Profile for Harrison

- 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   Harrison 39.2 46.0 41.7 49.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 18.6 26.2 18.2 24.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Harrison 7.8 7.4 8.1 7.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Harrison 7.7 5.5 7.5 5.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Harrison 24.8 64.6 22.8 13.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 47.0 52.6 32.6 28.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 4.8 10.5 3.8 2.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 3.4 0.6 3.7 1.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 43.1 45.6 45.7 83.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Harrison 70.3 33.5 65.1 222.3 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 1,407,342 1,997 1,424,830 2,003   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 24.7 22.6 24.2 22.6   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 21.6 3.7 22.2 3.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Harrison 14,855 0 18,971 3 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Harrison 17.7 24.7 15.3 15.8         Children under age 6  MO   Harrison 20.2 21.3 17.7 20.3   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Harrison 19.5 13.1 24.3 19.6   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Harrison $33,257 $19,673 $36,643 $20,874   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.5   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 84.4 86.2 86.3 92.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 51.1 47.5 55.2 59.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 43,287 47 39,596 34   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Harrison 136,647 90 148,239 154   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Harrison 407 0 473 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 5.6 4.6 4.7 4.1   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 28.1 30.6 31.0 38.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 37.2 42.7 33.2 41.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Harrison 4.4 4.0 1.5 0.9   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Harrison 41,176 54 45,449 61   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Harrison 59.8 84.0 58.6 35.6

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