Profile for Dade

- 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   Dade 39.2 51.2 41.7 53.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Dade 18.6 22.5 18.2 25.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Dade 7.8 9.3 8.1 5.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Dade 7.7 7.1 7.5 6.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Dade 24.8 41.8 22.8 31.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Dade 47.0 60.1 32.6 50.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Dade 4.8 2.8 3.8 0.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Dade 3.4 3.2 3.7 4.4   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Dade 43.1 38.5 45.7 45.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Dade 70.3 105.2 65.1 115.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Dade 1,407,342 1,764 1,424,830 1,670   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Dade 24.7 22.5 24.2 22.2   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Dade 21.6 3.7 22.2 4.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Dade 14,855 2 18,971 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Dade 17.7 21.1 15.3 17.1         Children under age 6  MO   Dade 20.2 33.4 17.7 18.3   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Dade 19.5 12.2 24.3 15.6   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Dade $33,257 $24,162 $36,643 $24,604   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Dade 5.6 4.7 5.0 5.4   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Dade 84.4 81.7 86.3 89.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Dade 51.1 45.8 55.2 58.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Dade 43,287 11 39,596 14   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Dade 136,647 60 148,239 92   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Dade 407 0 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Dade 5.6 2.6 4.7 4.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Dade 28.1 33.4 31.0 38.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Dade 37.2 49.7 33.2 43.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Dade 4.4 5.4 1.5 0.9   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Dade 41,176 99 45,449 98   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Dade 59.8 34.7 58.6 53.1

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