America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/Accuracy/accuracy2008.pdf.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families and National Center for Health Statistics, State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey, National Survey of Adoptive Parents.

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/Accuracy/accuracy2008.pdf. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Shown are adopted children whose householder/parent is reported to be of a different race group from the adopted child; the race groups are White alone, Black alone, American Indian or Alaska Native alone, Asian alone or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone, Some other race alone, White and Black, White and American Indian or Alaska Native, White and Asian or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White and Some other race, or either the adopted child or householder/parent reports a multiple race group combination not listed above.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

NOTE: Children are classified as exhibiting positive social behaviors if their parent reported that their child "usually" or "always" engaged in all four of the following behaviors: "[shows] respect for teachers and neighbors," "[gets] along well with other children," "[tries] to understand other people's feelings," and "[tries] to resolve conflicts with classmates, family, or friends."

SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS), National Survey of Adoptive Parents; and Maternal and Child Health Bureau and NCHS, SLAITS, The National Survey of Children's Health.

NOTE: Children are considered to have moderate to severe health problems if their parent reported that a doctor had ever told them that their child had one of 16 health conditions included in the survey, and the parent characterized that condition as being either moderate or severe at the time of the interview. The specific health conditions include: learning disabilities; Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder; depression, anxiety problems, behavior or conduct problems; Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder; developmental delay; speech problems such as stuttering or stammering; asthma, diabetes, Tourette Syndrome, epilepsy or other seizure disorder; hearing problems; vision problems that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses; bone, joint or muscle problems; and brain injury or concussion. Some conditions were not assessed for children under age 3. In addition, relatively small samples and low prevalence of conditions among children ages 3–5 made a separate breakout of this age group infeasible.

SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS), National Survey of Adoptive Parents; and Maternal and Child Health Bureau and NCHS, SLAITS, The National Survey of Children's Health.