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Random Samplings Blog
A Change in Circumstances: Family and Household Transitions and Child Well-Being
Change is inevitable, but how often things change can matter for the well-being of children. A new report, A Child’s Day: Living Arrangements, Nativity, and Family Transitions: 2011, uses multiyear data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to understand how often children experience family and household transitions.


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Nearly 6 Out of 10 Children Participate in Extracurricular Activities
Fifty-seven percent of children between 6 and 17 years old participate in at least one after-school extracurricular activity.


Press Release
10 Percent of Grandparents Live With a Grandchild
Of the 65 million grandparents in the U.S. in 2012, 7 million, or 10 percent, lived with at least one grandchild, according to a new report.


Random Samplings Blog
Grandparents Who Live with a Grandchild are Younger and More Likely to be in Poverty
The Survey of Income and Program Participation is the only U.S. census survey that asks questions about grandparents who do not live with their grandchildren.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
Hispanic Heritage Month 2014: Sept. 15–Oct. 15
Fact sheet presenting a range of updated statistics describing the demographic state of the nation's Latino population.


Press Release
Updated Information on Households Receiving Public Assistance
Census Bureau releases a brief on household receipt of public assistance.


Press Release
Gap Between Higher- and Lower-Wealth Households Widens
Median net worth increased between 2000 and 2011 for households in the top two quintiles of the net worth distribution.


Press Release
Economic Characteristics of Households in the United States
Tables for each quarter present statistics on average monthly income, participation in government-sponsored social insurance programs and labor force activity.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Unmarried and Single Americans Week Sept. 21-27, 2014 "
In this edition of Facts for Features, unmarried people include those who were never married, widowed or divorced, unless otherwise noted.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
National Grandparents Day 2014: Sept. 7
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a federal proclamation, declaring the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day.


Press Release
Young First-Time Mothers Less Likely to be Married
The Fertility of Women in the U.S.: 2012 report examines marital status at first birth, completed fertility under 50 and the fertility patterns of young women.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Father's Day: June 15, 2014"
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.


Random Samplings Blog
About Half of Internationally Adopted Children were Born in Asia
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.


Press Release
Adopted Children More Likely to Live in Highly Educated Home
Seventeen percent of adopted children under age 18 lived with a householder with a graduate or professional degree, according to ACS statistics.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Mother's Day: May 11, 2014"
The driving force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908.


Press Release
Disminuye la cantidad de ni�os sin seguro de salud
Entre 2008 y 2012, el número de niños menores de 19 años sin seguro de salud disminuyó en 1.171 municipios y aumentó en 17.


Press Release
Number of Children Without Health Insurance Declines
Between 2008 and 2012, the number of children under age 19 without health insurance declined in 1,171 counties and rose in 17.


Random Samplings Blog
Marrying Older, But Sooner
The age when Americans marry for the first time has risen to its highest point since the 1950s. Although true, there is more to the story. With life expectancy increasing, Americans today are actually marrying sooner in their lifetime, despite marrying at older ages.


Facts for Features & Special Editions
Valentine's Day 2014: Feb. 14
Expressing one's love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine's Day; sweethearts and family members present gifts and other symbols of affection.

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