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   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 40.5 40.1 42.0 40.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 18.6 17.6 17.9 20.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cooper 7.8 7.0 8.1 8.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cooper 7.7 3.2 7.4 4.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cooper 24.2 55.5 20.3 45.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 41.3 45.7 32.1 48.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 4.7 7.4 3.8 6.7   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 3.3 1.9 3.9 3.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 44.3 46.6 45.4 51.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Cooper 68.3 60.8 66.7 31.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 1,416,633 3,789 1,421,469 3,728   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 24.6 22.0 24.0 21.3   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 21.3 9.2 22.6 9.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 14,855 0 19,053 4 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Cooper 15.3 12.8 18.3 15.6         Children under age 6  MO   Cooper 17.7 13.0 22.0 14.1   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Cooper 24.3 20.2 31.2 24.2   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Cooper $34,361 $24,326 $38,154 $28,272   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 5.8 5.0 6.1 5.7   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 85.6 89.3 85.8 93.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 51.4 49.6 56.5 74.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 45,071 103 42,224 92   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Cooper 139,101 396 147,605 443   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Cooper 417 0 563 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 5.5 3.9 4.5 3.7   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 30.2 25.0 32.7 31.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 37.7 36.8 33.5 30.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Cooper 3.0 1.6 1.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Cooper 19,413 18 15,183 16   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Cooper 60.1 61.0 55.6 65.6

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