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   2002/2006  MO   Bates 38.0 41.0 40.7 43.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Bates 18.9 26.2 18.8 20.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Bates 7.7 6.6 8.1 5.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Bates 7.5 6.8 7.7 3.7   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Bates 25.3 24.3 23.2 25.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Bates 44.0 37.8 32.7 45.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Bates 5.1 2.6 4.1 2.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Bates 3.7 3.0 4.1 2.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Bates 44.0 49.9 45.6 51.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Bates 71.6 127.6 65.5 79.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Bates 1,408,071 4,289 1,416,592 4,110   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Bates 24.8 25.3 24.2 24.0   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Bates 21.4 4.8 21.6 3.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Bates 11,535 11 19,092 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Bates 17.7 23.5 15.3 18.3         Children under age 6  MO   Bates 20.2 17.2 17.7 17.2   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Bates 19.5 14.8 24.3 19.3   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Bates $32,527 $20,767 $35,448 $22,758   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Bates 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.6   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Bates 82.5 82.4 85.8 86.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Bates 50.1 50.7 53.0 58.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Bates 44,201 38 41,295 34   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Bates 131,943 226 142,019 194   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Bates 345 1 527 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Bates 6.0 2.6 5.0 4.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Bates 25.8 28.1 30.9 31.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Bates 35.1 36.4 33.3 36.1   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Bates 5.0 3.5 2.2 1.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Bates 36,629 127 45,449 164   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Bates 61.8 87.2 59.0 49.9

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