Profile for Johnson

- 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   Johnson 39.2 32.3 41.7 35.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 18.6 11.4 18.2 12.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Johnson 7.8 6.6 8.1 6.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Johnson 7.7 4.9 7.5 5.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Johnson 24.8 41.0 22.8 21.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 47.0 35.0 32.6 22.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 4.8 2.4 3.8 2.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 3.4 2.6 3.7 2.4   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 43.1 35.1 45.7 35.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Johnson 70.3 37.0 65.1 37.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 1,407,342 12,103 1,424,830 12,364   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 24.7 24.1 24.2 23.8   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 21.6 14.4 22.2 13.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Johnson 14,855 105 18,971 148 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Johnson 17.7 15.8 15.3 15.2         Children under age 6  MO   Johnson 20.2 22.1 17.7 19.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Johnson 19.5 14.2 24.3 18.8   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Johnson $33,257 $27,444 $36,643 $29,659   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 5.6 4.7 5.0 4.6   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 84.4 84.5 86.3 91.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 51.1 58.9 55.2 61.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 43,287 208 39,596 194   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Johnson 136,647 1,000 148,239 1,215   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Johnson 407 6 473 6   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 5.6 2.7 4.7 3.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 28.1 18.9 31.0 22.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 37.2 26.1 33.2 23.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Johnson 4.4 4.9 1.5 1.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Johnson 41,176 264 45,449 285   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Johnson 59.8 28.3 58.6 35.0

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