By the Numbers - Sep. 30, 2013

1.4 to 1

The ratio by which military spouses and children now outnumber service members, according to a special issue of The Future of Children, a journal published jointly by The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution. "The nine articles in the issue aim to promote effective policies and programs for military-connected children and their families by providing timely, objective information based on the best available research." Articles include:

• Military Children and Families: Introducing the Issue
• The Demographics of Military Children and Families
• Economic Conditions of Military Families
• Military Children from Birth to Five Years
• Child Care and Other Support Programs
• Resilience among Military Youth
• How Wartime Military Service Affects Children and Families
• When a Parent Is Injured or Killed in Combat
• Building Communities of Care for Military Children and Families
• Unlocking Insights about Military Children and Families
• Afterword: What We Can Learn from Military Children and Families