The first list in the following appendix identifies the publications and reports reviewed. Each source contained a wealth of measures; however, measures were not included from every source reviewed.
The second list identifies the material from which were drawn the measures in the report – where a source could be found. These materials are excellent resources for additional indicators.
"America’s Children: Key National Indicator of Well-Being 2002." Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
"America's Promise Youth Indicators." The Alliance for Youth. Washington, DC.
"Chapin Hall Cross-State Youth Indicator Matrices: Social and Emotional Development Indicators." Workshop materials: Youth Indicators Technical Assistance Workshop, Washington, DC, April 2002. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, Chapin Hall Center for Children and Child Trends.
"Community Level Indicators for Understanding Health and Human Services Issues: A Compendium of Selected Indicator Systems and Resource Organizations." Department of Health and Human Services. September 2000.
"Developmental list of measures." Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
"Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse Fact Sheet." Office of National Drug Control Policy. June, 2003.
"FY 2002 Performance and Accountability Report." Department of Education.
"Health, United States, 2000, with Adolescent Health Chartbook." National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Juvenile Justice Bulletin." Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice. December 2000.
"Kids Count Data Book: 2003." The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
"Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes." John P. Robinson, Phillip R. Shaver and Lawrence S. Wrightsman. Academic Press, 1991.
"Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning Results" (http://www.departmentresults.state.mn.us/dcfl/index.html)
"Minnesota Department of Human Services Results." (http://www.departmentresults.state.mn.us/hs/index.html)
"National Drug Control Strategy Performance Measures of Effectiveness: 2000 Annual Report." Office of National Drug Control Policy.
"New Mexico Budget FY 2004."
"Performance and Management Assessments." Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2004. Office of Management and Budget.
"Trends in the Well-Being of America’s Children and Youth 2002." Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Administrative data. Local Schools in the State of Minnesota.
Agency Reported Data. New Mexico Children’s Mental Health Agencies.
Current Population Survey. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
Data Analysis System (DANS). Office of Special Education Programs, Department of Education.
Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. Michigan Department of Community Health.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance System. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Iowa Youth Survey. Iowa Department of Human Rights.
Kansas Communities that Care Survey. Office of Prevention, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
Monitoring the Future Survey. National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse. The instrument was not obtained for this report. Indicators are listed as described in secondary sources unless otherwise noted.
National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. The current 2001 questionnaire was used for references in this report.
National Household Education Survey. National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education. The 2001 Before and After-School Programs and Activities Survey, and 2001 Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Survey were used for references in this study.
National Survey on Drug Use & Health (formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse). Substance Abuse Mental and Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. The 2001 questionnaire was used for references in this report.
National Vital Statistics System. National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Program data. College Board Advanced Placement Program. National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education.
State of America's Youth Survey. The Horatio Alger Association.
STD Surveillance System. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Test record data. National Assessment for Educational Progress.
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse Mental and Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
Unemployment Insurance Wage Records. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Vermont Department of Education Records.
Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs, Vermont Department of Health.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2003 questionnaire was used for references in this report.