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   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 38.0 46.4 40.7 48.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 18.9 23.5 18.8 17.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Harrison 7.7 7.1 8.1 7.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Harrison 7.5 3.8 7.7 5.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Harrison 25.3 64.3 23.2 0.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 44.0 39.8 32.7 43.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 5.1 10.0 4.1 11.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 3.7 2.6 4.1 4.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 44.0 51.7 45.6 65.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Harrison 71.6 34.0 65.5 178.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 1,408,071 2,008 1,416,592 1,972   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 24.8 22.8 24.2 22.2   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 21.4 3.4 21.6 2.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 11,535 0 19,092 1 (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 20.3 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   2002/2005  MO   Harrison $32,527 $19,547 $35,448 $20,217   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 82.5 84.8 85.8 89.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 50.1 50.4 53.0 55.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 44,201 55 41,295 25   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Harrison 131,943 90 142,019 110   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Harrison 345 0 527 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 6.0 4.6 5.0 4.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 25.8 28.5 30.9 36.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 35.1 41.3 33.3 40.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Harrison 5.0 0.0 2.2 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Harrison 36,629 55 45,449 61   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Harrison 61.8 33.6 59.0 46.3

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