Profile for Bates

- Indicators of Child Well-Being - Demographic Change - Economic Condition of Families - Family Supports - Health /Mental Health - Contact Information - Definitions & Data Sources

Indicators of Child Well-Being        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   2004/2008  MO   Bates 40.5 42.5 42.0 43.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Bates 18.6 22.8 17.9 20.4   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Bates 7.8 7.9 8.1 5.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Bates 7.7 6.7 7.4 4.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Bates 24.2 24.5 20.3 35.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Bates 41.3 53.0 32.1 49.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Bates 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Bates 3.3 4.1 3.9 4.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Bates 44.3 60.8 45.4 57.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Bates 68.3 76.6 66.7 123.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Bates 1,416,633 4,223 1,421,469 4,008   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Bates 24.6 24.9 24.0 23.5   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Bates 21.3 4.4 22.6 4.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Bates 14,855 10 19,053 4 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Bates 15.3 18.3 18.3 19.3         Children under age 6  MO   Bates 17.7 17.2 22.0 19.2   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Bates 24.3 19.3 31.2 25.3   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Bates $34,361 $21,457 $38,154 $24,974   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Bates 5.8 7.1 6.1 7.1   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Bates 85.6 86.9 85.8 87.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Bates 51.4 54.7 56.5 72.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Bates 45,071 43 42,224 33   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Bates 139,101 226 147,605 298   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Bates 417 1 563 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Bates 5.5 4.0 4.5 3.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Bates 30.2 32.2 32.7 33.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Bates 37.7 40.2 33.5 34.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Bates 3.0 2.5 1.2 3.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Bates 19,413 26 15,183 22   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Bates 60.1 65.9 55.6 42.9

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