Profile for Sullivan

- 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   Sullivan 39.2 61.2 41.7 64.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 18.6 39.1 18.2 28.4   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Sullivan 7.8 7.6 8.1 7.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Sullivan 7.7 1.9 7.5 9.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Sullivan 24.8 0.0 22.8 30.3   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 47.0 49.3 32.6 38.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 4.8 3.4 3.8 10.1   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 3.4 3.1 3.7 2.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 43.1 57.4 45.7 61.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Sullivan 70.3 43.0 65.1 140.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 1,407,342 1,785 1,424,830 1,689   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 24.7 25.2 24.2 25.3   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 21.6 13.7 22.2 24.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Sullivan 14,855 112 18,971 140 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Sullivan 17.7 22.5 15.3 19.6         Children under age 6  MO   Sullivan 20.2 24.2 17.7 23.2   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Sullivan 19.5 13.8 24.3 22.0   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Sullivan $33,257 $27,432 $36,643 $31,928   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 5.6 10.1 5.0 6.2   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 84.4 87.2 86.3 92.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 51.1 58.0 55.2 61.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 43,287 27 39,596 13   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Sullivan 136,647 106 148,239 96   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Sullivan 407 1 473 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 5.6 3.4 4.7 3.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 28.1 33.0 31.0 34.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 37.2 45.1 33.2 36.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Sullivan 4.4 3.3 1.5 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Sullivan 41,176 76 45,449 77   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Sullivan 59.8 21.8 58.6 52.3

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