Profile for Texas

- 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   Texas 39.2 56.7 41.7 54.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Texas 18.6 22.7 18.2 26.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Texas 7.8 9.4 8.1 7.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Texas 7.7 11.0 7.5 10.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Texas 24.8 23.3 22.8 14.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Texas 47.0 73.6 32.6 54.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Texas 4.8 15.8 3.8 8.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Texas 3.4 2.9 3.7 3.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Texas 43.1 56.4 45.7 65.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Texas 70.3 114.2 65.1 85.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Texas 1,407,342 5,438 1,424,830 5,332   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Texas 24.7 22.5 24.2 22.9   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Texas 21.6 6.4 22.2 5.1   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Texas 14,855 1 18,971 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Texas 17.7 29.3 15.3 29.1         Children under age 6  MO   Texas 20.2 33.0 17.7 31.7   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Texas 19.5 16.6 24.3 21.9   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Texas $33,257 $21,631 $36,643 $23,858   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Texas 5.6 7.1 5.0 5.7   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Texas 84.4 85.8 86.3 87.7 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Texas 51.1 51.6 55.2 57.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Texas 43,287 120 39,596 63   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Texas 136,647 283 148,239 237   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Texas 407 1 473 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Texas 5.6 6.4 4.7 5.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Texas 28.1 41.9 31.0 39.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Texas 37.2 53.1 33.2 47.1   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Texas 4.4 0.7 1.5 0.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Texas 41,176 259 45,449 223   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Texas 59.8 47.0 58.6 59.0

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