau
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being U.S. Census Bureau
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 National Center for Education Statistics
National Household Education Survey National Center for Education Statistics
State Data
Assessing the New Federalism State Database The Urban Institute
Childhood Living Arrangements
National Data
A Child’s Day: Home, School, and Play (238 kb) U.S. Census Bureau
America’s Children at Risk U.S. Census Bureau
Children (Numbers and Characteristics) U.S. Census Bureau
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being U.S. Census Bureau
Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Princeton University
Incarcerated Parents and Their Children (144 kb) Bureau of Justice Statistics (8/1/2000)
Marital Status and Living Arrangements U.S. Census Bureau
State Data
State Custody Rates, 1997 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/2000)
International Comparisons
Family Households with Children and Single Parent Households
(39 kb) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Shares of Children by Family Type and Work Status
(19 kb) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Children's Environments
National Data
The National Children's Study National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Demographic Data
National Data
Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being U.S. Census Bureau
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
National Population Estimates U.S. Census Bureau
Population Projections U.S. Census Bureau
Profile of the Military Community: 2001 (Family) Demographics Report Office of Family Policy
Snapshots of America's Families The Urban Institute
The Black Population in the United States U.S. Census Bureau
State Data
2002 Kids Count Data Book Online Annie E. Casey Foundation (5/23/2002)
Assessing the New Federalism State Database The Urban Institute
State Population Estimates U.S. Census Bureau
Local Data
American Fact Finder U.S. Census Bureau
County Population Estimates U.S. Census Bureau (3/9/2000)
International Comparisons
Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy
Family Households with Children and Single Parent Households
(39 kb) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
State of the World's Children 2003 United Nations Children's Fund
Youth Populations United Nations Statistics Division
Environment
National Data
America’s Children and the Environment: A First View of Available Measures Environmental Protection Agency
Healthy People National Center for Health Statistics
Family Structure
National Data
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being U.S. Census Bureau
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being U.S. Census Bureau
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
Households and Families U.S. Census Bureau (11/8/1999)
Incarcerated Parents and Their Children (144 kb) Bureau of Justice Statistics (8/1/2000)
Poverty, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being: Indicators From the Sipp U.S. Census Bureau (4/1/1998)
State Data
Provisional Tables On Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths by State for 1998-2000 National Center for Health Statistics
State Custody Rates, 1997 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (12/1/2000)
Local Data
Family Abductors: Descriptive Profiles and Preventive Interventions Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (1/1/2001)
International Comparisons
Family Households with Children and Single Parent Households
(39 kb) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women (Europe)
(14 kb) Council of Europe
Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women (U.S.) National Center for Health Statistics
Immigrant Children
National Data
Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families, 1998 Maternal and Child Health Bureau
State Data
Assessing the New Federalism State Database The Urban Institute
Migration
National Data
Participation of Migrant Students in Title I Migrant Education Programs (MEP) Summer-Term Projects, 1998 National Center for Education Statistics (2/1/2000)
Race/Ethnic Composition
National Data
Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States U.S. Census Bureau
Changing America Interagency Report on Race/Ethnicity Council of Economic Advisors (9/1/1998)
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 National Center for Education Statistics
Population Projections U.S. Census Bureau
The Black Population in the United States U.S. Census Bureau
Local Data
American Fact Finder U.S. Census Bureau
American Fact Finder U.S. Census Bureau
Time Use
National Data
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being U.S. Census Bureau
Fertility
International Comparisons
Age-Specific Fertility Rates and Selected Derived Measures U.S. Census Bureau
Fertility, Life Expectancy, and Age Distribution
(3.77mb) United Nations Statistics Division
Teenage Births in Rich Nations (888kb) United Nations Children's Fund (7/13/2001)