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# CDC:Child Well-Being
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/child_well-being_1607100511/
- Published: 2010-07-16T18:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:56:33.000Z
- Description: The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has issued its 2010 brief, drawing on 40 indicators covering family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, and behavior. The next full-length report is due in July 2011.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Government, Health News, #vivvo-import

# **Annual report documents the latest Federal statistics in child well-being.**

[ *America's Children:*  *Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010* \[PDF 6.13 MB\]](http://www.childstats.gov/pdf/ac2010/ac%5F10.pdf?ref=foodconsumer.org)

The report [*America's Children In Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010*](http://www.childstats.gov/?ref=foodconsumer.org) is an annual compendium of 40 key indicators—drawn from the most recent, reliable official statistics—on important aspects of the lives of children and their families. The report is produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a working group of 22 Federal agencies (including the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families. The Forum alternates publishing a more detailed report every other year with a condensed version that highlights selected indicators. This year's report is a brief report and the next full report will be published in July 2011.

For detailed information see [ChildStats.gov](http://www.childstats.gov/?ref=foodconsumer.org) or use the links below to help you learn more about specific areas of America's children.

- [Family and Social Environment](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/famsoc.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org) is about the composition of children's families and the social environment in which they live.
- [Economic Circumstances](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/eco.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org) presents information on the economic resources of children's households and on their food-related well-being.
- [Health Care](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/care.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org) includes information about selected determinants of health care utilization such as health insurance and measures of utilization of health care such as immunizations.
- [Physical Environment and Safety](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/phenviro.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org) presents indicators on how environmental conditions (such as air quality and exposure to lead) may impact children.
- [Behavior](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/beh.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org) focuses on illegal and high-risk behaviors such as substance use behaviors, sexual activity, and perpetration of serious violent crime.
- [Education](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/edu.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org) presents key indicators of how well children are learning and progressing from early childhood through postsecondary school.
- [Health](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/health.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org)presents indicators of several important aspects or determinants of child health such as low birthweight/preterm birth, depression, asthma, and obesity.

### From *America's Children in Brief:* 
*Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010*

In 2009, 70 percent of children under age 18 lived with two parents, 26 percent lived with one parent and 4 percent lived with neither parent.

About 22 percent of children lived in food-insecure households in 2008, up from 17 percent in 2007 and the highest recorded percentage.

The percentage of children ages 5-11 with untreated dental cavities declined from 27 percent in 1999-2004 to 20 percent in 2005-2008.

The percentage of infants born preterm declined for the second straight year, from 12.8 percent in 2006 to 12.7 percent in 2007 and to 12.3 percent in 2008.

19% of children ages 6–17 were obese in 2007-2008, compared to 6% in 1976-1980, but unchanged from 2005-2006.

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# America's Children: Data on Child Well-Being, 2010

### Learn more about the most recently available major federal statistics on children and youth in these areas: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

This feature highlights data from the Physical Environment and Safety section of America's Children in Brief: the percentage of children with specified blood cotinine levels during selected years from 1988 to 2008\. Continine, a breakdown product of nicotine, is a marker for recent exposure to secondhand smoke. As the number of public places allowing smoking has declined, so has the percentage of children with detectable blood continine levels.[3](http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsChildHealthData/?ref=foodconsumer.org#reference) In 2007–2008, 53 percent of children ages 4–11 had detectable blood continine levels (at or above 0.05 ng/mL), down from 64 percent in 1999–2000 and 88 percent in 1988–1994\. The percentage of children with blood continine levels above 1.0 ng/mL, which indicates high levels of secondhand smoke exposure at home or other places, declined from 26 percent in 1988–1994 to 18 percent in 1999–2000.[4](http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsChildHealthData/?ref=foodconsumer.org#reference) The percentage did not change significantly from 1999–2000 to 2007–2008.

*America's Children In Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010* was compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a working group of 22 federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families. The report groups the most recently available major federal statistics on children and youth under several domains: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. The purpose of the report is to provide statistical information on children and families in a nontechnical, easy-to-use format in order to stimulate discussion among data providers, policymakers, and members of the public.

Children's exposure to indoor air pollutants can have a substantial impact on their health.[1](http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsChildHealthData/?ref=foodconsumer.org#reference)Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the probability of lower respiratory tract infections, asthma, other respiratory conditions, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).[2](http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsChildHealthData/?ref=foodconsumer.org#reference)

**NOTE**: "Any detectable continine" indicates blood continine levels at or above 0.05 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), the detectable level of continine in the blood in 1988–1994\. continine levels are reported for nonsmoking children only. The average (geometric mean) blood continine level in children living in homes where someone smoked was 1.0 ng/mL in 1988–1994 and in 2003–2006.

Data source: National Center for Health Statistics, [National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey](http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/surveys2.asp?ref=foodconsumer.org#nhnes).

1. Esmen, N.A. (1985). The status of indoor air pollution. *Environmental Health Perspectives, 62*, 259–265.
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2006). *The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke: A report of the Surgeon General.* Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from[http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/](http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/?ref=foodconsumer.org).
3. Eriksen, M.P., and Cerak, R.L. (2008). The diffusion and impact of clean indoor air laws.*Annual Review of Public Health, 29*, 171–185.
4. Mannino, D.M., Caraballo, R., Benowitz, N., and Repace, J. (2001). Predictors of continine levels in U.S. children: Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. *CHEST, 120*, 718–724\. Marano, C., Schober, S.E., Brody, D.J., and Zhang, C. (2009). Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among children and adolescents: United States, 2003–2006\. *Pediatrics, 124* (5): 1299–1305.