Profile for Cole

- 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   Cole 39.2 32.0 41.7 37.0   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Cole 18.6 12.8 18.2 14.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cole 7.8 6.3 8.1 7.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cole 7.7 6.8 7.5 5.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cole 24.8 39.2 22.8 17.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cole 47.0 34.3 32.6 27.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cole 4.8 7.9 3.8 2.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Cole 3.4 4.3 3.7 5.4   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cole 43.1 33.0 45.7 45.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cole 70.3 88.8 65.1 64.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Cole 1,407,342 16,886 1,424,830 17,187   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Cole 24.7 23.3 24.2 23.3   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Cole 21.6 14.2 22.2 15.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Cole 14,855 266 18,971 139 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Cole 17.7 9.6 15.3 11.5         Children under age 6  MO   Cole 20.2 11.8 17.7 15.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Cole 19.5 15.2 24.3 22.1   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Cole $33,257 $29,769 $36,643 $32,931   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Cole 5.6 3.9 5.0 3.9   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Cole 84.4 82.0 86.3 85.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Cole 51.1 54.3 55.2 41.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Cole 43,287 313 39,596 249   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Cole 136,647 2,723 148,239 2,820   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cole 407 5 473 4   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Cole 5.6 2.8 4.7 4.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Cole 28.1 19.6 31.0 25.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Cole 37.2 28.0 33.2 26.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Cole 4.4 2.6 1.5 0.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Cole 41,176 517 45,449 583   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Cole 59.8 68.3 58.6 90.8

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