Children's Defense Fund: Child Research Data & PublicationsCDF is affiliated with the U.S. Bureau of the Census as a Census Information Center for data on children and families. In this role, CDF analyzes and disseminates Census data in a variety of formats to concerned citizens, advocates, policy makers and the media.
CDF uses data from a wide range of sources, primarily federal data systems. Among the agencies whose published and unpublished data we use are: the Bureau of the Census, National Center for Health Statistics...(cont'd)
Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics, Congressional Budget Office, Office of Management and Budget, Administration for Children and Families, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Department of Defense.
CDF also uses data from nonprofit and educational entities, including but not limited to the following: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Kaiser Family Foundation, Urban Institute, Food Research and Action Center, National Women's Law Center, College Board, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, and the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
