Profile for Carter

- 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   Carter 39.2 68.0 41.7 68.1   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Carter 18.6 26.8 18.2 20.8   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carter 7.8 9.0 8.1 7.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carter 7.7 7.5 7.5 4.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carter 24.8 34.7 22.8 18.7   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Carter 47.0 98.5 32.6 32.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Carter 4.8 2.7 3.8 0.7   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Carter 3.4 3.0 3.7 4.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Carter 43.1 61.2 45.7 49.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carter 70.3 386.7 65.1 237.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Carter 1,407,342 1,462 1,424,830 1,408   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Carter 24.7 24.5 24.2 23.7   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Carter 21.6 6.0 22.2 4.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Carter 14,855 0 18,971 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Carter 17.7 34.4 15.3 36.1         Children under age 6  MO   Carter 20.2 48.5 17.7 23.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Carter 19.5 17.8 24.3 21.8   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Carter $33,257 $19,947 $36,643 $21,141   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Carter 5.6 6.5 5.0 6.3   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Carter 84.4 89.3 86.3 87.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Carter 51.1 42.9 55.2 56.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Carter 43,287 46 39,596 18   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Carter 136,647 150 148,239 200   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Carter 407 1 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Carter 5.6 6.6 4.7 7.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Carter 28.1 51.7 31.0 57.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Carter 37.2 69.6 33.2 64.7   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Carter 4.4 2.7 1.5 1.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Carter 41,176 91 45,449 125   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Carter 59.8 58.9 58.6 71.6

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