America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
Population Figures
Figure POP1: Number of children ages 0–17 in the United States, 1950–2007 and projected 2008–2020
NOTE: Population projections are based on the Census 2000 counts.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates and Projections.
Figure POP2: Children ages 0–17 and adults ages 65 and over as a percentage of the U.S. population, 1950–2007 and projected 2008–2020
NOTE: Population projections are based on the Census 2000 counts.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates and Projections.
Figure POP3: Percentage of U.S. children ages 0–17 by race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2007 and projected 2008–2020
NOTE: Data from 2000 onward are not directly comparable with data from earlier years. Prior to 2000, race data followed a 1977 Office of Management and Budget directive on the collection and presentation of statistics on race and ethnicity. Data for 2000 and subsequent years reflect conversion to OMB's 1997 directive on the collection and presentation of statistics on race and ethnicity. The new directive refined many race categories and included a provision for identifying multiracial respondents. Identification of Hispanic and other ethnic origins is done independently of race. Thus, Hispanics may be of any race. Except for the "All other races" category, all race groups discussed from 2000 onward refer to people who indicated only one racial identity. Non-Hispanic Whites are used as the comparison group for other race groups and Hispanics. For additional information see http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/racefactcb.html and http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html. Unless otherwise specified, statistics by race reported here include persons of Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates and Projections.