Positive Youth Development

National Studies, Surveys and Reports Using Positive Indicators

	National Studies, Surveys and Reports	Sample Positive Indicator Areas
National Longitudinal Studies Studies following single cohort over time	National Survey of Families & Households 1987 www.ssc.wisc.edu/nsfh/home.htm	Family relationships, rules and interactions, out-of-school and religious activities, academic expectations
	National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health 1995 www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth	Family and peer relationships, school environments, out-of-school and religious activities
	National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 www.bls.gov/nls/nlsy97.htm	Employment information, parent relationships and expectations, out-of-school activities
	National Education Longitudinal Surveys (1988 & 2002) www.nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88; www.nces.ed.gov/surveys/els2002	School effectiveness, structural and climate issues, expectations and achievement, parent involvement, school-to-work transition
	4-H Study of Positive Youth Development 2002 www.ase.tufts.edu/4hstudy_pyd	Competence, confidence, character, connection, caring and contribution
National Trend Data Surveys Ongoing surveys (with representative data)	Monitoring the Future (1975-) www.monitoringthefuture.org	Citizenship, activism, academics, jobs, future goals, media use, out-of-school activities, parental involvement, religious involvement
	US Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation (1994-) www.sipp.census.gov/sipp	Family rules and interactions, out-of-school activities, academic expectations and achievement
	National Household Education Surveys (1996-) http://nces.ed.gov/nhes	Civic involvement, family involvement
	National Survey of Children's Health (2003-) www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/nsch.htm	Emotional health, family rules and interactions, out-of-school activities, media use, perceptions of neighborhood
National Reports Summaries of studies and surveys	Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth (2003) www.aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/03trends	Life goals, religious involvement, voting behaviors, parental involvement, academic proficiency
	A Child's Day: 2000 www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/p70-89.pdf	Family interactions, support and expectations, out-of-school activities

Key Resources

www.aecf.org/kidscount
www.jhsph.edu/wingspread
www.childtrendsdatabank.org/PDF/Young%20Adults%20Brief.pdf
www.childtrendsdatabank.org
www.childtrends.org
www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/workingpapers/readyby21.pdf
www.childtrends.org/what_works/clarkwww/compendium_intro.asp
www.childtrends.org/Files/SocialIndicatorsRB.pdf
http://ann.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/591/1/125
http://multinational-indicators.chapinhall.org/
www.ahs.state.vt.us/publs/docs/04SWB/04SWB.pdf
http://youth.ucsf.edu/nahic
www.viastrengths.org
www.chapinhall.org/category_archive_new.asp?L2=65&L3=120
www.ahs.state.vt.us/publs/docs/04OutcomeBasedPlanning.pdf