Profile for Pemiscot

- 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   Pemiscot 35.9 63.7 39.2 66.8   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 19.3 42.0 18.6 43.6   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Pemiscot 7.7 12.5 7.8 11.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Pemiscot 7.7 13.5 7.7 11.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Pemiscot 27.8 20.1 24.2 34.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 35.6 41.1 45.9 73.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 4.7 4.6 4.8 3.2   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 4.8 7.3 3.4 4.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 49.8 113.0 43.1 119.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Pemiscot 78.9 155.2 77.9 103.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 1,420,235 6,077 1,407,342 5,859   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 25.5 30.1 24.7 29.7   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 20.7 41.9 21.6 42.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Pemiscot 8,157 2 14,855 11 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Pemiscot 17.7 50.3 15.3 43.2         Children under age 6  MO   Pemiscot 20.2 49.9 17.7 49.9   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Pemiscot 19.5 33.0 24.3 39.4   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Pemiscot $29,388 $20,264 $32,518 $21,687   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 3.4 6.9 5.6 11.6   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 78.3 75.7 84.3 86.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 45.8 42.6 51.1 49.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 48,206 813 43,287 473   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Pemiscot 121,252 580 139,101 489   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Pemiscot 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 6.5 18.9 5.6 19.7   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 21.8 59.9 28.1 71.0 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 27.2 65.3 37.2 74.9   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 85.9 90.5 79.1 79.5   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 10.9 5.2 4.4 3.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Pemiscot 18,097 171 41,176 340   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Pemiscot 72.2 151.9 61.8 106.5

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