Profile for Callaway

- 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   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 39.2 39.5 41.7 38.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 18.6 19.7 18.2 19.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Callaway 7.8 8.8 8.1 9.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Callaway 7.7 5.0 7.5 9.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Callaway 24.8 33.0 22.8 39.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 47.0 59.6 32.6 38.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 4.8 6.9 3.8 4.1   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 3.4 4.0 3.7 2.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 43.1 34.4 45.7 35.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Callaway 70.3 82.9 65.1 53.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 1,407,342 10,218 1,424,830 10,116   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 24.7 24.2 24.2 23.3   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 21.6 8.5 22.2 8.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Callaway 14,855 4 18,971 3 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Callaway 17.7 14.7 15.3 10.3         Children under age 6  MO   Callaway 20.2 17.6 17.7 14.6   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Callaway 19.5 16.3 24.3 23.2   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Callaway $33,257 $28,024 $36,643 $30,029   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 5.6 4.6 5.0 4.4   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 84.4 86.3 86.3 87.4 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 51.1 49.6 55.2 53.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 43,287 176 39,596 100   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Callaway 136,647 559 148,239 691   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Callaway 407 2 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 5.6 3.8 4.7 3.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 28.1 23.7 31.0 26.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 37.2 36.6 33.2 28.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Callaway 4.4 1.0 1.5 0.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Callaway 41,176 381 45,449 453   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Callaway 59.8 59.5 58.6 67.0

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