Trends in the Well-Being of America’s Children & Youth 2001

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Acknowledgments

(Title Page, Table of Contents, Acknowledgments, and Introduction in PDF format.)

Introduction

• Indicators Included in the Report
• The Need for Better Data on Children
• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
• Using the Document
• For More Information

Section 1:
Population, Family, and Neighborhood (PF)

CHILD POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS  (In PDF format)

• PF 1.1 Number of Children in the United States
• PF 1.2 Children as a Percentage of the Total Population
• PF 1.3 Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Child Population
• PF 1.4 Foreign Born Population
• PF 1.5 Fertility Rates
• PF 1.6 Number of Births
• PF 1.7 Percentage of All Births to Unmarried Women

FAMILY STRUCTURE  (In PDF format)

• PF 2.1 Families with Children
• PF 2.2 Living Arrangements of Children
• PF 2.3 Children Living in Foster Care

NEIGHBORHOODS   (In PDF format)

• PF 3.1 Residential Stability
• PF 3.2 Children in Poor and Very Poor Neighborhoods

Section 2:
Economic Security (ES)

POVERTY AND INCOME  (In PDF format)

• ES 1.1 Median Family Income
• ES 1.2 Children in Poverty

FINANCIAL SUPPORT   (In PDF format)

• ES 2.1 Means-Tested Assistance: AFDC and Food Stamps
• ES 2.2 Child Support Nonpayment

PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT   (In PDF format)

• ES 3.1 Parental Labor Force Participation
• ES 3.2 Maternal Employment
• ES 3.3 Child Care

CONSUMPTION   (In PDF format)

• ES 4.1 Housing Problems
• ES 4.2 Food Security

Section 3:
Health Conditions and Health Care (HC)

HEALTH CARE   (In PDF format)

• HC 1.1 Health Insurance Coverage
• HC 1.2 Prenatal Care
• HC 1.3 Immunization

HEALTH CONDITIONS   (In PDF format)

• HC 2.1 Healthy Births
• HC 2.2 Low and Very Low Birth Weight
• HC 2.3 Children in Very Good or Excellent Health
• HC 2.4 Chronic Health Conditions
• HC 2.5 Overweight Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents
• HC 2.6 Activity Limitations
• HC 2.7 Dental Caries
• HC 2.8 Children and Adolescents with HIV/AIDS
• HC 2.9 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescents
• HC 2.10 Abuse and Neglect
• HC 2.11 Suicidal Teens
• HC 2.12 Serious Violent Victimization of Teens

MORTALITY  (In PDF format)

• HC 3.1 Infant Mortality
• HC 3.2 Child and Youth Deaths
• HC 3.3 Youth Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths
• HC 3.4 Youth Homicides
• HC 3.5 Youth Suicides

Section 4:
Social Development and Behavioral Health (SD)

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT  (In PDF format)

• SD 1.1 Life Goals of High School Seniors
• SD 1.2 Peer Approval
• SD 1.3 Religious Attendance and Religiosity
• SD 1.4 Voting Behavior of Young Adults
• SD 1.5 Television Viewing Habits
• SD 1.6 Detached Youth: Not in School and Not Working
• SD 1.7 Youth Violent Crime Arrest Rates
• SD 1.8 Low-Risk Teen Cumulative Risk Index
• SD 1.9 Closeness with Parents
• SD 1.10 Parents' Activities with Children

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY   (In PDF format)

• SD 2.1 Physical Fighting by Youth
• SD 2.2 Weapon Carrying Among High School Youth
• SD 2.3 Seat Belt Use
• SD 2.4 Regular Physical Exercise
• SD 2.5 Sufficient Hours of Sleep

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: SMOKING, ALCOHOL, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE  (In PDF format)

• SD 3.1 Cigarette Smoking Among Youth
• SD 3.2 Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Youth
• SD 3.3 Alcohol Use Among Youth
• SD 3.4 Exposure to Drunk Driving
• SD 3.5 Drug Use Among Youth
• SD 3.6 Peer Attitudes Towards Alcohol and Other Controlled Substances
• SD 3.7 Abuse of Alcohol or Other Controlled Substances

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND FERTILITY   (In PDF format)

• SD 4.1 Sexually Experienced Teens
• SD 4.2 Sexually Active Teens
• SD 4.3 Contraceptive Use by Teens
• SD 4.4 Number of Sexual Partners
• SD 4.5 Teen Pregnancy and Abortion
• SD 4.6 Teen Births

Section 5:
Education and Achievement (EA)

ENROLLMENT/ATTENDANCE   (In PDF format)

• EA 1.1 Early Childhood Program Enrollment
• EA 1.2 Grade Retention: 2nd Graders Retained in Kindergarten /1st-Grade
• EA 1.3 School Absenteeism
• EA 1.4 High School Dropouts
• EA 1.5 High School Completion
• EA 1.6 College Attendance and Attainment

ACHIEVEMENT/PROFICIENCY   (In PDF format)

• EA 2.1 Reading Proficiency for Children Ages 9, 13, and 17
• EA 2.2 Mathematics Proficiency for Children ages 9, 13, and 17
• EA 2.3 Science Proficiency for Children ages 9, 13, and 17
• EA 2.4 Arts Proficiency for Children in Grade 8

RELATED BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS  (In PDF format)

• EA 3.1 Family-Child Engagement in Literacy Activities
• EA 3.2 Reading Habits of Children and Youth
• EA 3.3 Parental Involvement in Child's School
• EA 3.4 Difficulty Speaking English
• EA 3.5 Student Computer Use

Glossary  (In PDF format)

Bibliography  (In PDF format)

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