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Tweet[IWS] AMERICAN'S CHILDREN: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING (AT A GLANCE FOR 2014 & TABLES) [ 11 July 2014]
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Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
AT A GLANCE FOR 2014
AMERICAN'S CHILDREN: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING
http://www.childstats.gov/pdf/ac2014/ac_14.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
TABLES
http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables.asp
Tables include data from 1950–2013, when available
POPULATION |
FAMILY AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT |
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES |
HEALTH CARE |
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY |
BEHAVIOR |
EDUCATION |
HEALTH |
Click on tables below
Population | |||
Child population: Number of children (in millions) ages 0–17 in the United States by age, 1950–2013 and projected 2014–2050 | |||
Children as a percentage of the population: Persons in selected age groups as a percentage of the total U.S. population, and children ages 0–17 as a percentage of the dependent population, 1950–2013 and projected 2014–2050 | |||
Race and Hispanic origin composition: Percentage of U.S. children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2013 and projected 2014–2050 | |||
Family and Social Environment | |||
Family structure and children’s living arrangements: Percentage of children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin and presence of parents in household, 1980–2013 | |||
Family structure and children's living arrangements: Detailed living arrangements of children by gender, race and Hispanic origin, age, parent's education, and poverty status, 2013 | |||
Births to unmarried women: Birth rates for unmarried women by age of mother, 1980–2012 | |||
Births to unmarried women: Percentage of all births that are to unmarried women by age of mother, 1980–2012 | |||
Child care: Primary child care arrangements for children ages 0–4 with employed mothers by selected characteristics, selected years 1985–2011 | |||
Child care: Percentage of children ages 3–6, not yet in kindergarten, in center-based care arrangements by child and family characteristics and region, selected years 1995–2012 | |||
Child care: Child care arrangements of grade school children ages 5–14 with employed mothers, selected years 1995–2010 | |||
Children of at least one foreign-born parent: Percentage of children ages 0–17 by nativity of child and parents, parent’s education, poverty status, and other characteristics, selected years 1994–2013 | |||
Language spoken at home and difficulty speaking English: Number of children ages 5–17 who speak a language other than English at home by language spoken and ability to speak English, and the percentages of those speaking a language other than English at home and those with difficulty speaking English by selected characteristics, selected years 1979–2012 | |||
Adolescent births: Birth rates by mother’s age and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2012 | |||
Child maltreatment: Rate of substantiated maltreatment reports of children ages 0–17 by selected characteristics, 1998–2012 | |||
Child maltreatment: Percentage of substantiated maltreatment reports of children ages 0–17 by maltreatment type and age, 2012 | |||
Economic Circumstances | |||
Child poverty: Percentage of children ages 0–17 living below selected poverty levels by selected characteristics, 1980–2012 | |||
Income distribution: Percentage of children ages 0–17 by family income relative to the poverty line, 1980–2012 | |||
Secure parental employment: Percentage of children ages 0–17 living with at least one parent employed year round, full time by family structure, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, and age, 1980–2012 | |||
Food insecurity: Percentage of children ages 0–17 in food-insecure households by severity of food insecurity and selected characteristics, selected years 1995–2012 | |||
Health Care | |||
Health insurance coverage: Percentage of children ages 0–17 covered by health insurance at some time during the year by type of health insurance and selected characteristics, 1987–2012 | |||
Usual source of health care: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with no usual source of health care by age, type of health insurance, and poverty status, 1993–2012 | |||
Immunization: Percentage of children ages 19–35 months vaccinated for selected diseases by poverty status and race and Hispanic origin, 1996–2012 | |||
Immunization: Percentage of adolescents ages 13–17 years vaccinated for selected diseases by poverty status and race and Hispanic origin, 2006–2012 | |||
Oral health: Percentage of children ages 2–17 with a dental visit in the past year by age and selected charactersitics, 1997–2012 | |||
Oral health: Percentage of children ages 5–17 with untreated dental caries (cavities) by age, poverty status, and race and Hispanic origin, 1988–1994, 1999–2004, 2005–2008, 2009–2010, and 2011–2012 | |||
Physical Environment and Safety | |||
Outdoor air quality: Percentage of children ages 0–17 living in counties with pollutant concentrations above the levels of the current air quality standards, 1999–2012 | |||
Environmental tobacco smoke: Percentage of children ages 4–17 with specified blood cotinine levels by age, selected years 1988–2012 | |||
Environmental tobacco smoke: Percentage of children ages 0–6 living in homes where someone smoked regularly by race and Hispanic origin and poverty status, 1994, 2005, and 2010 | |||
Drinking water quality: Percentage of children served by community water systems that did not meet all applicable health-based drinking water standards, 1993–2012 | |||
Lead in the blood of children: Percentage of children ages 1–5 with blood lead levels at or above 5 µg/dL, 1988–1994, 1999–2002, 2003–2006, and 2009–2012 | |||
Lead in the blood of children: Percentage of children ages 1–5 with blood lead levels at or above 5 µg/dL, by race and Hispanic origin and poverty status, 2009–2012 | |||
Housing problems: Percentage of households with children ages 0–17 that reported housing problems by type of problem, selected years 1978–2011 | |||
Youth victims of serious violent crimes: Rate and number of victimizations for youth ages 12–17 by age, race and Hispanic origin, and gender, 1980–2012 | |||
Child injury and mortality: Emergency department visit rates for children ages 1–14 by leading causes of injury, 1995–2010 | |||
Child injury and mortality: Death rates among children ages 1–14 by gender, race and Hispanic origina, and all causes and all injury causes, 1980–2011 | |||
Adolescent injury and mortality: Emergency department visit rates for adolescents ages 15–19 by leading causes of injury, 1995–2010 | |||
Adolescent injury and mortality: Death rates among adolescents ages 15–19 by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and all causes and all injury causes, 1980–2011 | |||
Behavior | |||
Regular cigarette smoking: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported smoking cigarettes daily in the past 30 days by grade, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2013 | |||
Alcohol use: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported having five or more alcoholic beverages in a row in the past 2 weeks by grade, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2013 | |||
Illicit drug use: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported using illicit drugs in the past 30 days by grade, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2013 | |||
Sexual activity: Percentage of high school students who reported ever having had sexual intercourse by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and grade, selected years 1991–2011 | |||
Sexual activity: Among those who reported having had sexual intercourse during the past 3 months, the percentage of high school students who reported use of birth control pills to prevent pregnancy before last sexual intercourse by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and grade, selected years 1991–2011 | |||
Sexual activity: Among those who reported having had sexual intercourse during the past 3 months, the percentage of high school students who reported condom use during the last sexual intercourse, by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and grade, selected years 1991–2011 | |||
Youth perpetrators of serious violent crimes: Rate and number of serious violent crimes by youth ages 12–17, 1980–2012 | |||
Education | |||
Family reading to young children: Percentage of children ages 3–5 who were read to 3 or more times in the last week by a family member by child and family characteristics and region, selected years 1993–2012 | |||
Mathematics and reading achievement: Average mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders by child and family characteristics, selected years 1990–2013 | |||
Mathematics and reading achievement: Average reading scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders by child and family characteristics, selected years 1992–2013 | |||
High school academic coursetaking: Percentage of high school graduates who took selected mathematics courses in high school, selected years 1982–2009 | |||
High school academic coursetaking: Percentage of high school graduates who took selected science courses in high school, selected years 1982–2009 | |||
High school academic coursetaking: Percentage distribution of high school graduates by the highest level of foreign language courses taken, selected years 1982–2009 | |||
High school completion: Percentage of young adults ages 18–24 who have completed high school by race and Hispanic origin and method of completion, 1980–2012 | |||
Youth neither enrolled in school nor working: Percentage of youth ages 16–19 who are neither enrolled in school nor working by age, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1985–2013 | |||
Youth enrolled in school and working: Percentage of youth ages 16–19 who are enrolled in school and working by age, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, selected years 1985–2013 | |||
Youth school enrollment and working status: Percentage of youth ages 16–19 by age, school enrollment and working status, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, selected years 1985–2013 | |||
College enrollment: Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college the October immediately after completing high school by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and income level, 1980–2012 | |||
Health | |||
Preterm birth and low birthweight: Percentage of infants born preterm by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, 1990–2012 | |||
Preterm birth and low birthweight: Percentage of infants born with low birthweight by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, 1980–2012 | |||
Infant mortality: Death rates among infants by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, 1983–1991 and 1995–2011 | |||
Emotional and behavioral difficulties: Percentage of children ages 4–17 reported by a parent to have serious or minor difficulties with emotions, concentration, behavior, or getting along with other people by selected characteristics, 2001–2012 | |||
Emotional and behavioral difficulties: Percentage of children ages 4–17 with serious or minor emotional or behavioral difficulties who received services by type of service, 2001–2012 | |||
Adolescent depression: Percentage of youth ages 12–17 who had at least one Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the past year by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status, 2004–2012 | |||
Adolescent depression: Percentage of youth ages 12–17 with at least one Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the past year who received treatment for depression by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status, 2004–2012 | |||
Adolescent depression: Percentage of youth ages 12–17 who had at least one Major Depressive Episode (MDE) with severe impairment in the past year by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status, 2004–2012 | |||
Activity limitation: Percentage of children ages 5–17 with activity limitation resulting from one or more chronic health conditions by gender, poverty status, and race and Hispanic origin, selected years 1997–2012 | |||
Diet quality: Average diet scores for children ages 2–17 as a percentage of Federal diet quality standards by dietary components, 2003–2004, 2005–2006, and 2007–2008 | |||
Obesity: Percentage of children ages 6–17 who are obese by age, race and Hispanic origin, and gender, selected years 1976–2012 | |||
Asthma: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with asthma, selected years 1980–2012 | |||
Asthma: Percentage of children ages 0–17 who currently have asthma by age, poverty status, race and Hispanic origin, and area of residence, 2001–2012 |
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