Profile for Cedar

- 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   Cedar 40.5 46.2 42.0 52.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 18.6 27.3 17.9 29.9   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cedar 7.8 6.7 8.1 6.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cedar 7.7 11.6 7.4 7.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cedar 24.2 16.3 20.3 55.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 41.3 61.9 32.1 51.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 4.7 7.4 3.8 0.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 44.3 73.0 45.4 70.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cedar 68.3 113.1 66.7 123.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 1,416,633 3,262 1,421,469 3,105   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 24.6 23.5 24.0 22.7   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 21.3 5.6 22.6 6.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 14,855 0 19,053 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Cedar 15.3 24.8 18.3 25.9         Children under age 6  MO   Cedar 17.7 26.4 22.0 29.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Cedar 24.3 20.5 31.2 20.8   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Cedar $34,361 $21,125 $38,154 $23,556   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.6   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 85.6 88.9 85.8 86.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 51.4 51.4 56.5 68.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 45,071 87 42,224 72   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Cedar 139,101 182 147,605 175   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cedar 417 2 563 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 5.5 7.4 4.5 6.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 30.2 40.2 32.7 44.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 37.7 53.1 33.5 50.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Cedar 3.0 1.8 1.2 1.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Cedar 19,413 39 15,183 19   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Cedar 60.1 41.3 55.6 42.3

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