Profile for Cooper

- 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   Cooper 39.2 40.3 41.7 42.9   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 18.6 14.2 18.2 20.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cooper 7.8 7.2 8.1 8.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cooper 7.7 3.2 7.5 2.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cooper 24.8 34.6 22.8 70.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 47.0 41.9 32.6 39.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 4.8 7.0 3.8 4.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 3.4 3.0 3.7 1.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 43.1 52.2 45.7 53.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Cooper 70.3 60.8 65.1 15.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 1,407,342 3,721 1,424,830 3,787   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 24.7 21.9 24.2 21.6   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 21.6 8.8 22.2 9.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Cooper 14,855 0 18,971 5 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Cooper 17.7 17.1 15.3 12.8         Children under age 6  MO   Cooper 20.2 23.3 17.7 13.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Cooper 19.5 14.3 24.3 20.2   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Cooper $33,257 $22,913 $36,643 $26,899   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 5.6 4.6 5.0 4.4   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 84.4 89.8 86.3 92.7 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 51.1 45.9 55.2 57.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 43,287 82 39,596 88   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Cooper 136,647 386 148,239 393   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cooper 407 0 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 5.6 4.2 4.7 3.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 28.1 23.3 31.0 29.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 37.2 35.4 33.2 29.9   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Cooper 4.4 2.1 1.5 1.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Cooper 41,176 88 45,449 107   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Cooper 59.8 100.3 58.6 83.8

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