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   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 38.0 58.4 40.7 62.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 18.9 38.6 18.8 23.0   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Sullivan 7.7 8.3 8.1 6.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Sullivan 7.5 3.9 7.7 10.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Sullivan 25.3 0.0 23.2 14.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 44.0 45.1 32.7 52.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 5.1 3.8 4.1 7.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 3.7 2.3 4.1 2.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 44.0 37.5 45.6 75.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Sullivan 71.6 43.7 65.5 90.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 1,408,071 1,841 1,416,592 1,742   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 24.8 25.3 24.2 25.7   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 21.4 16.2 21.6 19.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 11,535 131 19,092 142 (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 23.2 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   2002/2005  MO   Sullivan $32,527 $26,346 $35,448 $31,217   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.7   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 82.5 90.1 85.8 91.7 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 50.1 55.0 53.0 61.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 44,201 50 41,295 15   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Sullivan 131,943 104 142,019 86   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Sullivan 345 0 527 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 6.0 2.8 5.0 3.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 25.8 29.3 30.9 33.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 35.1 39.1 33.3 39.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Sullivan 5.0 1.6 2.2 1.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Sullivan 36,629 64 45,449 77   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Sullivan 61.8 30.6 59.0 56.9

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