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Profile for Jackson
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Indicators of Child Well-Being
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Base
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Current
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Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch
2006/2010 |
MO
Jackson
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40.7
40.4 |
46.8
51.5 |
Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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18.8
22.2 |
17.2
21.0 |
Percent low birthweight infants
2001-2005/2006-2010
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MO
Jackson
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8.0
8.5 |
8.1
8.4 |
Infant mortality (per 1,000
live births)
2001-2005/2006-2010
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MO
Jackson
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7.7
8.0 |
7.1
8.1 |
Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per
100,000)
2001-2005/2006-2010
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MO
Jackson
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22.8
20.3 |
18.5
20.7 |
Child abuse and neglect (per
1,000)
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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32.4
33.8 |
31.9
33.9 |
Out-of-home placement entries (per
1,000)
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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4.0
5.0
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4.4
6.6 |
Percent annual high school dropouts
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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3.9
4.0 |
3.5
4.8 |
Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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44.8
60.1 |
36.9
47.6 |
Violent deaths, ages 15-19
(per 100,000)
2001-2005/2006-2010
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MO
Jackson
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64.7
77.2 |
61.2
81.6 |
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Demographic Change
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Trend
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Base
Year |
Current
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Child population
2006/2010 |
MO
Jackson
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1,432,228
171,578 |
1,425,436
165,635 |
Children as a percent of total population
2006/2010 |
MO
Jackson
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24.5
25.8 |
23.8
24.6 |
Percent Minority children
2006/2010 |
MO
Jackson
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22.2
42.6 |
25.5
48.4 |
Children with limited English proficiency
2006/2010 |
MO
Jackson
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19,092
5,209 |
19,986
5,292 |
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Economic Condition of Families
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Trend
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Base
Year |
Current
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Percent children in poverty
2000/2009 |
MO
Jackson
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15.3
16.4 |
20.2
24.1 |
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Children under age 6
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MO
Jackson
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17.7
19.0 |
24.5
28.1 |
Percent children in single parent families
2000/2009
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MO
Jackson
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24.3
31.1 |
32.6
42.1 |
Average annual wage/salary
2006/2009
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MO
Jackson
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$37,851
$43,987 |
$41,040
$47,828 |
Adult unemployment rate
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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4.8
5.7 |
9.6
11.0 |
High school graduation rate
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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85.8
85.0 |
85.8
83.7 |
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Family Supports
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Base
Year |
Current
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Percent parents paying child support in state system
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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53.0
53.7 |
57.1
57.8 |
Children receiving subsidized child care
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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41,295
6,195 |
46,795
6,957 |
Licensed child care capacity
2006/2011
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MO
Jackson
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144,628
23,096 |
152,750
23,021 |
Accredited child care facilities
2003/2008
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MO
Jackson
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613
112 |
531
70 |
Percent children receiving cash assistance
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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4.9
7.0 |
4.8
6.8 |
Percent children receiving food stamps
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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30.5
35.4 |
37.4
44.7 |
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Health/Mental Health
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Trend
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Base
Year |
Current
Year
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Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid
2006/2010
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MO
Jackson
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32.9
37.8 |
36.9
43.0 |
Percent children with elevated blood lead levels
2006/2010 |
MO
Jackson
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2.2
0.5 |
1.0
0.0 |
Children receiving public SED mental health services
2008/2010
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MO
Jackson
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18,116
2,245 |
22,328
3,519 |
Juvenile law violation referrals,
ages 10-17 (per 1,000)
2006/2009
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MO
Jackson
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58.0
26.1 |
51.3
23.6 |
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Definitions and
Data Sources
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