Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey (SCCB)
Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey (SCCB)
Name:
Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey
Funder(s):
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Vital Statistics System
National Vital Statistics System
Name:
National Vital Statistics System
Funder(s):
National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Centers for Disease Control of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
General Description:
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Name:
Panel Study of Income Dynamics - Core Survey and Child Development Supplement (CDS)
Funder(s):
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH)
National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH)
Name:
National Survey of Families and Households
Funder(s):
Wave I: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Center for Population ResearchWave II and Wave III: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) & National Insti
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
Name:
National Survey of America's Families
Funder(s):
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW)
National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW)
Name:
National Study of the Changing Workforce
Funder(s):
Families and Work Institute, New York
General Description:
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1997 (NLSY97)
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1997 (NLSY97)
Name:
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1997
Funder(s):
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)
Name:
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Funder(s):
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and 17 other federal agencies
General Description:
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. National Household Education Survey Program (NHES)
National Household Education Survey Program (NHES)
Name:
National Household Education Survey Program
Funder(s):
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education
General Description:
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Giving and Volunteering in the United States
Giving and Volunteering in the United States
Name:
Giving and Volunteering in the United States
Funder(s):
The Independent Sector
General Description:
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Current Population Survey (CPS)
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Name:
Current Population Survey
Funder(s):
The core survey is funded by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supplements are also funded by a variety of sponsors including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and the National Institute of Child Health a
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Residential mobility
In 2002, sixteen percent of families with children reported that they changed residence in the past year. Residential mobility varies by poverty status and family structure. Twice as many families with incomes below the poverty line moved, compared with families with incomes at or above the poverty line (29 percent and 14 percent, respectively). I
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Concern for safety
In 2000, twenty-seven percent of adults listed concern for their safety as either a somewhat or very important obstacle that made it difficult to be involved in their community. This concern was greater among those with less education. Thirty-two percent of those with a high school degree or less reported concern for their safety as an obstacle, c
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Community of friends
Eighty-nine percent of adults reported in the year 2000 that they have old or new friends who provide them with a sense of community, regardless of their geographic proximity. While the vast majority of white and black non-Hispanics as well as Hispanics reported that they had a community of friends, white non-Hispanics were more likely than Hispan
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Neighborhood community
Eighty percent of adults reported in 2000 that they have people in their neighborhood who give them a sense of community. White non-Hispanics and Hispanics, (82 percent and 77 percent respectively) were more likely than black non-Hispanics (71 percent) to report having people in their neighborhood who gave them a sense of community.
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Adolescent participation in religious activities with their families
Overall, in 2000, half of all adolescents participated in religious activities with their families (e.g., going to a worship service, praying, reading scripture). The frequency varies by the adolescent's race and Hispanic origin. Non-Hispanic black adolescents were considerably more likely to participate in religious activities with their families
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections. Parental religious service attendance
Slightly more than one-third of parents (36 percent) attended religious services at least once a week in 2002. This percentage represents a small decline from 1997, when 38 percent of parents attended religious services at least weekly.
