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Profile for Cedar
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Indicators of Child Well-Being
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Current
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Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch
2004/2008 |
MO
Cedar
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40.5
46.2 |
42.0
52.7 |
Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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18.6
27.3 |
17.9
29.9 |
Percent low birthweight infants
1999-2003/2004-2008
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MO
Cedar
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7.8
6.7 |
8.1
6.2 |
Infant mortality (per 1,000
live births)
1999-2003/2004-2008
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MO
Cedar
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7.7
11.6 |
7.4
7.2 |
Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per
100,000)
1999-2003/2004-2008
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MO
Cedar
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24.2
16.3 |
20.3
55.9 |
Child abuse and neglect (per
1,000) 2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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41.3
61.9 |
32.1
51.2 |
Out-of-home placement entries (per
1,000) 2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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4.7
7.4
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3.8
0.6 |
Percent annual high school dropouts
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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3.3
3.6 |
3.9
3.5 |
Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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44.3
73.0 |
45.4
70.7 |
Violent deaths, ages 15-19
(per 100,000)
1999-2003/2004-2008
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MO
Cedar
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68.3
113.1 |
66.7
123.6 |
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Demographic Change
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Trend
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Base
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Current
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Child population
2004/2008 |
MO
Cedar
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1,416,633
3,262 |
1,421,469
3,105 |
Children as a percent of total population
2004/2008 |
MO
Cedar
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24.6
23.5 |
24.0
22.7 |
Percent Minority children
2004/2008 |
MO
Cedar
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21.3
5.6 |
22.6
6.3 |
Children with limited English proficiency
2004/2008 |
MO
Cedar
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14,855
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19,053
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Economic Condition of Families
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Base
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Current
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Percent children in poverty
2000/2007 |
MO
Cedar
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15.3
24.8 |
18.3
25.9 |
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Children under age 6
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MO
Cedar
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17.7
26.4 |
22.0
29.5 |
Percent children in single parent families
2000/2007
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MO
Cedar
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24.3
20.5 |
31.2
20.8 |
Average annual wage/salary
2004/2007
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MO
Cedar
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$34,361
$21,125 |
$38,154
$23,556 |
Adult unemployment rate
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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5.8
6.2 |
6.1
6.6 |
High school graduation rate
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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85.6
88.9 |
85.8
86.5 |
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Family Supports
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Base
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Current
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Percent parents paying child support in state system
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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51.4
51.4 |
56.5
68.6 |
Children receiving subsidized child care
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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45,071
87 |
42,224
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Licensed child care capacity
2004/2009
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MO
Cedar
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139,101
182 |
147,605
175 |
Accredited child care facilities
2003/2008
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MO
Cedar
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417
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563
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Percent children receiving cash assistance
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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5.5
7.4 |
4.5
6.8 |
Percent children receiving food stamps
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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30.2
40.2 |
32.7
44.9 |
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Health/Mental Health
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Trend
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Base
Year |
Current
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Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid
2004/2008
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MO
Cedar
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37.7
53.1 |
33.5
50.5 |
Percent children with elevated blood lead levels
2004/2008 |
MO
Cedar
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3.0
1.8 |
1.2
1.0 |
Children receiving public SED mental health services
2009/2007
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MO
Cedar
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19,413
39 |
15,183
19 |
Juvenile law violation referrals,
ages 10-17 (per 1,000)
2004/2007
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MO
Cedar
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60.1
41.3 |
55.6
42.3 |
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Definitions and
Data Sources
Kids Count Missouri Partners Missouri Kids Count Online Home
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KIDS COUNT in Missouri
Contact Information |
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Send questions about KCM Web site to:
Tanna Klein, Research Associate
Kleint@umsystem.edu
Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
606 Clark Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-7396
Fax: [573] 884=4635
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Send questions about the KCM project to:
Citizen's for Missouri's Children
Statewide Office
One Campbell Plaza, Ste. 2A
St. Louis, MO 63139
Phone: (314) 647-2004
Fax: [314] 644=KIDS
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