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   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 38.0 47.1 40.7 51.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 18.9 29.8 18.8 26.9   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lawrence 7.7 6.4 8.1 7.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lawrence 7.5 6.2 7.7 8.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lawrence 25.3 22.0 23.2 13.7   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 44.0 53.3 32.7 45.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 5.1 8.4 4.1 4.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 3.7 2.8 4.1 2.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 44.0 53.7 45.6 60.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Lawrence 71.6 87.5 65.5 77.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 1,408,071 9,499 1,416,592 9,537   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 24.8 26.3 24.2 25.5   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 21.4 9.1 21.6 9.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 11,535 137 19,092 116 (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 24.8 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   2002/2005  MO   Lawrence $32,527 $22,250 $35,448 $24,075   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.0   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 82.5 84.2 85.8 88.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 50.1 55.0 53.0 56.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 44,201 172 41,295 111   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Lawrence 131,943 531 142,019 547   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Lawrence 345 2 527 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 6.0 4.2 5.0 4.2   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 25.8 28.5 30.9 32.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 35.1 40.0 33.3 37.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Lawrence 5.0 5.0 2.2 2.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Lawrence 36,629 304 45,449 426   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Lawrence 61.8 41.2 59.0 37.0

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