Profile for Ozark

- 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   Ozark 35.9 62.3 39.2 66.6   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 19.3 28.9 18.6 18.8   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Ozark 7.7 7.2 7.8 7.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Ozark 7.7 0.0 7.7 8.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Ozark 27.8 38.2 24.2 26.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 35.6 33.2 45.9 46.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 4.7 5.2 4.8 7.6   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 4.8 2.7 3.4 0.4   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 49.8 89.5 43.1 50.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Ozark 78.9 192.1 77.9 123.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 1,420,235 2,106 1,407,342 1,979   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 25.5 22.1 24.7 20.8   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 20.7 3.5 21.6 3.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Ozark 8,157 0 14,855 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Ozark 17.7 23.7 15.3 30.8         Children under age 6  MO   Ozark 20.2 39.4 17.7 39.4   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Ozark 19.5 12.5 24.3 18.3   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Ozark $29,388 $16,403 $32,518 $18,061   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 3.4 4.6 5.6 5.6   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 78.3 85.0 84.3 93.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 45.8 41.3 51.1 43.5   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 48,206 80 43,287 40   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Ozark 121,252 108 139,101 75   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Ozark 347 0 417 1   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 6.5 6.2 5.6 6.8   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 21.8 35.3 28.1 46.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 27.2 48.2 37.2 62.4   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 85.9 95.2 79.1 64.3   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 10.9 0.0 4.4 0.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Ozark 18,097 49 41,176 75   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Ozark 72.2 43.0 61.8 40.9

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