Key National Indicators of Well-Being 1999 Report presenting indicators of young persons' welfare, including economic security, health, behaviour and social environment, and education. Also presents data on demographic measures and includes a feature on children who have difficulty performing everyday activities such as learning, communication, mobility, and self-care. Full text report available in PDF format. The journal provides a source for references to current literature related to the growth and development of children. CDAB publishes abstracts and reviews of research from hundreds of journals.
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Child Poverty in Rich Nations Offers data on the extent of relative and absolute child poverty in the industrialised world, revealing that 1 in 6 of the 47 million children in OECD countries live below nationally accepted levels. Provides comparative league tables of poverty rates within various countries throughout the world. A longitudinal survey which follows the lives of a group of people born in Great Britain between 3 and 9 March, 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the whole life span. The data covers a long time period and includes a wide range of questions, plus physical measurements, such as weight and height.