title: An overview of the 72.3 million children reported in the 2000 census.
abstract: A review of the 2000 census provides a general appreciation of the evolving demographic characteristics of the greatest number of youngsters in our nation's history.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019352:Censuses; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019456:Health Transition; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011153:Population; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data