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Download full textVenkatesh, Sudhir Alladi – 2001
This study examined links between early adolescent exposure to entrepreneurial gang activity and later criminal justice, economic, and social outcomes, comparing the social and behavioral outcomes of young people with active gang involvement and their non-gang affiliated counterparts. Participants came from a concentrated poor, predominantly…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Crime, Economic Factors
Zill, Nicholas, Ed.; Daily, Margaret, Ed. – 1993
This guide catalogs and describes over 60 major survey and statistical databases containing useful information about the characteristics, experiences, and behavior of U.S. families and is designed to assist researchers in locating suitable databases. The surveys described deal with substantive issues, including health, education, employment and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Crime, Databases, Demography
Tennessee State Commission on Children and Youth, Nashville. – 1994
This Kids Count report focuses on the well being of Tennessee's teenagers. The statistical portrait is based on 10 indicators of well being: (1) teen pregnancy; (2) drug abuse; (3) HIV infection; (4) sexually transmitted diseases; (5) high school dropout; (6) scores on the American College Testing Program (ACT); (7) teen employment; (8) school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Health, Counties
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1980
Like its predecessors ("Social Indicators" 1973 and 1976), this report contains statistical information describing current social conditions and trends in the United States. Eleven chapters examine major social areas: population and the family; health and nutrition; housing and the environment; transportation; public safety; education…
Descriptors: Crime, Culture, Education, Educational Trends
Tennessee State Commission on Children and Youth, Nashville. – 1994
This Kids Count report examines trends in the well being of Tennessee's children. The statistical portrait is based on 23 indicators of child well being: (1) single-parent families; (2) family income/poverty; (3) children receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children; (4) students participating in school nutrition programs; (5) teen…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Tennessee State Commission on Children and Youth, Nashville. – 1996
This Kids Count report examines trends in the well being of Tennessee's children. The statistical portrait is based on 23 indicators of child well being: (1) single-parent families; (2) family income/poverty; (3) children receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); (4) student participation in school nutrition programs; (5) child…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Brown, Brett; Vandivere, Sharon; Lindberg, Laura Duberstein; Boggess, Scott; Porter, Laura; Williams, Sean – 1999
This is the fourth edition of an annual report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. Part 1 of the report describes national trends for over 90 indicators of child and youth well-being based on data collected by the federal government. The information provided for each indicator includes one or more tables documenting recent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth Weight
