New on Kidsdata.org: Households with Children, Single Parents and Other Family Structure Data
You now can find data on family structure in the six Bay Area counties and the state.

Highlights:

• Higher Percentage of Kids with Married Parents Locally than Statewide
  To view maps of single mother and single father households, use the Household Type pull-down menu in the Customize Data box on the left side of your screen.

• SF Lowest Percentage of Households with Children

• African American Children More Likely to Live with a Single Mother

• Grandparents Head Four Percent of Households with Children Statewide

Also see:
News and research about family structure in the kidsdata.org Reading Room.

Recently Updated on Kidsdata.org

• Family Income: While all Bay Area counties had a higher median family income than California ($64,563) in 2006, only San Francisco exceeded the statewide growth in median income of 22 percent from 2000 to 2006.

• Sexually Transmitted Infections: In California and the Bay Area, chlamydia rates have fluctuated from year to year but generally have increased from 2001 to 2006. Data on gonorrhea rates also are available, as are rates of sexually transmitted infection by gender and age.
  

Kidsdata in the News

• Helping Preteens Develop a Positive Body Image. Data from the Lucile Packard Foundation's 2006 Bay Area Parent Poll are noted in this June 29 Childhood Matters radio show.

Making the Most of kidsdata.org:
Last month’s Kidsdata Monthly announced the site’s new “PDF overviews,” which are formatted summaries of data for each topic, demographic group, and region on kidsdata.org. Look for the PDF overview link at the top of any data page. In addition, now you can find a central place to view all PDF overviews on kidsdata.org. Just go to http://www.kidsdata.org/factsheets.jsp.

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	kidscal.org, a calendar of children's health events sponsored by nonprofits in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
	preteenalliance.org, dedicated to information and conversation about the emotional and behavioral health of preteens.