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America's Children in Brief

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (the Forum) released its annual report, America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being. The Forum is a work group consisting of 22 Federal agencies focused on integrating Federal efforts to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on child and family well-being. The report provides data on child well-being spanning seven indicators: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

Key findings from this year's report include the following:

Infant mortality, preterm birth rates, and births to adolescents declined.
Average mathematics scores for 4th- and 8th-grade students increased.
Violent crime victimization rates among youth decreased.
The percentage of children with at least one parent employed full time decreased.
The percentage of children living in poverty increased.

America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being is available on the Forum's website:

http://childstats.gov/

Related Item

See "2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book" in this issue.

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