Profile for Dent

- 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   Dent 35.9 51.0 39.2 52.4   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Dent 19.3 24.0 18.6 24.7   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dent 7.7 7.0 7.8 6.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dent 7.7 2.3 7.7 7.7   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dent 27.8 42.4 24.2 28.7   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Dent 35.6 48.0 45.9 73.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Dent 4.7 5.7 4.8 12.1   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Dent 4.8 5.4 3.4 2.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Dent 49.8 92.7 43.1 55.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dent 78.9 134.5 77.9 133.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Dent 1,420,235 3,709 1,407,342 3,553   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Dent 25.5 25.0 24.7 23.8   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Dent 20.7 4.6 21.6 4.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Dent 8,157 0 14,855 . (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Dent 17.7 34.8 15.3 24.3         Children under age 6  MO   Dent 20.2 21.7 17.7 21.7   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Dent 19.5 14.9 24.3 21.1   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Dent $29,388 $20,962 $32,518 $23,052   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Dent 3.4 6.2 5.6 6.9   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Dent 78.3 83.6 84.3 76.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Dent 45.8 49.0 51.1 47.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Dent 48,206 115 43,287 73   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Dent 121,252 128 139,101 160   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Dent 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Dent 6.5 5.5 5.6 5.5   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Dent 21.8 32.5 28.1 41.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Dent 27.2 41.5 37.2 58.8   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Dent 85.9 83.9 79.1 82.2   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Dent 10.9 8.4 4.4 2.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Dent 18,097 116 41,176 179   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Dent 72.2 34.1 61.8 46.8

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