ERIC Number: ED501966
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 23
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Each year since 1997, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has published a report on the well-being of children and families. This Brief highlights selected indicators from the more detailed report, which were chosen because they are easy to understand; are based on substantial research connecting them to child well-being; vary across important areas of children's lives; are measured regularly so that they can be updated and show trends over time; and represent large segments of the population, rather than one particular group. The indicators are organized into seven sections, each focusing on a domain relevant to children's lives: Family and Social Environment, Economic Circumstances, Health Care, Physical Environment and Safety, Behavior, Education, and Health. (Contains 15 figures and 42 footnotes.) [This report was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in cooperation with the National Center for Health Statistics. For "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2007," see ED499561.]
Descriptors: Children, Social Environment, Physical Environment, Well Being, Social Indicators, Family Environment, Economic Factors, Child Health, Child Safety, Antisocial Behavior, Child Behavior, Statistical Surveys, Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Available from: Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center. P.O. Box 2910, Merrifield, VA 22116. Tel: 888-Ask-HRSA; Fax: 703-821-2098; e-mail: ask@hrsa.gov; Web site: http://childstats.gov
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Identifiers: United States


