Maintained/created by: Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Website: http://www.childstats.gov/
Geographic unit of data: U.S. National
Keywords: adolescent births, adolescents, air quality, alcohol use, asthma, behavior, child, child care, child maltreatment, children, children with special health care needs, depression, diet, disability, drug use, education, environmental quality, food security, health care use, health insurance coverage, immunizations, infant mortality, injury, lead, low birth weight, mental health, obesity, oral health, preterm birth, safety, sexual activity, tobacco use, vaccinations, water quality
Abstract:
Background
Users can download a report on trends in child and family well-being in the United States. Topics include: Topics include: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. Childstats.gov provides annual updates on trends in child and family well-being in the United States. This website is maintained by the Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a collaboration of 22 federal agencies and private research organizations that collect, analyze, and publish data on 40 indicators pertaining to children and families. Topics include: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.
Data Notes
Users can download a PDF of reports on national indicators of child and family well-being. Users can view some measures of child well-being by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age. In addition, time trends in measures of well-being are available for several domains. The annual report highlights select indicators, while a detailed report, “America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being,” is published bi-annually. Reports are released in July. Data sources include: Air Quality System (AQS), which is collected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, American Housing Survey, Current Population Survey, and Decennial Census Data; and High School Transcripts Studies, which is managed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).