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Milnes, Annette; Pegrum, Karen; Nebe, Brett; Topfer, Alex; Gaal, Lisa; Zhang, Jessica; Hunter, Nicole – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011
This paper is the fourth in a series of national statistical reports on young people aged 12-24 years produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). This report provides the latest available information on how Australia's young people are faring according to national indicators of health and wellbeing. Many young Australians…
Descriptors: Accidents, Social Support Groups, Physical Activities, Mental Disorders
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Aud, Susan; KewalRamani, Angelina; Frohlich, Lauren – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The transition to adulthood in the United States has changed in recent decades as many of the traditional milestones that mark adulthood, such as household establishment and marriage, have changed or been delayed (McLanahan et al. 2010; Arnett 2000). Among these changes are increased participation and attainment in education; extenuation of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Young Adults, Adolescents, Family Structure
Blachman, Dara; Laughlin, Lynda; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Howie, LaJeana; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Baum, Katrina; Lopez, Marsha; Jekielek, Susan; Nord, Mark; Morisi, Teri; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Colpe, Lisa; Fungwe, Thomas; Ghandour, Reem – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2009
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being" provides annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. A more detailed report alternates every other year with a condensed version that highlights selected indicators. This year, the Forum is publishing the full report…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Well Being, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Maternal and Child Health Services. – 1991
This booklet summarizes recent information on the current health status and service needs of America's children. The booklet is intended to present sentinel health measures in a readily accessible and readable format to illustrate what has been accomplished for children and to identify what challenges remain. The booklet's four sections cover:…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Demography, Health Needs
Williams, Blanch Spruiel – 1980
The number of elderly blacks is increasing at a substantially faster rate than either the general population or the elderly white population. Older blacks tend to have lower incomes, greater health problems, and higher incidence of widowhood than comparable whites or younger blacks. The median income of older blacks remained at only two-thirds of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Health Needs, Hypertension
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Center for Health Statistics. – 1987
The social, economic, and health status advances experienced by Minnesota's White population have eluded significant numbers of the State's Black and Indian populations. This report contains statistical data and analyses of the health status of minorities in Minnesota. The information is meant to contribute to an intensified effort to improve the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Data Collection, Demography
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1983
Expanding on information provided in a softcover report of the same title, this hardcover edition contains additional chapters and presents a more complete picture of the revolution in child survival that UNICEF now believes to be possible. Part I, the annual message from the executive director of UNICEF, summarizes worldwide reaction to…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Developing Nations, Family Planning
Wetzel, James R. – 1989
This document presents a statistics snapshot of young people, aged 15 to 24 years. It provides a broad overview of trends documenting the direction of changes in social behavior and economic circumstances. The projected decline in the total number of youth from 43 million in 1980 to 35 million in 1995 will affect marriage and childbearing…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Demography, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Trends
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, St. Paul. – 1990
This document comprises the 1988 annual statistical report of the Minnesota Center for Health Statistics. After introductory technical notes on changes in format, sources of data, and geographic allocation of vital events, an overview is provided of vital health statistics in all areas. Thereafter, separate sections of the report provide tables…
Descriptors: Abortions, Birth Rate, Demography, Divorce
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Margellos-Anast, Helen; Hedding, Teri; Perlman, Toby; Miller, Linda; Rodgers, Raymond; Kivland, Lisa; DeGutis, Dorothea; Giloth, Barbara; Whitman, Steven – American Annals of the Deaf, 2005
There is limited information on how communication barriers impact on the health of deaf individuals. The present article describes the development of a standardized interview tool to collect health-related information from deaf adults via face-to-face interviews in American Sign Language (ASL). Questions were selected largely from existing…
Descriptors: Surveys, Deafness, Adults, Interviews
Ames, Bobbie H. – 1981
This report in two volumes is the product of a year-long needs assessment undertaken by the Governor of Alabama's Commission for the Alabama Year of the Child. Volume I, which contains an overview and recommendations to the governor and the legislature, includes position papers and letters from the commission and interested citizens. These…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Curriculum Development
Child Trends, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1997
This is the second edition of an annual report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. Presented in five sections, the report describes national trends for over 80 indicators of the well-being of children and youth, based on data collected by the federal government. The information provided for each indicator includes one or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1996
This is the first edition of what is intended to be an annual, comprehensive report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. It contains two sections: the first is a quick-reference guide describing national trends for 74 indicators of child and youth well-being based on data collected by the federal government. The information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
The Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) is a large-scale co-operative effort undertaken by governments, national statistics agencies, research institutions and multi-lateral agencies. The development and management of the study were co-ordinated by Statistics Canada and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in collaboration with the…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Familiarity, Numeracy, Demography
Child Trends, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1998
This is the third edition of an annual report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. Part 1 of the report describes national trends for over 90 indicators of child and youth well-being based on data collected by the federal government. The information provided for each indicator includes one or more tables documenting recent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Abuse
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