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.

Featured Indicator: "Family Structure"

The proportion of U.S. children living with both parents, has fallen over the most recent two decades (though less rapidly than in the prior two), dropping from 69 percent in 2000, to 65 percent in 2011.

Children living with two married adults (biological or adoptive parents) have, in general, better health, greater access to health care, and fewer emotional or behavioral problems than children living in other types of families..

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Fall 2011 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.