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   2003/2007  MO   Stone 39.2 52.2 41.7 51.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Stone 18.6 22.2 18.2 19.0   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Stone 7.8 6.7 8.1 7.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Stone 7.7 10.5 7.5 7.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Stone 24.8 25.7 22.8 29.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Stone 47.0 58.2 32.6 44.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Stone 4.8 7.0 3.8 6.8   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Stone 3.4 2.8 3.7 2.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Stone 43.1 48.1 45.7 45.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Stone 70.3 71.1 65.1 126.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Stone 1,407,342 6,134 1,424,830 6,473   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Stone 24.7 20.5 24.2 20.5   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Stone 21.6 4.7 22.2 5.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Stone 14,855 21 18,971 13 (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 21.4 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   2003/2006  MO   Stone $33,257 $23,187 $36,643 $24,214   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Stone 5.6 8.2 5.0 6.3   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Stone 84.4 86.3 86.3 89.1 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Stone 51.1 41.4 55.2 59.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Stone 43,287 104 39,596 70   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Stone 136,647 314 148,239 489   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Stone 407 2 473 5   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Stone 5.6 3.0 4.7 2.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Stone 28.1 36.7 31.0 36.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Stone 37.2 52.7 33.2 40.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Stone 4.4 1.0 1.5 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Stone 41,176 274 45,449 333   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Stone 59.8 61.3 58.6 68.5

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