Profile of Older Workers in California (2004) PDF-24 pages

Discussion and statistics on issues concerning older workers: compensation packages, which industries are most affected, which industries have job opportunities, how much do older workers earn, and more.

 

Condition of Older Adults 2003 [Orange County]
       Online: Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 |Section 4

 

Condition of Older Adults 2002 [Orange County]        top

Geographic Level: Orange County

Print: DOCS DESK  ORCO A340 C66 2002

Online: PDF-134 pages

Longevity/life expectancy, race/ethnicity, geographic distribution, educational attainment, lifelong learning, economic indicators (income, poverty), housing, transportation, civil and social engagement, health status, health care coverage, and more.

Rand California: Long Term Care [CSUF only]    top

This  database reports information on California’s long-term care facilities and the patients they serve. For example, use this database to compare the number of long-term care facilities per 100,000 population across counties. The database begins in 1990.

Child Abuse Referral Reports for California

State and county data (all counties in California).

Children Youth and Families Budget and Data Report: 2005-2006 [Los Angeles] (2006) PDF-84 pages

Details the City of LA's budget for 222 programs serving children, youth and families, along with data on 5 indicators of well-being. Indicators, given by city council district, include: health (prenatal care, birth weight), safety/survival (child abuse referrals, mortality rates), economic well-being (percentage in poverty), social-emotional well-being (teen births, television watching), and achievement/workforce readiness (high school dropout rates).  The report also includes policy recommendations and a detailed description of programs. 

CalWorks Children in the County of Los Angeles (2005) PDF-28 pages 

Portrait of children in CalWORKS in LA County in 2003. Includes: a demographic profile (by supervisorial district, age, ethnicity/race, language spoken, type of household), program characteristics (length of time in program, child care, rules & penalties, parents sanctioned), and issues of well-being  (teen pregnancy, child abuse, proportion in LA County schools, drop out rates, health coverage). Also includes an overview of caseload and poverty trends in LA County.

Status of Children Ages 0-5 (2005) [OCHNA] PDF-155 pages

Population characteristics, birth/death data, health care resources, health care access, prenatal/maternal behaviors/ child safety (child abuse), school readiness, and more. Discussion and statistics)

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Los Angeles Almanac

Geographic Levels: State, County (Los Angeles), City (Los Angeles)

In SEARCH box, type term such as child abuse or foster care. This web site retrieves information and statistics from Los Angeles county and city agencies such as Los Angeles County Department of Children's & Family Services and the Los Angeles Police Department. Some charts gives comparative data for state and county.

Orange County Community Indicators [ANNUAL]         top

Print: CATALOG RECORD

Online: INTERNET VERSION (1999-2005 editions--scroll down to list of reports)

Image Survey: Orange County strengths, challenges, and trends. Education: health status, child care quality and affordability, prenatal care, causes of death for children under five, immunization rates, physical fitness of children, health-insurance coverage, illicit drug use, and mental health. Public Safety: child abuse.

National Child Care Information Center

Child Care State Information (statistics for California and all 50 states)

Child Care Information Database (statistics by state)

 

2005 Child Care Portfolio [California Childcare Resource and Referral Network]

Geographic Level: Orange County

and all 58 California Counties
Evaluates childcare in California in relation to: availability (number of infant, preschool, school age slots), affordability (costs as percentage of family budget/cost of living), children and family demographics (age of children, employment level, education attainment, foreign born residents, language), and more.  Data is given on all of California's 58 counties. 

Child Care Portfolios 2001, 2003, 2005

A comprehensive California statewide report in both narrative and graphic format highlighting child care supply, demand, and cost issues in the context of current policy, demographic and labor force trends. Includes 58 separate county level reports report in both narrative and graphic format highlighting child care supply, demand, and cost issues in the context of current policy, demographic and labor force trends.

 

Lasting Returns: Strengthening California's Child Care and Development System (2001)  

Geographic Level: California

Online: Executive Summary

Online: Full Report PDF-40 pages

This report provides an overview of California's child care system and examines the state's subsidized system in detail. It reports that nearly 280,000 children in California qualify for child care assistance on the basis of income but do not receive it. Seven principal recommendations are given.

Los Angeles County Child Care Information & Resources Directory

Report on the capacity and demand for child care. Includes information on nontraditional hours, special needs children, and county demographics.

California's Children: Just the Facts PDF-2 pages        top

Fact sheet on California's children.

Children Now report card 2006-07: State of the State's Children 2006-07 PDF-40 pages

(Obesity, health insurance, adolescent health, education, family well-being--how California's children are faring and policy recommendations in the areas of health, education and family well-being.)

 

Children Youth and Families Budget and Data Report: 2005-2006 [Los Angeles] (2006) PDF-84 pages

Details the City of LA's budget for 222 programs serving children, youth and families, along with data on 5 indicators of well-being. Indicators, given by city council district, include: health (prenatal care, birth weight), safety/survival (child abuse referrals, mortality rates), economic well-being (percentage in poverty), social-emotional well-being (teen births, television watching), and achievement/workforce readiness (high school dropout rates).  The report also includes policy recommendations and a detailed description of programs. 

 

Conditions of Children in Orange County, 2005 [11th Annual Report] CATALOG RECORD

Online: INTERNET VERSION
Sections on Health, Economic Well-Being, Educational Achievement, and Safe Homes & Communities. Special section on Physical Health of Children, including access to health care, deaths, and anemia and overweight children.

 

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being [ChildStats]    top

Geographic Level: U.S.
Print: DOCS/US  PR 42.8:C 43 CATALOG RECORD
Online: INTERNET VERSION
Discussion and  statistics on Population and Family Characteristics (population, race, difficulty speaking English, family structure, births to unmarried women, child care, children's environments), Economic Security (poverty/income, parental employment, housing, food, access to health care), Health (general health, limitations, immunizations, low birthweight, mortality, teen births), Behavior and Social Environment (cigarette smoking, alcohol use, illicit drug use, youth victims), and Education (family reading, early childhood care, math and reading achievement, high school courses, graduation, higher education). 2001 edition has a special report on youth employment while in school.

 

Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth     top

Geographic Level: United States

Online: 2003 INTERNET VERSION
Online: 2002 INTERNET VERSION

Print: CATALOG RECORD

Comprehensive statistics on key trends and important population sub-group differences for 90 indicators of well-being. Data cover 1970's to 1990's. Population, family structure, neighborhoods, poverty and income, parental and youth employment, mortality, health conditions, health insurance coverage, social development (voting behavior, television viewing habits, arrest rates), behavioral health (seat belt use, exercise, tobacco and substance abuse, sexual activity and contraceptive use, teen pregnancy, teen births, teen abortion), education (including reading habits and student computer use). Sources of data are cited.

 

CalWorks Children in the County of Los Angeles (2005) PDF-28 pages 

Portrait of children in CalWORKS in LA County in 2003. Includes: a demographic profile (by supervisorial district, age, ethnicity/race, language spoken, type of household), program characteristics (length of time in program, child care, rules & penalties, parents sanctioned), and issues of well-being  (teen pregnancy, child abuse, proportion in LA County schools, drop out rates, health coverage). Also includes an overview of caseload and poverty trends in LA County.

Status of Children Ages 0-5 (2005) [OCHNA] PDF-155 pages

Population characteristics, birth/death data, health care resources, health care access, prenatal/maternal behaviors/ child safety (child abuse), school readiness, and more. Discussion and statistics)

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Children with Special Health Care Needs (2005) PDF-6 pages

Statistics on children in L.A. County with special health care needs (SHCN) such as asthma, diabetes, birth defects, cerebral palsy and others. Statistics are broken down by: age group, ethnicity, income level, service planning areas, language and gender. Includes links to local children's health and family resources.

WIC in the States: Thirty-One Years of Building A Healthier America (2005)

U.S. and state-level data. WIC’s achievements in its 31 year history and its importance to women, infants and children, documenting the growth in WIC participation nationally and in each state and Indian Tribal Organization.

State Profile of California: Data from the 2002 National Survey of America's Families (2004) [Urban Institute]

Detailed series of tables on economic security, child well-being, child care, and health care. The tables compare California with the nation as a whole on all of these measures.

California's Young Children: Demographic, Social, and Economic Conditions (2002)        top

Online: PDF-16 pages

Excerpt: "Examines how the social and economic circumstances of California's young children vary according to race and ethnicity, nativity and immigrant generation, region, family structure, and parents' education and workforce participation. Findings indicate that young children in immigrant families , who make up almost half the state's young child population, have the greatest needs but appear to be under-enrolled in current programs." Social and economic indicators, immigrant status of children by region, family structure by race and ethnicity, workforce participation by race and ethnicity, child care arrangements, income, poverty, health insurance, public assistance, bibliographic references. (November 2002)

Publications List: Children Now  

Children Now, a child advocacy organization, makes its research reports on a variety of topics available to the public.

 

Kids Count Census Data Online

Geographic Levels: City, County, State, U.S. Congressional Districts

Data from Census 2000 on age, race, Hispanic origin, and living arrangements.

 

Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children (1994)

The report provides research evidence on the "quiet crisis" that young children face, and it offers a comprehensive set of recommendations to meet their needs. These include preparation for responsible parenthood, improved preventive health and child care, and stronger community supports for families. The report was influential in the recent extension of the Head Start program to infants and toddlers. Profiles of participating sites and coordinating organizations, the program focus, major program components, and contacts.

California Report Card--Home Page

Children Now: California Report Card 2008: The State of the State’s Children

Examines different aspects of childhood well-being including Health (health insurance, oral health, obesity, asthma, mental health, infant and adolescent health); Education (early education, k-12 and after school); and Public Safety (crime, juvenile justice, foster care, and more). Letter grades are given to describe the state and progress of these categories of well-being. General considerations for policy recommendations are also provided.

 

Children Now report card 2006-07: State of the State's Children 2006-07 PDF-40 pages

(Obesity, health insurance, adolescent health, education, family well-being--how California's children are faring and policy recommendations in the areas of health, education and family well-being.)

 

California Report Card 2005: An Assessment of Children's Well-Being PDF-28 pages

Assesses key indicators of childhood well-being in California.  Indicators include: health (health & dental insurance coverage, childhood obesity, childhood and adolescent health, teen birth rates, juvenile arrests and incarceration rates, child abuse), family economic security (income and food security), and education (early education, K-12, after school activities. Includes policy recommendations.  

 

California Report Card 2004: Children in Immigrant Families PDF-48 pages

Excerpt: "The California Report Card 2004 focuses on children in immigrant families to help Californians better understand the lives of almost half of California's children and families, about whom stereotypes often prevail. It synthesizes new data on California's children in immigrant families, spotlights innovative programs and policies, and makes recommendations for improving children's well-being across our state."

 

California Report Card 2001- -report not available but see r elated article from L.A. Times:

"State's Children Facing Fewer Risks, Study Says: Safety: Annual survey reports declines in child abuse, gun injuries and teen births. School performance remains a cause for concern," Los Angeles Times, Wednesday, November 28, 2001, Home Edition, Part 2 Page 3. For full text, search Los Angeles Times by Article Title.
This article summarizes findings from the California Report Card 2001 providing discussion and statistics ("The numbers of Los Angeles County children in foster care dropped to 13.1 per 1,000 in 2001, from 18.7 in 1997. The number of gun injuries decreased from 415 in 1997 to 282 in 1999, while 113 gun deaths were recorded in 1999 compared with 145 in 1997. The county also recorded sharp drops in child abuse cases, with 53.1 reports per 1,000 in 2000 compared with 71.2 reports in 1996. Meanwhile, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties all showed increases in the numbers of expectant mothers receiving prenatal care.").

Making Ends Meet: How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Family in California? 2007 PDF-28 pages

Geographic Levels: State, Metropolitan Areas
Estimates the cost of a basic standard of living in California for four family types. It calculates annual family budgets and hourly wages needed to cover costs of housing and utilities, child care, transportation, food, health coverage, payroll and income taxes, and miscellaneous expenses, but does not account for savings, vacations or emergencies.  Because the cost of living varies across California, the report also provides detailed budgets for the four family types in 10 regions in the state, including Los Angeles County.

Related article: "Parenthood Can Be a Costly Venture" [statistics on costs of raising a child to age 18], Orange County Register, January 3, 2004. For full text, search ProQuest Newspapers by Article Title.

Demographic Profiles [CENSUS 2000]        top

Geographic levels: U.S., California, All Counties, All Cities, All Congressional Districts

Note: For a congressional district, select CALIFORNIA and then type just the number of the district in the next box: 39
Sex, age, detailed race, Hispanic origin, household data, education, marital status, grandparents as caregivers, detailed ancestry, employment status, commuting to work, occupation by broad category, income, poverty status, disability status, housing, heating fuel, monthly homeowner costs, rent as percent of income, and more.

Prevalence of Domestic Violence in California (2002)          top

Print: DOCS DESK CALIF L960 V56 

Online: PDF-74 pages

Discussion and statistics on domestic violence in California.

 

Domestic Violence, Alcohol, & Welfare: Connecting Different Worlds: Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug, and Family Violence Services in CalWORKs (August 2001)  PDF-58 Pages        top

"It has been over three years since California started implementation of welfare reform, officially known as the California Work Opportunities and Responsibility for Kids Act. Since the enactment of the law in 1997, 42 percent of welfare recipients have found jobs, unemployment dropped to the lowest rates in decades, and the state's welfare rolls have dropped by 43 percent. However, questions remain about the "hard to serve" clients with multiple barriers to employment - many of whom probably need multiple services to succeed in the workplace. This paper focuses on the hard-to-serve population  - those whose mental health, alcohol and other drug, or family violence issues may act as barriers to employment. The paper examines prevalence data and barriers to service. It also discusses exemplary local programs and provides policy options for county service integration, funding and allocation issues." -Excerpt.

 

Toolkit to End Domestic Violence

This publication does not address California needs specifically. To provide concrete guidance to communities, policy leaders, and individuals engaged in activities to end violence against women, the National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women developed the Toolkit To End Violence Against Women. Each chapter focuses on a particular audience or environment and includes recommendations for strengthening prevention efforts and improving services and advocacy for victims.

Community Indicators of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Risk       top

Geographic Level: County [Orange County, Los Angeles County, and all other California counties]
Data on 26 community indicators, including measures of risk factors associated with alcohol and other drug use, measures of overall substance use prevalence, and measures of the consequences associated with problem use. Includes six-year trends with state and county-level comparisons. One report for each county.

 

State Estimates of Persons Needing But Not Receiving Substance Abuse Treatment, 2002

The NSDUH Report provides data on the substance abuse treatment gap by States. Estimates are provided separately for alcohol and for illicit drug use. Estimates of need are based on responses to problems that met the DSM-IV criteria for substance dependence or abuse. These data are based on SAMHSA's 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

See Prevalence of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in California

See RAND California: Drug and Alcohol Use Statistics [CSUF ONLY]

Statistics: Foster Care FY 1999-2003: Entries, Exits, and Numbers of Children In Care on the Last Day of Each Federal Fiscal Year

Foster Care Fundamentals: Overview of California's Foster Care System (2001) PDF-62 pages       top

Discussion and statistics on foster care role and responsibilities, characteristics of foster children, shelter care, kinship care, group care, placements, adoption, transitions from foster care, costs of foster care, policy and practices. This is a California Research Bureau report.

 

Steps to Independent Living (L.A. County Emancipation Services and Independent Living Program)

A site for current and former foster youth from L.A. and Orange County.

This website lists resources for current and former foster youth living in L.A. County.  The resources include: housing assistance, job and career planning, education/vocational training information, legal services, counseling/crisis support information, guides to healthcare access, life skills management, and others.

 

Helping Those Whoe Need it Most: Meeting the Mental Health Care Needs of Youth in the Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems (2005) PDF-72 pages

Introduction: "Young people who are transitioning out of the foster care and juvenile justice systems often have serious mental health needs. They can have many strikes against them: families with histories of violence, mental illness, incarceration and/or substance abuse; learning disabilities or neurological conditions; and histories of abuse, neglect or trauma. Some have been driven into the juvenile justice system, or onto the streets, because of undiagnosed or inadequately treated psychiatric problems. These hard lives can result in mental health needs that the foster care and juvenile justice systems struggle to address, with limited success. Why do efforts to provide mental health services to these young people so often fall short? What can be done to improve the system? This report, by author and journalist Nell Bernstein, explores these questions and proposes some answers from young people who have experienced the system from the inside, and from practitioners who work with them."

2007 Overview of the Uninsured Orange County PDF-28 pages

Ninety Years of Health Insurance Reform Efforts in California (2007) PDF-65 pages

 

California 2006/07 Report Card: State of the State's Children 2006-07 PDF-40 pages

Health insurance and other indicators with analysis on how California's children are faring and policy recommendations in the areas of health, education and family well-being.

 

What Does it Take for a Family to Afford to Pay for Health Care? (2007) PDF-14 pages

 

Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheets for California Counties and Regions

County and regional profiles.

 

Snapshot: California's Uninsured 2005

Health insurance coverage sources and trends; employer-based coverage and uninsured population trends; likelihood of coverage by ethnicity, age, and income; and uninsured rates for noncitizens. Spreadsheets containing the detailed data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s analysis of the Current Population Survey, from which this graphical snapshot is drawn, are also available.

Decline in Job Based Health Care Coverage in the United States and California: A Crisis for Working Families (2006) [UC Berkeley Labor Center]   

Summary PDF

Evaluates extent of employer based health coverage in the US and California. Information on: coverage demographics (by race/ethnicity, age, education, gender, income levels) type (public, private, employer- based), coverage trends (from 2000 to projected trends of 2010), implications for continued decline in coverage, and more. 

 

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance

Geographic Levels: United States, State (one table of state data)
Uninsured by race/ethnicity, age, nativity (foreign-born), household income, education, and years of work experience.

2004 edition: Highlights
2003 edition: PDF-77 pages | Highlights

"Number of Uninsured in Question Health Care: UCLA study finds the total of state residents without coverage is significantly lower than federal census figures indicate." Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2002, Page B-1.

This article focuses on California residents without health insurance. Discussion and statistics. For full text, search Los Angeles Times by Article Title.

Health Snapshots (January 2008)

Geographic Levels: County, regional
Key health related indicators such as rates of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, health insurance coverage, food insecurity and more.  Data are available by county and also by Service Planning Areas (SPAs) for LA County.  LA County data can also be compared to other counties as well as the state.

 

Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation: 2005

Statistics on health status, health care, and additional socio-economic indicators.

 

Improving Children's Health: Understanding Children’s Health Disparities and Promising Approaches to Address Them (2006) PDF-93 pages 

Profile of racial/ethnic and socio-economic health disparities of children using data from the National Health Interview Survey.  Includes data on: unmet medical/dental needs, insurance coverage, overall health, infant mortality, immunizations, chronic conditions (obesity, asthma), lead poisoning and more.  The report also contains community strategies and public policy practices meant to reduce health disparities among children.

 

Key Indicators of Health by Service Planning Area 2002/2003 (2004) [Los Angeles County Department of Health Services] PDF-16 pages

Data on over 60 health indicators for Los Angeles County and each of the eight Service Planning Areas (SPAs). Indicators by SPA include alcohol and drug use, poverty, neighborhood safety, TV viewing, child care, parental support, disability, obesity, insurance status, prenatal care, depression, AIDS, teen births, cancer mortality, suicide, homicide, and many more.

 

County Health Status Profiles       top

Geographic Levels: State County
Online: Health Status Profiles
Print: CATALOG RECORD
Causes of Death (motor vehicle crashes, firearm injuries, homicide, suicide, cancer, breast cancer, health disease, drug-related deaths), Morbidity Indicators (AIDS, measles, Tuberculosis, syphilis), Infant Mortality by Race/Ethnicity, Natality (low birthweight, teen births, prenatal care), Breastfeeding, Persons Under 18 Below Poverty.

 

Health Data Summaries for California Counties     top

Geographic Levels: State, County

Print:  CATALOG RECORD

For state and for each county, gives 165 health and sociodemographic indicators: Population Projected to 2010 and 2020, Population by Age, by Sex, by Race/Ethnicity, Median Family Income, Population Below Poverty Level by Age and by Race/Ethnicity, Housing Value, Unemployment, Education, Births by Education of Mother & Father, Births by Age (teen births), Prenatal Care, Births by Race/Ethnicity, Deaths by Age, Deaths by Cause, Fetal and Neonatal Deaths by Race/Ethnicity, Communicable Diseases, AIDS, Substance Abuse, Drug-Related Deaths, Homicide by Weapons, Medi-Cal Abortions.

 

Orange Countywide Health Needs Assessment   top

Geographic Level: Orange County

Print:  CATALOG RECORD

Online: PDF-441 pages

Major report on Orange County's needs. County Profile, Access to Health Care, Behavioral/Mental Health, Major Diseases, Health Risk Behaviors (includes alcohol and drug use, tobacco, sexual behavior, teen births, STD's, AIDS), Injury Prevention, and Mortality. NOTE: CSUF owns the 1999 Report in print. Fall 2000 Report including Executive Summary: A Closer Look with further in-depth analysis of OCHNA data by age, race/ethnicity, income and region is now available online:

Los Angeles County: Changes in Homelessness, Supportive Housing, and Tenant Characteristics Since 2005 PDF-31 pages
Changes in numbers of people homeless (total, chronic, and disabled), who is being served by permanent supportive housing (single adults, families, as well as where they came from, for example, street or shelter), what government agencies and funding streams have done since the initial report, and more.

Cities: Hunger and Homelessness Survey (December 2007) PDF-72 pages [city profiles of homelessness including Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and San Francisco]

Homeless Counts in Major US Cities and Counties 2005 PDF-4 pages (2006)

Los Angeles County: Dying without Dignity: Homeless Deaths in Los Angeles County: 2000-2007 PDF-44 pages (2008)
Nature and prevalence of death among homeless individuals from 2000 to 2007 in LA County. Demographics (ethnicity, gender, age), causes of deaths, geographic distribution and more. Comparisons to other major metro areas. Policy recommendations on preventing deaths among homeless in LA County.
 

Homeless Populations and Subpopulations (2005) PDF-1 page

United Way of Greater Los Angeles: Housing & Homelessness

Homelessness in California (2001)      top

Research Brief PDF-2 pages

Full report PDF-114 pages         

 

Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (2002) Go to CATALOG RECORD and click on Access on Internet.

 

Recommendation of the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness: Prepared for Governor Gray Davis (2002) PDF-105 pages

The task force attempted to provide a plan addressing homelessness prevention using risk-assessment tools with a goal of integrating services and providing programs to the homeless in California over the next ten years.

 

"The Region; Housing, Job Pinch Increases O.C.'s Homeless; Economy: Experts say the ranks are up 17% in a year"

Article in Los Angeles Times, Home Edition, August 16, 2002, Page B-7. For full text, search Los Angeles Times by Article Title.

Homeless Children [California]      top

California Report Card 2004: Children in Immigrant Families PDF-48 pages

Excerpt: "The California Report Card 2004 focuses on children in immigrant families to help Californians better understand the lives of almost half of California's children and families, about whom stereotypes often prevail. It synthesizes new data on California's children in immigrant families, spotlights innovative programs and policies, and makes recommendations for improving children's well-being across our state."

 

California's Demographic Future (2003) PDF-13 pages

Discussion and statistics on the next decade. Covers aging, immigration, policy and more.

 

Metropolitan Magnets for International and Domestic Migrants (2003) [Brookings Institution]

Immigration to the 81 largest metro areas, including Los Angeles, with educational achievement and race/ethnicity data.

 

Demographic Future for California: Projections 1970 to 2020 that Include a Growing Immigrant Population with Changing Needs and Impacts (2001) [USC] PDF-49 pages

Age, sex, race/ethnicity data for native-born and foreign-born population in California providing projections for public policy planners.

 

Immigrants, Diversity, & Age: Major Demographic Shifts Occurring in California (1999) [CRB] PDF-10 pages      top

Geographic Level: State

Concise 10-page report on the four major demographic trends (natural increase in population, migration (domestic and international), increase in diversity, and increase in persons 65 years and over) and charts on population growth 1941-1998, ethnic diversity 1970-2020, births by ethnicity 1990-1996, and persons 65+ 1970-2020. Published by the California Research Bureau. Available at www.library.ca.gov/CRB/99/notes/v6n5.pdf .

United Way of Greater Los Angeles Research Catalog

Links to reports on AIDS, Children, Crime, Demographics, Health Insurance, Homeless, Housing, Immigration, Income, Poverty, Race, Welfare, and more.

 

Los Angeles Almanac

Geographic Levels: State, County (Los Angeles), City (Los Angeles)

In SEARCH box, type term such as child abuse or foster care. This web site retrieves information and statistics from Los Angeles county and city agencies such as Los Angeles County Department of Children's & Family Services and the Los Angeles Police Department. Some charts gives comparative data for state and county.

Los Angeles County: 2004 Children's Score Card (2004) PDF-34 pages

 Health, family, income, school readiness.

 

"Prospects for O.C.'s Youth on the Rise: Statistics on gang violence, teen pregnancy and abuse improve. But indications of increased child poverty still worry one county official." Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2003, Wednesday, Orange County Edition, Part 2 Page 3. For full text, search Los Angeles Times database by Article Title.

Health Snapshots (January 2008)

Geographic Levels: County, regional
Key health related indicators such as rates of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, health insurance coverage, food insecurity and more.  Data are available by county and also by Service Planning Areas (SPAs) for LA County.  LA County data can also be compared to other counties as well as the state.

 

Orange County Community Indicators [ANNUAL]         top

Print: CATALOG RECORD

Online: INTERNET VERSION (1999-2005 editions--scroll down to list of reports)

Image Survey: Orange County strengths, challenges, and trends. Senior Well-Being : baby boomers issues. Economic and Business Climate: tourism, spending, world trade, consumer confidence index, per capita income, housing demand and affordability, average commute times, jobs by industry, high-technology cluster diversity. Technology & Innovation: e-commerce, patent grants and venture capital, computers in schools, technology-related degrees. Education: health status, child care quality and affordability, prenatal care, causes of death for children under five, immunization rates, physical fitness of children, health-insurance coverage, illicit drug use, and mental health. Public Safety: child abuse, crime rate, gang-related crimes, hate crimes. Environment : coastal water quality, recreational resources, air quality, water use and supply.

s age 10-14, adolescent suicides, reported runaways. California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.

State of the States 2006:  A Profile of Food and Nutrition Programs Across the States (2006) PDF-146 pages

Geographic Level: U.S., 100 50 states
This report examines food and nutrition programs for the states.  Participation rates, changes over time and other data by state on: the Food Stamp Program, child nutrition (WIC, school lunch, breakfast and summer programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program), Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program are included.  Hunger and poverty data are also provided for the US and individual states.

 

Nutrition Services Division [California Dept. of Education]     top

Geographic Levels: State, County

Statistics including County Profiles on school lunch programs including number of breakfasts and lunches serviced, free/reduced price meals, percent of students eating meals at school, average prices, costs, and sources of funding.

 

Preventing Childhood Obesity [Los Angeles] (2007) PDF-12 pages

Examines the relationship between childhood obesity, economic hardship and availability of open spaces in dozens of LA County cities and communities. Childhood obesity rates are ranked and comparisons with each community are provided. General recommendations on what communities and cities can do to reduce obesity rates are presented.
 

Food Stamp Access in Urban America: A City by City Snapshot (2005) PDF-32 pages

Food stamp usage in 25 of America's largest metropolitan areas. Includes food stamp participation (usage rates, trends and enrollment gaps), characteristics of program participants, practices to expand food stamp access, an overview of hunger in US cities, and more.
 

WIC in the States: Thirty-One Years of Building A Healthier America (2005)

Geographic Levels: U.S., State

U.S. and state-level data. WIC’s achievements in its 31 year history and its importance to women, infants and children, documenting the growth in WIC participation nationally and in each state and Indian Tribal Organization.

 

Women, Infants, & Children [WIC]     top

Geographic Level: United States

WIC's mission is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. This website has full-text reports and studies on related topics including nutrition, breastfeeding.

Child Poverty in California (2006) [PPIC]

Trends, race, county data.

 

Poverty in California (2006) [PPIC]

Trends, race, county data.

 

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Participation in Government Programs, 2001-2003: Who Gets Assistance? (2006) PDF-26 pages

U.S.-level data only (no state-level data). Statistics by race, age, and more.

 

Demographic Profiles [CENSUS 2000]        top

Geographic levels: U.S., California, All Counties, All Cities, All Congressional Districts

Note: For poverty, while viewing report for a city, county, or state, scroll down to page 3 (just below INCOME data). 

 

American Community Survey: Orange County 2002

Scroll down to POVERTY. This report updates the Census 2000 report on Orange County and discusses several social and economic indicators. For similar reports on other areas go to  American Community Survey Data Profiles.

The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California (2005)

Analysis of the economic returns from investing in high-quality preschool education in the state of California.

Portrait of Race and Ethnicity in California: An Assessment of Social and Economic Well-Being  (2001)  

Geographic levels: State, County (limited data)

Print: CATALOG RECORD

Differences in socioeconomic status by race/ethnicity and how patterns have changed over time. Demographics (population by race/ethnicity 1970-1998, projections by race/ethnicity 1990-2040), Geographic Distribution (race/ethnicity by county 1970-1998, migration patterns by race/ethnicity 1985-1990), Educational Outcomes (race/ethnicity data 1980-1997), Health Outcomes (health insurance by race/ethnicity 1989-1997, vaccinations, low birthweight, AIDS by race/ethnicity, death rates by ethnicity), Labor Market Outcomes (employment/unemployment by race/ethnicity 1979-1997, earnings and occupations by race/ethnicity and sex), Economic Outcomes (income by race/ethnicity, stock ownership by race/ethnicity 1970-1997, home ownership, poverty rates), Crime and Criminal Justice (arrests by ethnicity, Three Strikes inmates by race/ethnicity, race/ethnicity of California Superior Court judges), Political Participation (voters by race/ethnicity, party affiliations, number of elected officials by race/ethnicity 1980-1998).  Published by Public Policy Institute of California.

Teen Pregnancy and Parenting in California (2005)

California Dept. of Education web site with statistics on  teen pregnancy and parenting.

 

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections [California Adolescent Health Collaborative]

Data and discussion on prevention.

 

Maternity Before Maturity: Teen Birth Rates in California (2003) PDF-25 pages

 

County Health Status Profiles 

Geographic Levels: State, County

Online: 2007
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- in 2003 edition, see pages 51-52

 

See Rand California [CSUF ONLY]

 

See Teenagers' Pregnancy Intentions and Decisions: A Study of Young Women in California Choosing to Give Birth [discussion and statistics] (1999)

 

City Data: The Right Start: Conditions of Babies and Their Families in America's Largest Cities

Geographic Level: Cities        top

Click on City Profiles to see statistics on teen births by ethnicity and maternal characteristics, prenatal care, low birthweight, also Healthy Birth Index and Risk Index Based on Maternal Characteristics.

Vital Statistics of California    top

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Online: California Vital Statistics Data Tables

Geographic Levels: State, County

Comprehensive statistics statewide and selected county data. County data includes Births by Race/Ethnicity and Age of Mother (teen births), Births by Age of Father, Birth's by Race/Ethnicity of Mother, Births Mother's Education, Births by Father's Education. 

Results from the First California Health and Social Services Survey [RAND] (2004) PDF-87 pages

Evaluation of CalWORKS for the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)  based on a household survey of nearly 3,000 welfare recipients and leavers in six California counties, including Los Angeles. Includes data on the respondents’ knowledge of CalWORKS, attitude towards the program, earnings, income, poverty, hunger, housing, child care, health, substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, and more.

Connecting Different Worlds: Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug, and Family Violence Services in CalWORKs (August 2001)  PDF-58 Pages        top

"It has been over three years since California started implementation of welfare reform, officially known as the California Work Opportunities and Responsibility for Kids Act. Since the enactment of the law in 1997, 42 percent of welfare recipients have found jobs, unemployment dropped to the lowest rates in decades, and the state's welfare rolls have dropped by 43 percent. However, questions remain about the "hard to serve" clients with multiple barriers to employment - many of whom probably need multiple services to succeed in the workplace. This paper focuses on the hard-to-serve population  - those whose mental health, alcohol and other drug, or family violence issues may act as barriers to employment. The paper examines prevalence data and barriers to service. It also discusses exemplary local programs and provides policy options for county service integration, funding and allocation issues." Excerpt.