Profile for Douglas

- 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   Douglas 35.9 56.5 39.2 62.9   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 19.3 21.7 18.6 15.8   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Douglas 7.7 7.2 7.8 5.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Douglas 7.7 9.5 7.7 7.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Douglas 27.8 39.1 24.2 32.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 35.6 36.6 45.9 43.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 4.7 2.7 4.8 2.5   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 4.8 2.6 3.4 1.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 49.8 61.4 43.1 45.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Douglas 78.9 64.7 77.9 139.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 1,420,235 3,360 1,407,342 3,168   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 25.5 25.9 24.7 23.7   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 20.7 3.7 21.6 4.2   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Douglas 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   Douglas 17.7 31.2 15.3 19.8         Children under age 6  MO   Douglas 20.2 27.8 17.7 27.8   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Douglas 19.5 12.9 24.3 19.2   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Douglas $29,388 $19,589 $32,518 $22,290   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 3.4 5.4 5.6 8.9   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 78.3 84.9 84.3 93.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 45.8 49.3 51.1 48.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 48,206 92 43,287 72   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Douglas 121,252 110 139,101 46   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Douglas 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 6.5 5.6 5.6 6.1   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 21.8 27.9 28.1 42.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 27.2 43.4 37.2 56.3   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 85.9 80.3 79.1 71.1   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 10.9 0.0 4.4 0.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Douglas 18,097 82 41,176 149   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Douglas 72.2 40.3 61.8 44.4

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