Profile for Osage

- 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   Students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   1998/2002  MO   Osage 35.5 26.8 37.9 29.6   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1998/2002  MO   Osage 19.4 11.2 18.9 9.2   Low birthweight infants   1993-1997/1998-2002  MO   Osage 7.6 3.3 7.8 5.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1993-1997/1998-2002  MO   Osage 7.8 2.5 7.7 15.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1993-1997/1998-2002  MO   Osage 29.0 37.8 24.9 30.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1998/2002  MO   Osage 22.4 13.3 44.3 31.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1998/2002  MO   Osage 4.8 3.8 5.1 1.3   Annual high school dropouts   1998/2002  MO   Osage 5.2 0.9 3.7 1.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1998/2002  MO   Osage 51.7 24.6 44.0 35.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1993-1997/1998-2002  MO   Osage 82.7 78.5 77.5 141.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1998/2002  MO   Osage 1,411,469 3,390 1,397,465 3,187   Children as a percent of total population   1998/2002  MO   Osage 25.6 26.6 24.6 24.4   Percent Minority children   1998/2002  MO   Osage 20.3 2.3 21.4 2.0   Children with limited English proficiency   1999/2002  MO   Osage 7,627 0 11,535 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Osage 17.7 9.6 15.3 9.0         Children under age 6  MO   Osage 20.2 11.9 17.7 11.9   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Osage 19.5 9.1 24.3 14.4   Average annual wage/salary   1997/2000  MO   Osage $29,082 $15,064 $32,525 $16,984   Adult unemployment   1997/2001  MO   Osage 4.2 3.2 5.5 5.4   High school graduation   1997/2001  MO   Osage 77.7 90.9 82.4 92.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1998/2000  MO   Osage 35.3 43.7 59.1 70.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   1998/2001  MO   Osage 43,712 30 45,712 28   Licensed child care capacity   1998/2003  MO   Osage 124,201 319 136,647 358   Accredited child care facilities   1999/2003  MO   Osage 350 0 407 2   Children receiving cash assistance   1998/2002  MO   Osage 7.6 1.9 6.0 0.9   Children receiving food stamps   1998/2002  MO   Osage 22.2 9.3 26.0 13.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1998/2002  MO   Osage 24.0 10.9 35.4 21.1   Public clinic immunization   1998/2003  MO   Osage 85.5 85.8 79.1 66.7   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1998/2002  MO   Osage 12.3 3.3 5.0 1.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2000/2002  MO   Osage 23,310 24 36,629 48   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1998/2001  MO   Osage 72.0 22.2 66.8 35.8

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