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   2004/2008  MO   Dade 40.5 53.7 42.0 57.1   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Dade 18.6 24.2 17.9 23.8   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dade 7.8 8.8 8.1 5.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dade 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dade 24.2 42.6 20.3 44.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Dade 41.3 47.6 32.1 41.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Dade 4.7 2.3 3.8 1.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Dade 3.3 5.6 3.9 2.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Dade 44.3 67.5 45.4 49.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dade 68.3 105.3 66.7 166.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Dade 1,416,633 1,745 1,421,469 1,621   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Dade 24.6 22.3 24.0 21.9   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Dade 21.3 3.9 22.6 5.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Dade 14,855 2 19,053 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Dade 15.3 17.1 18.3 18.8         Children under age 6  MO   Dade 17.7 18.3 22.0 21.3   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Dade 24.3 15.6 31.2 24.0   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Dade $34,361 $23,320 $38,154 $24,373   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Dade 5.8 5.2 6.1 6.3   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Dade 85.6 91.2 85.8 88.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Dade 51.4 56.2 56.5 87.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Dade 45,071 17 42,224 9   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Dade 139,101 40 147,605 92   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Dade 417 0 563 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Dade 5.5 4.2 4.5 4.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Dade 30.2 39.0 32.7 38.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Dade 37.7 53.5 33.5 45.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Dade 3.0 5.3 1.2 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Dade 19,413 14 15,183 8   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Dade 60.1 41.7 55.6 34.9

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