Profile for Stone

- 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   Stone 38.0 50.9 40.7 52.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Stone 18.9 26.3 18.8 22.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Stone 7.7 6.7 8.1 7.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Stone 7.5 7.0 7.7 11.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Stone 25.3 30.4 23.2 29.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Stone 44.0 60.3 32.7 42.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Stone 5.1 4.8 4.1 5.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Stone 3.7 3.6 4.1 2.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Stone 44.0 56.0 45.6 55.2   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Stone 71.6 71.8 65.5 139.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Stone 1,408,071 6,100 1,416,592 6,242   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Stone 24.8 20.8 24.2 19.9   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Stone 21.4 4.8 21.6 3.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Stone 11,535 9 19,092 9 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Stone 17.7 20.0 15.3 19.0         Children under age 6  MO   Stone 20.2 20.3 17.7 20.3   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Stone 19.5 13.1 24.3 20.1   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Stone $32,527 $21,998 $35,448 $23,490   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Stone 5.2 8.6 4.8 6.8   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Stone 82.5 81.5 85.8 90.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Stone 50.1 49.0 53.0 57.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Stone 44,201 110 41,295 61   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Stone 131,943 372 142,019 432   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Stone 345 2 527 5   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Stone 6.0 2.8 5.0 3.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Stone 25.8 33.7 30.9 37.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Stone 35.1 50.8 33.3 43.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Stone 5.0 4.3 2.2 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Stone 36,629 222 45,449 333   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Stone 61.8 64.2 59.0 50.8

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