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   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 39.2 43.8 41.7 52.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 18.6 25.0 18.2 21.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cedar 7.8 6.4 8.1 6.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cedar 7.7 11.7 7.5 6.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cedar 24.8 16.2 22.8 43.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 47.0 61.7 32.6 59.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 4.8 4.7 3.8 2.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 3.4 1.5 3.7 4.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 43.1 43.3 45.7 70.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cedar 70.3 95.8 65.1 137.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 1,407,342 3,224 1,424,830 3,170   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 24.7 23.3 24.2 23.1   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 21.6 5.4 22.2 5.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Cedar 14,855 0 18,971 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Cedar 17.7 31.2 15.3 24.8         Children under age 6  MO   Cedar 20.2 37.8 17.7 26.4   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Cedar 19.5 17.1 24.3 20.5   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Cedar $33,257 $21,197 $36,643 $22,487   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 5.6 6.5 5.0 5.7   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 84.4 88.0 86.3 86.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 51.1 47.0 55.2 55.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 43,287 82 39,596 73   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Cedar 136,647 169 148,239 175   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cedar 407 2 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 5.6 6.1 4.7 6.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 28.1 36.5 31.0 42.0 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 37.2 52.6 33.2 50.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Cedar 4.4 2.2 1.5 1.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Cedar 41,176 145 45,449 181   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Cedar 59.8 43.8 58.6 53.0

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