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Children
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Factsheets
Children
Living in Poverty: Factsheet
Detailed
Tables
Families
and Households
Child
Care
Income
Education
Levels of Proficiency
Health
Infant and Adolescent Mortality
Health Care and Insurance
Poverty
Joint Centerıs National Opinion Poll
For More Information
Households
All
parent/child situations: 2000
Living Arrangements of
Children
Living
arrangements of white children under 18 years old: 2000
Living
arrangements of black children under 18 years old: 2000
Living
arrangements of Hispanic children under18 years old: 2000
Household Relationships
Household
relationship and family status of children under 18 years, by age, sex, Hispanic
origin, and metropolitan residence: 2000
Household
relationship and living arrangements of children under 18 years, by age, sex,
Hispanic origin, and metropolitan residence: 2000
Family Households
Family
households, by type, age of own children, age of family members, and age, and
Hispanic origin of householder: 2000
Family
households, by type, age of own children, educational attainment and Hispanic
origin of householder: 2000
Family
Households, by Type, Age of Own Children, Educational Attainment and Hispanic
origin of householders under 45 years of age: 2000
Married-Couple Families
Married
couple family groups, by presence of own children under 18, and age, earnings,
education and Hispanic origin of both spouses: 2000
Married
couple family groups, by presence of own children in specific age groups, and
age, earnings, education, Hispanic origin of both spouses: 2000
One-Parent Families
One-parent
family groups with own children under 18, by Labor Force Status and Hispanic
Origin of the Reference Person: 2000
One-Parent
Family Groups with own children under 18, by Marital Status and Hispanic Origin
of the Reference Person: 2000
Unrelated/Unmarried Adults
Households
with two unrelated adults of the opposite sex, by presence of children under
15 and age, marital status, and Hispanic origin of householder: 2000
Opposite
sex unmarried partner households, by presence of own children under 18, and
age, earnings, education, and Hispanic origin of both partners: 2000
Interracial Children
Race
of child by race of householder and spouse or partner
Hispanic
origin of child, by Hispanic origin of householder and of spouse or partner
Child Care
Child Care Costs and
Arrangements: Fall 1993
Payments
by families of employed mothers for children under 15
Payments
by families of employed mothers for children under 5
Distribution
of primary child care arrangements by selected characteristics
Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers
Arrangements
(number) by marital status:1991 and 1995
Arrangements,
by age and household characteristics: 1991 and 1995
Arrangements
of preschool children, by age, and household income: 1991, 1995, and 1999
...of Preschoolers of
Employed Mothers, Fall 1994
Arrangements
(number) by selected characteristics
Arrangements
(percent) by selected characteristics
Arrangements
(number) by marital, labor force and poverty status
Arrangements
(percent) by marital, labor force and poverty status
Father Caregivers: Married
Fathers As Child Care Provides of Children: 1994
by
labor force characteristics (employed, and not working)
by
labor force characteristics (employed)
by
selected characteristics (employed, and not working)
Fathers
of children 0-14 Years labor force characteristics (1998)
Includes data for: Children 0-14 and also separately for children 0-4 and 5-14
for employed and not working fathers, and also employed fathers separately
Married
fathers as child care providers of children 0-4 Years, by selected characteristics,
1994
Income
Income by Presence and
Number of Related Children Under 18 Years old and Type
Black
families
Hispanic Families
Non-Hispanic
white families
White families
By Presence of Children
Under 18
Black
families: 2000
Hispanic
Families: 2000
Non-Hispanic
white families: 2000
White
families: 2000
Education
Characteristics of Children
and Families
School-age
population by sex: 1970 to 1999
Family
type: 1998
Poverty
status of persons, families, and children: 1959 to 1998
Parental Involvement
Percent
3 to 5 year olds a family member read to every day: 1993,1995 and 1996
Percentage
of 3- to 5-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten, who have participated
in home literacy activities with a family member, by selected child and family
characteristics: 1993 and 1999
Enrollment and Attendance-Elementary
and Secondary School
Attendance of 10th and 12th
graders by selected student and school characteristics: 1990 and 1992
Enrollment
in public schools by state: 1986 and 1998
Percent
of 6 to 17 year-olds enrolled below modal grade: 1971 to 2000
Enrollment of Persons
3 to 34 Years Old
Enrollment
by level and control: 2000
Percent
enrolled by sex and age: 1975 to 1999
Percent
enrolled by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin: 1947 to 2000
Levels
of Proficiency
Reading, Writing, and
Math
General
knowledge, reading, and mathematics scores and classroom behavior of kindergarten
students, by child and family characteristics: Fall 1998
Percent
of students at or above selected reading proficiency levels, by sex, and age:
1971 to 1999
Average
proficiency in reading for 4th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics,
and state: 1994 and 1998
Average
writing performance of 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-graders, by selected characteristics
of students: 1984 to 1996
Average
mathematics proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students:
1973 to 1999
Percent
of students at or above selected mathematics proficiency levels, by sex, control
of school, and age: 1978 to 1999
Mathematics
performance of 17-year-olds, by highest mathematics course taken by sex: 1978
to 1999
History and Geography
Percent
of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics
and grade level: 1994
Average
student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by selected characteristics:
1994
Percent
of students at or above selected geography proficiency levels, by selected characteristics
and grade level: 1994
Science
Average
science proficiency, by age and by selected characteristics of students: 1970
to 1999
Percent
of students at or above selected science proficiency levels, by sex, control
of school, and age: 1977 to 1999
Average
performance in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics
and state: 1996
SATıs
Scholastic
Assessment Test score averages: 1986-87 to 1999-2000
Carnegie Units
Average
number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject
fields, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1998
Average
number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education
courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1998
Selected Courses Taken
by High School Students
Percentage
of high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in
high school, by sex: 1982 to 1998
Percent
of high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of
academic courses, by sex: 1982 to 1998
Reasons
given by twelfth-graders for taking current mathematics and science classes,
by selected student and school characteristics: 1992
Experiences and Attitudes
About Various Issues
Expected
occupations of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders at age 30, by selected student
and school characteristics: 1988, 1990, and 1992
Eighth-,
tenth-, and twelfth-graders' attitudes about school climate, by student and
school characteristics: 1988, 1990, and 1992
Percent
of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by student
characteristics: 1982 and 1992
Percent
of high school seniors who participate in selected school-sponsored extracurricular
activities, by student characteristics: 1980 and 1992
Percentage
of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported experience with drugs and violence
on school property, by grade and sex: 1997 and 1999
Access and Use of Computers
Access
to home computers, by selected characteristics of students and other users:
October 1997
Percent
of student home computer users using specific applications, by selected characteristics:
October 1997
Student
use of computers, by level of instruction and selected characteristics: 1984
to 1997
High School Dropouts
High
school graduates and dropouts in public elementary and secondary schools, by
state: 1997-98
Percent
of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 to 24 years old,
by sex: April 1960 to October 1999
Health
(PDF)
Fertility
Crude
birth rates, fertility rates and birth rates, by age of mother according to
Hispanic Origin: US selected years 1950-99 (PDF)
Live
Births according to Hispanic Origin: US selected years: 1970-99 (PDF)
Birth
Rate for Females 15-19 Years by Race/Ethnicity and State: 1996-1998 (XLS)
Prenatal Care
Prenatal
care: 1970-1999 (PDF)
Early
prenatal care according to Hispanic origin of mother, geographical location
and state: average annual 1991-93, 1994-96 and 1997-99 (PDF)
Women
Who Did Not Receive Prenatal Care During the First Trimester of Pregnancy by
Race/Ethnicity: 1996-1998 (XLS)
Low Birth Weight
Low
birth weight: 1970-1999 (PDF)
Low-birth
weight live births, according to Hispanic Origin of mother and smoking status:
US selected years 1970-99 (PDF)
Low-birth
weight live births among mothers 20 years of age and older by Hispanic Origin
of mother and education: 1989-99 (PDF)
Low-birth
weight live births, according to Hispanic Origin of mother, geographic division,
and state: average annual 1991-93, 1994-96 and 1997-99 (PDF)
Very
low-birth weight live births, according to Hispanic Origin of mother, geographic
division, and state: average annual 1991-93, 1994-96 and 1997-99 (PDF)
Infant
and Adolescent Mortality
Infant Mortality
Infant,
neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates, according to Hispanic Origin of
mother: Selected years 1983-98 (PDF)
Infant
Mortality: Rates and Number of Deaths by Race/Ethnicity and State: 1996-1998
(XLS)
Infant
mortality rates for mothers 20 years of age and over according to mothers education
and Hispanic Origin of mother: Selected years 1983-98 (PDF)
Infant,
fetal and perinatal mortality rates, selected years, 1950-1999. (PDF)
Infant
mortality rates according to Hispanic origin, geographic division, and state:
average annual 1989-91 and 1996-98 (PDF)
Neonatal
mortality rates, according to Hispanic origin, geographic division, and state:
average annual 1989-91 and 1996-98 (PDF)
Infant Health
Breast-feeding:
1970-1994. (PDF)
Vaccinations
for children ages 19-35 months: 1994-2000(PDF)
Health
Care and Insurance
Health Care
No
health care visits to an office or clinic within the past 12 months among children
under 18 years of age according to selected characteristics: 1997-99 (PDF)
No
unusual source of health care among children under 18, according to selected
characteristics: 1997-99 average annuals 1993-94, 1995-96 and1998-99 (PDF)
Emergency
department visits within the past 12 months among children under 18 years of
age according to selected characteristics: 1997-99 (PDF)
Health Insurance
Coverage
Type
of health insurance coverage of children: 1987-2000
Foster
Care and Adoption
Foster Care
Children
entering foster care: 1997 through 1998
(XLS)
Children
entering foster care: 1996 through 1997
Children
exiting foster care: 1996 through 1997
Children
in foster care on March 31, 1998 (XLS)
Children
in foster care on December 31, 1996
Children
entering foster care April 1, 1997 through September 30, 1997
Children
in foster care on September 30, 1997
Adoption
Public
agency children adopted October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999
Public
agency children adopted October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998
Public
agency children adopted March 31, 1996 through October 1, 1997
Public
agency children adopted April 1,1997 through September 30,1997
Health
Risk Factors
Overweight Children
Overweight
children and adolescents 6-19 years of age, according to sex, age and Hispanic
origin: Selected years 1963-65 through 1988-94 (PDF)
Substance Abuse (Includes
Cigarettes and Alcohol)
Use
of selected substances in the past month by persons 12 years of age and over,
according to age, sex and Hispanic origin: Selected years 1979-99 (PDF)
Use
of selected substances by high school seniors and eight graders according to
sex: Selected years 1980-2000 (PDF)
Adolescent
and Reproductive Health
Sex
education before age 18
Pelvic
inflammatory disease
Cigarette
and alcohol use (PDF)
Reproductive (Includes data both on adolescent women and adult women
Age
of partner at first intercourse
Percent
who ever had intercourse
Percent
whose first intercourse was not voluntary
Contraceptive
use at first intercourse
Consistency
of oral contraceptive use
Consistency
of use of coital contraceptives
Current
contraceptive status
Poverty
Poverty Status
Poverty
status of families, by type of family, presence of related children: 1959 to
2000
Poverty
status of families by type of family, age of householder, and number of children:
2000
Poverty
status of people in families by type of family, age of householder, and number
of children: 2000
People
and families in poverty by selected characteristics: 1999 and 2000 (PDF)
People
and families in poverty by selected characteristics: 1993 and 2000 (PDF)
Related
children as a proportion of the poverty population: 2000
Poverty
thresholds by size of family and number of related children: 2000
Joint
Centerıs National Opinion Poll
Music featuring 'gangsta
rap' should not be sold to buyers under 18 years old
1997
1996
Opinions on government's
responsibility to children
Provide health insurance
to all uninsured children
1997
Build orphanages for children
from dangerous and unhealthy homes
1997
1996
Opinions on government
spending
Too much, too little,
or just enough on education
1998
1997
1996
For More Information
America's
Families and Living Arrangements: 2000 (PDF)
Educational
Attainment in the United States: March 2000
Money
Income in the United States: 2000 (PDF)
Poverty
in the United States: 2000 (PDF)
1997
National Opinion Poll--Children's Issues
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