America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
List of Tables
Tables include data from 1950–2007, where available
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| Table POP1. | Child population: Number of children (in millions) ages 0–17 in the United States by age, 1950–2007, and projected 2008–2020 | ||
| Table POP2. | Children as a proportion 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, 1950–2007, and projected 2008–2020 | ||
| Table POP3. | Racial and ethnic composition: Percentage of U.S. children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin, selected years 1980–2007 and projected 2008–2020 | ||
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| Table FAM1.A. | Family structure and children's living arrangements: Percentage of children ages 0–17 by presence of married parents in household, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2007 | ||
| Table FAM1.B. | 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, 2007 | ||
| Table FAM2.A. | Births to unmarried women: Birth rates for unmarried women by age of mother, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table FAM2.B. | Births to unmarried women: Percentage of all births that are to unmarried women by age of mother, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table FAM3.A. | Child care: Percentage of children ages 0–6, not yet in kindergarten by type of care arrangement and child and family characteristics, 1995, 2001, and 2005 | ||
| Table FAM3.B. | Child care: Primary child care arrangements for children ages 0–4 with employed mothers by selected characteristics, selected years 1985–2005 | ||
| Table FAM3.C. | Child care: Percentage of children in kindergarten through 8th-grade by weekday care and before- and after-school activities by grade level, poverty status, and race and Hispanic origin, 2005 | ||
| Table FAM4. | Children of at least one foreign-born parent: Percentage of children ages 0–17 by nativity of child and parents by parent's education, poverty status, and other characteristics, selected years 1994–2007 | ||
| Table FAM5. | 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 1979–2006 | ||
| Table FAM6. | Adolescent births: Birth rates by mother's age, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table FAM7.A. | Child maltreatment: Rate of substantiated maltreatment reports of children ages 0–17 per 1,000 children, selected years 1998–2006 | ||
| Table FAM7.B. | Child maltreatment: Percentage of substantiated maltreatment reports by maltreatment type and age, 2006 | ||
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| Table ECON1.A. | Child poverty: Percentage of all children and related childrena ages 0–17 living below selected poverty levels by selected characteristics, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table ECON1.B. | Income distribution: Percentage of related children ages 0–17 by family income relative to the poverty line, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table ECON2. | 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, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table ECON3.A. | Food security: Percentage of children ages 0–17 in food-insecure households by severity of food insecurity and selected characteristics, selected years 1995–2006 | ||
| Table ECON3.B. | Diet quality: Percentage of children ages 2–18 by age, poverty status, and diet quality as measured by the Healthy Eating Index, 1994–1996, 1999–2000, and 2001–2002 | ||
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| Table HC1. | Health insurance coverage: Percentage of children ages 0–17 covered by health insurance by selected characteristics, 1987–2006 | ||
| Table HC2. | 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, 1993–2006 | ||
| Table HC3. | Childhood immunization: Percentage of children ages 19–35 months vaccinated for selected diseases by poverty status, and race and Hispanic origin, 1996–2006 | ||
| Table HC4.A. | Oral Health: Percentage of children ages 2–17 with a dental visit in the past year, 1997–2006 | ||
| Table HC4.B. | Oral Health: Percentage of children ages 2–17 with untreated dental caries (cavities) by age, poverty status, and race and Hispanic origin, 1999–2002 and 2003–2004 | ||
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| Table PHY1.A. | Outdoor air quality: Percentage of children ages 0–17 living in counties in which levels of one or more air pollutants rose above allowable levels, 1999–2006 | ||
| Table PHY1.B. | Indoor air quality: Percentage of children ages 4–17 with specified blood cotinine levels by age, selected years 1988–2006 | ||
| Table PHY1.C. | Indoor air quality: Percentage of children ages 0–6 living in homes where someone smokes regularly by race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status, 2003 | ||
| Table PHY2. | Drinking water quality: Percentage of children served by community water systems that did not meet all applicable health-based drinking water standards, 1993–2006 | ||
| Table PHY3.A. | Lead in the blood of children: Percentage of children ages 1–5 with specified blood lead levels by race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status, 2001–2004 | ||
| Table PHY3.B. | Lead in the blood of children: Median blood lead concentration among children ages 1–5, selected years 1976–2004 | ||
| Table PHY4. | Housing problems: Percentage of households with children ages 0–17 that reported housing problems by type of problem, selected years 1978–2005 | ||
| Table PHY5. | Youth victims of serious violent crimes: Rate and number of victimizations for youth ages 12–17 by age, race, and gender, 1980–2005 | ||
| Table PHY6.A. | Child injury and mortality: Emergency department visit rates for children ages 1–14 by leading causes of injury visits, 1995–2005 | ||
| Table PHY6.B. | Child injury and mortality: Death rates among children ages 1–14 by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and cause of death, 1980–2005 | ||
| Table PHY7.A. | Adolescent injury and mortality: Emergency department visit rates for adolescents ages 15–19 by leading causes of injury visits, 1995–2005 | ||
| Table PHY7.B. | Adolescent mortality: Death rates among adolescents ages 15–19 by gender, race and Hispanic origin, and all causes and injury causes of death, 1980–2005 | ||
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| Table BEH1. | Regular cigarette smoking: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported smoking cigarettes daily over the past 30 days by grade, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2007 | ||
| Table BEH2. | 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, 1980–2007 | ||
| Table BEH3. | Illicit drug use: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who have used illicit drugs in the previous 30 days by grade, gender and race, and Hispanic origin, 1980–2007 | ||
| Table BEH4.A. | Sexual Activity: Percentage of high school students who reported ever having had sexual intercourse, selected years 1991–2005 | ||
| Table BEH4.B. | Sexual activity: Among those who reported having had sexual intercourse during the past three months, the percentage of high school students who reported use of birth control pills to prevent pregnancy before last sexual intercourse, selected years 1991–2005 | ||
| Table BEH4.C. | Sexual Activity: Among those who reported having had sexual intercourse during the past three months, the percentage of high school students who reported condom use during the last sexual intercourse, selected years 1991–2005 | ||
| Table BEH5. | Youth perpetrators of serious violent crimes: Rate and number of serious crimes by youth ages 12–17, 1980–2005 | ||
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| Table ED1. | Family reading to young children: Percentage of children ages 3–5 who were read to every day in the last week by a family member by child and family characteristics, selected years 1993–2005 | ||
| Table ED2.A. | Mathematics and reading achievement: Average mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders by grade and child and family characteristics, selected years 1990–2007 |
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| Table ED2.B. | Mathematics and Reading achievement: Average reading scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders by grade, and child and family characteristics, selected years 1992–2007 | ||
| Table ED3.A. | High school academic coursetaking: Percentage distribution of high school graduates by the highest level of mathematics courses taken, selected years 1982–2004 | ||
| Table ED3.B. | High school academic coursetaking: Percentage distribution of high school graduates by the highest level of science courses taken, selected years 1982–2004 | ||
| Table ED3.C. | High school academic coursetaking: Percentage distribution of high school graduates by the highest level of English courses taken, selected years 1982–2004 | ||
| Table ED3.D. | High school academic coursetaking: Percentage distribution of high school graduates by the highest level of foreign language courses taken, selected years 1982–2004 | ||
| Table ED4. | High school completion: Percentage of adults ages 18–24 who have completed high school by race and Hispanic origin, and method of completion, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table ED5.A. | 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, 1985–2007 | ||
| Table ED5.B. | 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, 1985–2007 | ||
| Table ED5.C. | Youth enrollment and working status: Percentage of youth ages 16–19 by enrollment status and working status, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, and age, selected years 1985–2007 | ||
| Table ED6. | College Enrollment: Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college the October immediately after completing high school by gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2006 | ||
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| Table HEALTH1. | Low birthweight: Percentage of infants born with low birthweight by detailed mother’s race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2006 | ||
| Table HEALTH2. | Infant mortality: Death rates among infants by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1983–2005 | ||
| Table HEALTH3.A. | Emotional and behavioral difficulties: Percentage of children ages 4–17 reported by a parent to have serious (definite/severe), minor, or no difficulties with emotions, concentration, behavior, or getting along with other people, by selected characteristics, 2006 | ||
| Table HEALTH3.B. | Emotional and behavioral difficulties: Percentage of children ages 4–17 whose parent had contact with a health care provider or school staff, who were prescribed medication, or who received treatment other than medication by level of emotional and behavioral difficulty, 2006 | ||
| Table HEALTH4. | 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 1997–2006 | ||
| Table HEALTH5. | Overweight: Percentage of children ages 6–17 who are overweight by gender and age group, 1976–1980, 1988–1994, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2003–2004, and 2005–2006 | ||
| Table HEALTH6.A. | Asthma: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with asthma, selected years 1980–2006 | ||
| Table HEALTH6.B. | Asthma: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with current asthma by age, poverty status, race and Hispanic origin, and area of residence, 2001–2006 | ||
PopulationTable POP3 is also the table for figure 1
Table FAM2A is also the table for figure 2
Table FAM6 is also the table for figure 3
Table ECON1A is also the table for figure 4
Table ECON2 is also the table for figure 5
Table HC1 is also the table for figure 6
Table HC4A is also the table for figure 7
Table PHY3A is also the table for figure 8
Table PHY4 is also the table for figure 9
Table BEH1 is also the table for figure 10
Table BEH3 is also the table for figure 11
Table ED2A is also the table for figure 12
Table ED4 is also the table for figure 13
Table HEALTH1 is also the table for figure 14
Table HEALTH6A is also the table for figure 15