Profile for Scott

- 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   Scott 35.9 45.8 39.2 49.3   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Scott 19.3 28.6 18.6 28.0   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Scott 7.7 9.4 7.8 10.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Scott 7.7 7.9 7.7 13.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Scott 27.8 41.2 24.2 37.7   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Scott 35.6 35.8 45.9 59.6   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Scott 4.7 2.4 4.8 3.9   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Scott 4.8 1.6 3.4 1.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Scott 49.8 77.3 43.1 73.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Scott 78.9 67.2 77.9 81.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Scott 1,420,235 11,131 1,407,342 10,841   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Scott 25.5 27.5 24.7 26.6   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Scott 20.7 19.3 21.6 20.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Scott 8,157 0 14,855 19 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Scott 17.7 22.6 15.3 23.5         Children under age 6  MO   Scott 20.2 28.3 17.7 28.3   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Scott 19.5 21.5 24.3 26.9   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Scott $29,388 $22,573 $32,518 $23,708   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Scott 3.4 4.1 5.6 5.9   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Scott 78.3 88.0 84.3 87.7 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Scott 45.8 44.5 51.1 50.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Scott 48,206 782 43,287 611   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Scott 121,252 1,106 139,101 1,321   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Scott 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Scott 6.5 8.9 5.6 9.3   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Scott 21.8 34.6 28.1 42.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Scott 27.2 39.6 37.2 50.5   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Scott 85.9 82.9 79.1 63.6   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Scott 10.9 4.2 4.4 1.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Scott 18,097 402 41,176 612   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Scott 72.2 96.7 61.8 109.5

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