Profile for Perry

- 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   Perry 35.9 38.5 39.2 39.9   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Perry 19.3 15.0 18.6 14.1   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Perry 7.7 5.1 7.8 7.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Perry 7.7 5.2 7.7 4.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Perry 27.8 27.0 24.2 17.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Perry 35.6 28.6 45.9 38.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Perry 4.7 2.5 4.8 2.4   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Perry 4.8 7.1 3.4 5.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Perry 49.8 33.6 43.1 39.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Perry 78.9 111.1 77.9 61.1 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Perry 1,420,235 4,726 1,407,342 4,552   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Perry 25.5 26.2 24.7 25.0   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Perry 20.7 2.9 21.6 2.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Perry 8,157 0 14,855 20 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Perry 17.7 13.2 15.3 8.9         Children under age 6  MO   Perry 20.2 7.4 17.7 7.4   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Perry 19.5 12.2 24.3 17.3   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Perry $29,388 $22,470 $32,518 $24,969   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Perry 3.4 2.2 5.6 3.3   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Perry 78.3 85.5 84.3 81.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Perry 45.8 52.3 51.1 49.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Perry 48,206 78 43,287 98   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Perry 121,252 337 139,101 499   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Perry 347 2 417 2   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Perry 6.5 2.3 5.6 2.1   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Perry 21.8 13.6 28.1 22.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Perry 27.2 21.5 37.2 32.6   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Perry 85.9 90.6 79.1 89.5   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Perry 10.9 0.0 4.4 1.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Perry 18,097 91 41,176 203   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Perry 72.2 89.0 61.8 56.9

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