Welcome to the Child Trends DataBank
Welcome to the one-stop source for the latest national trends and research
on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being. This information is
provided by Child Trends, a national leader in the field for over 30 years.
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Winter 2013 issue of The Child Indicator available now . . .
Find Indicators by Life Stages | Find Indicators by Well-Being Areas | The Context for Children | ||||||||
| ♦ Pregnancy and Birth | ♦ Health & Safety | ♦ Demographics | ||||||||
| A healthy pregnancy, and healthy status at birth, set the stage for subsequent child development and well-being. | Status-indicators connected with surviving, and thriving, from birth through young adulthood. | Broad descriptors of the U.S. child population (numbers, fertility and birth rates, race/ethnicity, family structure). | ||||||||
| ♦ Infants and Young Children | ♦ Child Care & Education | ♦ Family & Community | ||||||||
| Indicators in this section relate to Health & Well-Being Status, Health & Well-Being Activities, and Learning. | Indicators of skills, activities, and participation related to learning, from preschool through young adulthood. | Measures of the roles parents, schools, and neighborhoods play in the lives of children | ||||||||
| ♦ Adolescents | ♦ Behaviors | ♦ Economic Security | ||||||||
| Indicators in this section include those related to Health & Well-Being Status, Health & Well-Being Activities, and Learning. | Indicators of behaviors important to thriving, from early childhood through young adulthood. | Measures of the economic status of children, and the economic supports available to them. | ||||||||
| ♦ Young Adults | ||||||||||
| Indicators in this section include those related to Health & Well-Being Status, Health & Well-Being Activities, and Learning. | ||||||||||