In pursuit of its goal to foster public policies, improved human services, and community efforts that effectively meet the needs of children and families, IUPLR monitors and studies disadvantaged families and vulnerable children in Latino communities.* This site statistically summarizes the social condition of Latino families and children with numerical indicators taken from two major reports printed by the National Center for Health Statistics: America’s children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (2001) and the US 2000 Adolescent Health Chart Book (2000). The indicators of well-being are sorted into 5 sets of subject tables. We highlight the social condition of Latino children (i.e., persons under 18 years old) by contrasting their status with white non-Latino children or the total population of children. By using the “Links” button on this page, you can retrieve statistical indicators for other ethnic or racial groups.

* IUPLR acknowledges generous support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. IUPLR is solely responsible for the content of this website.