This special report is on family structure and children's well-being. It provides family structure breakouts for five indicators selected from the Population and Family Characteristics, Health, and Education sections of America's Children.

From the DC Kids Count Collaborative, this fact book reports on the wellbeing of children and families in Washington DC. It includes a report card that compares data from 2004 and 2005. For 2005, 22 out of 40 indicators changed for the better for children of DC, and 17 out of 40 changed for the worse.

Research from the National Center for Children in Poverty recently found that more than two out of every five children live in low-income families in the State of New York. Additionally, the income gap between the wealthiest families and the lowest-income families, residing in New York, is the largest in the nation. Despite receiving public benefits, including food stamps, public health insurance, and federal, state, and local income tax credits, many low-income families still struggle.