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   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 38.0 38.7 40.7 41.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 18.9 12.8 18.8 20.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Cooper 7.7 7.4 8.1 8.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Cooper 7.5 2.1 7.7 4.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Cooper 25.3 34.4 23.2 77.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 44.0 44.0 32.7 46.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 5.1 7.2 4.1 3.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 3.7 2.4 4.1 2.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 44.0 33.9 45.6 50.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Cooper 71.6 61.0 65.5 30.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 1,408,071 3,728 1,416,592 3,729   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 24.8 21.9 24.2 21.4   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 21.4 9.0 21.6 8.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 11,535 0 19,092 4 (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 13.0 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   2002/2005  MO   Cooper $32,527 $22,111 $35,448 $24,722   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.4   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 82.5 93.2 85.8 91.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 50.1 48.9 53.0 53.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 44,201 71 41,295 86   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Cooper 131,943 415 142,019 383   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Cooper 345 0 527 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 6.0 3.5 5.0 3.7   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 25.8 19.5 30.9 28.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 35.1 31.8 33.3 29.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Cooper 5.0 3.3 2.2 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Cooper 36,629 96 45,449 107   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Cooper 61.8 126.6 59.0 40.7

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