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Chapter 1 Attitudes and Behavior Highlights .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Children Believe Parents Put Family First ........................................ ................ 6 Most Teens Think Their Parents Appreciate Them .................................................................... 8 Many Teens Are Risk Takers ......... ....................................................... 10 Delinquent Behavior Is Not the Norm ............... ....................................... .......... 15 Many High School Seniors Experience Crime ........................................ ................ 17 Boys Experience More Crime Than Girls .................................................................................. 19 Children Are Big Users of the Internet ........................................ ........................ 22 Young Adults Differ from the Average American ................................................................... 24 Most College Freshmen Have Attended Religious Services ................................................... 27 Men Rate Themselves More Highly Than Women Do ............................................................ 29 College Freshmen Are a Mix of Liberal and Conservative ..................................................... 31 Most Students Depend on Family to Pay the Bills ................................................................... 34 Chapter 2. Education Highlights ........................................................................................ 37 Millennials Are Finishing High School ........................................ ................ 38 Asian Women Are the Best Educated Millennials .................................................................... 41 Most Millennials Are Students .......... ...................................................... 44 Most Parents Are Satisfied with the Local Elementary School ............................................... 47 Little Change Forecast in School Enrollment ........................................ ................ 49 SAT Scores Rise .............................................................................................................................. 52 Most Children from Affluent Families Go to College .............................................................. 54 A Growing Share of High School Grads Go to College ........................................................... 56 Millennials Are the Majority of Full-Time College Students .................................................. 59 College Students Are Getting Younger ........................................ ................ 61 Teens and Young Adults Are Most Likely to Participate in Adult Education ..................... 63 Chapter 3. Health Highlights ......................................................................................................................................... 65 The Nation's Children Are in Good Health ........................................ ................ 66 Kids Love Junk Food ................................................................. 68 Most Children Eat Away from Home Daily ........................................ ................ 73 Few Teens Take Vitamin and Mineral Supplements ............................................................... 75 The Majority of Teen Girls Are Trying to Lose Weight ........................................................... 77 Bicycling Is the Most Popular Recreational Activity ................................................................ 79 The Majority of 11th and 12th Graders Have Had Sex ...........................................................81 Millennial Generation Accounts for More than One-Third of Births ....................................83 Cigarette Smoking Is above Average among Millennials ..........................................87 Most Teens Don't Wait for Legal Drinking Age .......................................................................90 Drug Use Is Prevalent among Teens and Young Adults ........................................................93 Children under Age 18 Account for One-Fourth of the Uninsured ......................................98 The Common Cold Is the Biggest Health Problem among Children ..................................100 People under Age 25 Account for Nearly Half of Acute Conditions ..................................102 Chronic Conditions Are Rare among Children ......................................................................105 More Than 4 Million Children Are Disabled .......................................................................... 109 Young Adults Are Least Likely to Go to the Doctor .............................................................. 112 Among Children and Young Adults, Accidents Are the Leading Cause of Death ...........114 Chapter 4. Income Highlights ...................................................................................................................................... 121 Incomes of Young Householders Are below Peak ................................................................. 122 Household Incomes Differ Sharply by Race ............................................................................ 124 Male-Headed Families Are the Most Affluent ........................................................... 130 Children in Married-Couple Families Are Better Off ........................................................... 132 Young Adults Have Seen Little Income Growth .................................................................... 138 Incomes of Young Men Are Low ............................................................................................. 141 Incomes of Young Women Are Low ........................................ ................... 147 Children Have the Highest Poverty Rate ........................................ ................... 153 Chapter 5. Labor Force Highlights .................................................................................................................................... 157 More Women Aged 16 to 24 Have Entered the Labor Force ................................................ 158 Unemployment Is Higher Than Average Among Young Adults ...................................... 160 Unemployment Is High among Blacks, Hispanics ................................................................. 162 The Youngest Workers Dominate Many Entry-Level Positions ........................................... 165 The Youngest Workers Are Part-Timers .................... ...................................... . 171 Young Adults Account for a Large Share of Temp Workers ................................................ 173 Number of Workers under Age 25 Will Grow Faster Than Average .................................. 175 Most Children Have Working Parents ........................................................... 177 Chapter 6. Living Angements Highlights ....................................................................................................................................... 181 The Millennial Generation Heads Few Households ............................................................ 182 Young-Adult Households Vary Sharply by Race and Hispanic Origin.............................. 184 Young-Adult Households Are of Average Size ...................................................................... 189 One-Third of Young-Adult Households include Children ................................................... 191 Among 15-to-24-Year-Olds, Most Black and Hispanic Households include Children..... 193 Most Black Children Live with Mother Only .......................................................................... 195 Most Children Have College-Educated Parents ..................................................................... 197 Most Young Adults Live at Home ........................................ ...................... 206 Among Young Adults, Women Are More Likely Than Men to Be Married ...................... 209 Chapter 7. Population Highlights ................................................................................................. 211 Males Outnumber Females among the Young ........................................................................ 212 Number of Children Will Grow Slowly during Next Decade .............................................. 215 The Nation's Children Are Diverse ........................................ ...................... 218 Few Children Are Foreign-Born ................................................................................................ 221 Among Immigrants, the Young Count ..................................................................................... 224 In Some States, Minorities Are the Majority of.Millennials .................................................. 226 Mobility Rate Is below Average for Teens ........................................ ...................... 252 Chapter 8. Spending Highlights ........................................ ........ ...................... 257 Millennials Are Spending More ............... ............................................... 258 Young Adults Spend Less on Most Things ........................................ ...................... 264 Parents of Preschoolers Spend Cautiously ........................................ ...................... 270 Many Spending Cuts for Couples with School-Aged Children ........................................... 276 Couples with Adult Children at Home Are Spending Less .................................................. 282 Spending of Single Parents Rises Sharply ................................................................................ 288 Couples with Children Spend More than Average .............................................................. 294 Appendix 1. A Note on 2000 Census Data ........................................ ...................... 301 Appendix 2. For More Information ........................................ ...................... 302 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................ 312 Bibliogaphy ..................................................................................................................................... 317 Index ................................................................................................................................................ 319