Profile for Lawrence

- 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   Lawrence 39.2 49.0 41.7 52.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 18.6 31.4 18.2 30.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lawrence 7.8 6.5 8.1 7.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lawrence 7.7 8.2 7.5 9.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lawrence 24.8 21.9 22.8 10.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 47.0 53.9 32.6 41.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 4.8 7.8 3.8 4.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 3.4 2.5 3.7 3.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 43.1 63.7 45.7 54.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Lawrence 70.3 86.5 65.1 93.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 1,407,342 9,525 1,424,830 9,646   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 24.7 26.1 24.2 25.6   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 21.6 9.3 22.2 10.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Lawrence 14,855 80 18,971 105 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Lawrence 17.7 20.9 15.3 19.5         Children under age 6  MO   Lawrence 20.2 27.7 17.7 24.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Lawrence 19.5 16.2 24.3 19.0   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Lawrence $33,257 $22,840 $36,643 $24,387   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 5.6 4.8 5.0 4.0   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 84.4 88.4 86.3 90.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 51.1 54.3 55.2 58.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 43,287 183 39,596 107   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Lawrence 136,647 569 148,239 441   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Lawrence 407 2 473 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 5.6 4.1 4.7 3.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 28.1 30.3 31.0 31.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 37.2 43.0 33.2 37.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Lawrence 4.4 1.4 1.5 1.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Lawrence 41,176 345 45,449 426   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Lawrence 59.8 40.0 58.6 53.1

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