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Download full textBlachman, Dara; Laughlin, Lynda; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Howie, LaJeana; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Baum, Katrina; Lopez, Marsha; Jekielek, Susan; Nord, Mark; Morisi, Teri; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Colpe, Lisa; Fungwe, Thomas; Ghandour, Reem – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2009
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being" provides annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. A more detailed report alternates every other year with a condensed version that highlights selected indicators. This year, the Forum is publishing the full report…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Well Being, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, Providence. – 2002
These four Census Briefs highlight the information from the 2000 U.S. Census most relevant for community leaders, policymakers, advocates, and others concerned with the status of children and families in Rhode Island. The first brief describes home ownership rates, noting that homeowners are less likely to move than renters and become more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Demography, Educational Attainment
Heaton, Tim B.; Chadwick, Bruce A.; Jacobson, Cardell K. – 2000
This handbook contains more than 400 charts and tables covering data on Non-Hispanic Whites, Native Americans, and African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans. The handbook presents a broad range of data on demographic context; education; economics and employment; health, well-being, and lifestyles; family; sex, fertility, and contraception; religion;…
Descriptors: Demography, Ethnic Groups, Ethnology, Race
Idaho KIDS COUNT Project, Boise. – 1996
This data book represents a count of children and their well-being in society. It is intended to serve as a reference document, merging into a common format vital records (births and deaths), census information, and administrative data from many sources. The book is also intended to serve as an organized, cohesive and accurate view of how children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Children, Demography
Kentucky Child Poverty, 2000: One in Four Children Is Poor. Census Brief: Child Poverty in Kentucky.
Graycarek, Rick; Hoye, Kathleen – 2002
This census brief examines changes in the child poverty rate during the 1990s for the state of Kentucky. The brief notes that more than one in four children in Kentucky is living in poverty, with nearly half of Kentucky's children living in families that are not financially self-sufficient. The majority of poor children live in urban areas, most…
Descriptors: Children, Counties, Demography, Ethnicity
Huddleston, Rich; Duran, Angela – 2000
Using a wide array of government data, this report examines the impact of the 1990s economy and other developments on the living standards of Arkansas's working families and their children. Information is provided on: (1) unemployment rates by geographic region, educational level, and race; (2) employment and average weekly earnings by industry…
Descriptors: Demography, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors, Employed Parents
Hornor, Louise L., Ed. – 1996
This sourcebook in the 7th year of its annual publication is the second in a series of statistical sourcebooks covering significant topics in American life. It addresses the need for a single volume statistical reference through a collection of tables that display information on a wide variety of topics. With a few exceptions, each table presents…
Descriptors: Blacks, Census Figures, Crime, Demography
Tennessee State Commission on Children and Youth, Nashville. – 1992
This Kids Count report examines the well being of Tennessee's children, focusing on their health and safety. The statistical portrait is based on 5 health and safety indicators of child well being: (1) adequate prenatal care; (2) low birthweight births; (3) infant mortality; (4) population under 21 years eligible for Medicaid; and (5) child…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Health, Children, Counties
Townsend, Laura; Grigsby, Tamera; Peacock, Jon; Brien, Nan – 2001
This WisKids Count data book provides a statistical portrait of K-12 education in the state of Wisconsin. The introduction to the data book examines financing of education, including special education, and the issue of financing private education with public dollars; barriers to school success, including mobility and racial disparities; what…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Welfare, Compensation (Remuneration), Counties
Huddleston, Rich – 2000
Noting that child poverty has been a persistent problem for Arkansas children despite improvements in the economy, this Kids Count special report focuses on child poverty in Arkansas. The report examines how child poverty is measured and notes the limitation of existing poverty data; it also discusses the causes and consequences of poverty and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Children, Counties
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, Providence. – 2001
These four Census Briefs highlight the information from the 2000 U.S. Census most relevant for community leaders, policy makers, advocates, and others concerned with the status of children and families in Rhode Island. The first brief graphs the large increase in the number of Rhode Island children. Two tables show child population in core cities…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Demography, Family Environment
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Center for Policy, Planning, and Resource Management. – 1998
This annual report details the effectiveness of the state's program in preparing at-risk children for kindergarten and the early grades in Illinois. Divided into six areas, the report presents statistical data to describe the following: (1) program participants; (2) change in program participation since its inception in 1986; (3) program's ability…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Demography, Elementary Education, Family (Sociological Unit)
Wimberley, Ronald C.; Morris, Libby V. – 1996
This reports analyzes 1990 census data on populations, race, rurality, poverty, education, unemployment, and economic dependence for the Northeast, Midwest, West, and South. Special emphasis is placed on the South, its subregion the Black Belt, and Appalachia. The Black Belt region encompasses 623 counties in 11 southern states; these counties are…
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Blacks, Census Figures, Demography
Coleman, John – 1999
In order to counteract widespread stereotyping of adolescents and to provide a historical perspective on the lives of youth in Great Britain, this report compiles statistical data in six areas regarding adolescents and youth. Chapter 1, "Population, Families and Households," presents information on the population of the United Kingdom…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 1995
This Kids Count fact book examines statewide trends in the well-being of Delaware's children. The statistical portrait is based on key indicators in four areas: single-parent families, births to teenage mothers, juvenile crime and violence, and education. Following brief sections on the state's demographics and economic status, the fact book…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Children, Crime
