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- Indicators of Child Well-Being
- Demographic Change
- Economic Condition of Families
- Family Supports
- Health /Mental Health
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   Indicators of Child Well-Being   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
38.0
19.5
40.7
26.4
  Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
18.9
11.0
18.8
10.7
  Percent low birthweight infants
  1997-2001/2002-2006
 MO
  Clay
7.7
6.4
8.1
7.0
  Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)
  1997-2001/2002-2006
 MO
  Clay
7.5
5.6
7.7
5.0
  Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)
  1997-2001/2002-2006
 MO
  Clay
25.3
20.9
23.2
20.1
  Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
44.0
35.6
32.7
25.1
  Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
5.1
1.5
4.1
1.0
  Percent annual high school dropouts
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
3.7
2.8
4.1
3.5
  Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
44.0
36.9
45.6
32.4
  Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)
  1997-2001/2002-2006
 MO
  Clay
71.6
59.5
65.5
49.8

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   Demographic Change   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Child population
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
1,408,071
48,814
1,416,592
52,121
  Children as a percent of total population
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
24.8
25.5
24.2
25.2
  Percent Minority children
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
21.4
13.9
21.6
15.0
  Children with limited English proficiency
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
11,535
337
19,092
726

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   Economic Condition of Families   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent children in poverty
  1990/2000
 MO
  Clay
17.7
7.6
15.3
6.4
        Children under age 6  MO
  Clay
20.2
6.9
17.7
6.9
  Percent children in single parent families
  1990/2000
 MO
  Clay
19.5
15.6
24.3
20.2
  Average annual wage/salary
  2002/2005
 MO
  Clay
$32,527
$34,509
$35,448
$37,871
  Adult unemployment rate
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
5.2
4.2
4.8
4.3
  High school graduation rate
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
82.5
87.0
85.8
88.9

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   Family Supports   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent parents paying child support in state system
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
50.1
59.5
53.0
61.8
  Children receiving subsidized child care
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
44,201
562
41,295
653
  Licensed child care capacity
  2002/2007
 MO
  Clay
131,943
4,301
142,019
4,777
  Accredited child care facilities
  2002/2007
 MO
  Clay
345
5
527
15
  Percent children receiving cash assistance
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
6.0
1.8
5.0
2.1
  Percent children receiving food stamps
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
25.8
12.6
30.9
18.8

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   Health/Mental Health   
    Trend Data
    Base Year Current Year
  Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
35.1
17.7
33.3
18.9
  Percent children with elevated blood lead levels
  2002/2006
 MO
  Clay
5.0
0.8
2.2
0.5
  Children receiving public SED mental health services
  2002/2005
 MO
  Clay
36,629
673
45,449
942
  Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)
  2002/2005
 MO
  Clay
61.8
50.3
59.0
52.9

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Definitions and Data Sources


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KIDS COUNT in Missouri Contact Information

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

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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