Profile for Ozark

- 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   Ozark 39.2 66.6 41.7 66.1   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 18.6 18.8 18.2 19.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Ozark 7.8 7.0 8.1 4.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Ozark 7.7 6.0 7.5 5.7   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Ozark 24.8 13.0 22.8 41.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 47.0 46.5 32.6 39.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 4.8 7.6 3.8 1.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 3.4 0.4 3.7 1.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 43.1 50.5 45.7 66.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Ozark 70.3 153.1 65.1 107.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 1,407,342 1,979 1,424,830 1,911   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 24.7 20.8 24.2 20.7   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 21.6 3.3 22.2 3.0   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Ozark 14,855 2 18,971 4 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Ozark 17.7 23.7 15.3 30.8         Children under age 6  MO   Ozark 20.2 41.1 17.7 39.4   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Ozark 19.5 12.5 24.3 18.3   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Ozark $33,257 $18,157 $36,643 $19,556   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 5.6 5.8 5.0 5.3   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 84.4 93.5 86.3 94.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 51.1 43.5 55.2 53.0   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 43,287 40 39,596 17   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Ozark 136,647 105 148,239 96   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Ozark 407 1 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 5.6 6.8 4.7 6.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 28.1 46.4 31.0 46.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 37.2 62.4 33.2 53.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Ozark 4.4 0.7 1.5 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Ozark 41,176 75 45,449 89   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Ozark 59.8 19.0 58.6 33.2

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