Profile for Butler

- 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   1999/2003  MO   Butler 35.9 47.5 39.2 55.9   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Butler 19.3 29.0 18.6 26.8   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Butler 7.7 8.5 7.8 9.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Butler 7.7 8.7 7.7 14.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Butler 27.8 49.3 24.2 26.9   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Butler 35.6 52.1 45.9 70.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Butler 4.7 2.4 4.8 2.5   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Butler 4.8 6.3 3.4 2.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Butler 49.8 74.0 43.1 82.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Butler 78.9 110.1 77.9 98.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Butler 1,420,235 9,954 1,407,342 9,696   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Butler 25.5 24.3 24.7 23.7   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Butler 20.7 12.2 21.6 12.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Butler 8,157 1 14,855 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Butler 17.7 33.3 15.3 25.9         Children under age 6  MO   Butler 20.2 30.8 17.7 30.8   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Butler 19.5 21.5 24.3 26.0   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Butler $29,388 $22,837 $32,518 $25,345   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Butler 3.4 4.1 5.6 5.3   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Butler 78.3 78.6 84.3 86.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Butler 45.8 41.4 51.1 46.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Butler 48,206 360 43,287 468   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Butler 121,252 727 139,101 962   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Butler 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Butler 6.5 6.8 5.6 9.1   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Butler 21.8 34.6 28.1 45.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Butler 27.2 40.4 37.2 53.6   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Butler 85.9 95.4 79.1 70.1   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Butler 10.9 1.0 4.4 0.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Butler 18,097 336 41,176 609   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Butler 72.2 78.2 61.8 61.9

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