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Download full textFederal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2008
Each year since 1997, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has published a report on the well-being of children and families. This Brief highlights selected indicators from the more detailed report, which were chosen because they are easy to understand; are based on substantial research connecting them to child well-being;…
Descriptors: Children, Social Environment, Physical Environment, Well Being
Blachman, 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
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2007
This document is a compendium of indicators--drawn from the most reliable official statistics--illustrative of both the promises and the difficulties confronting our Nation's young people. The report summarizes 38 key indicators of child well-being and monitors changes in these indicators. The 38 indicators depict the well-being of children in the…
Descriptors: Social Indicators, Physical Environment, Well Being, Social Environment
Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 2001
In order to highlight the importance of identifying children with elevated blood lead levels, the Illinois Department of Public Health produces its surveillance report to present state and county level data on the number of children screened for and identified with lead poisoning. In Illinois, all children between 6 and 84 months of age must be…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Children, Community Characteristics
Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 2002
In order to highlight the importance of identifying children with elevated blood lead levels, the Illinois Department of Public Health produces its surveillance report to present state and county level data on the number of children screened for and identified with lead poisoning. In Illinois, all children between 6 and 84 months of age must be…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Children, Community Characteristics
Huddleston, Richard A. – 1997
This Kids Count report uses data from the Arkansas Department of Health to examine statewide trends in child safety. The findings suggested that in 1996, about one-third of child deaths in Arkansas were due to non-natural causes, with substantial racial and sex differences. Causes such as accidents, homicides, and suicides were more common for…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Safety
Bierlein, Louann; And Others – 1994
This report presents the second comprehensive look at the conditions of children and families in Arizona. Building upon information presented in the 1992 Factbook, this document presents and analyzes 48 indicators of child well-being. Following the executive summary and tables, chapter 1 provides an overview of the data for the state as a whole,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Health
Goebel, Pat, Ed.; Blad, Amy, Ed. – Facts on Kids in South Dakota, 2000
This Kids Count report consists of four issues in a series of fact sheets that examine specific indicators of the well-being of children in South Dakota. Issue one focuses on teens and motor vehicle crashes. The fact sheet notes that teen death rates from car crashes have been higher than the national rate for 4 of the 5 years between 1992-1996.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Child Health, Child Safety
Kids Count in Missouri, 2002 Data Book. Special Focus: Public Investments in Children [with] CD-ROM.
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 2003
The tenth annual Kids Count data book provides information on measures of child well-being for the state of Missouri, its 114 counties, and the city of St. Louis. This statistical portrait is based on trends in 10 indicators of child well-being: (1) enrollment in free/reduced lunch; (2) births to mothers without high school diplomas; (3) low…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Budgeting, Child Abuse
Hensley, Melissa; And Others – 1995
Recognizing increasing concerns about rising youth-related crime in Missouri, this Kids Count report on children and violence examines the impact of community and family violence on young perpetrators and victims, and explores characteristics of successful programs to prevent or reduce family and community violence in Missouri. Data suggest that…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Safety, Children
Kansas Action for Children, Inc., Topeka. – 1997
This Kids Count data book profiles the status of children in Kansas, based on 17 indicators of well being. The indicators are grouped into four areas: (1) economic well-being--births to single teens, children approved for free school meals, and children receiving economic assistance; (2) physical health and safety--child death rates, infant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Custody, Child Health
Andrejack, Kate, Comp.; Judge, Amy, Comp.; Simons, Janet, Comp. – 2000
This data book provides statistics on a range of indicators that measure critical aspects of children's lives in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statistics are provided in the following categories: (1) national rankings in population and family characteristics; (2) health and disabilities (including children lacking health…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
Maine Children's Alliance, Augusta. – 1994
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Maine's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of children's well-being in four areas: (1) social and economic opportunity; (2) community and family environment; (3) physical and mental health; and (4) education. The report's introduction delineates goals and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Health
North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks. North Dakota Kids Count. – 2001
This KIDS COUNT fact book details statewide and county trends in the well-being of North Dakota's children. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of children's well-being in seven areas: (1) population; (2) family composition; (3) economic condition; (4) child care; (5) child health; (6) education; and (7) children at risk. The report…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
D.C. Kids Count Collaborative for Children and Families, Washington, DC. – 1999
This Kids Count report details trends in the well-being of the District of Columbia's children. Following an executive summary, which describes overall findings, the bulk of the report presents the statistical portrait-based on eight areas of children's well-being: (1) general population trends; (2) economic security; (3) family attachment and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Health
