Profile for Shannon

- 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   Shannon 35.9 68.1 39.2 72.9   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 19.3 23.2 18.6 25.0   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Shannon 7.7 8.6 7.8 8.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Shannon 7.7 14.3 7.7 8.7   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Shannon 27.8 24.2 24.2 24.8   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 35.6 55.3 45.9 65.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 4.7 5.0 4.8 2.5   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 4.8 0.8 3.4 2.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 49.8 50.5 43.1 47.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Shannon 78.9 165.9 77.9 61.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 1,420,235 2,205 1,407,342 2,021   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 25.5 26.5 24.7 24.4   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 20.7 6.3 21.6 5.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Shannon 8,157 0 14,855 1 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Shannon 17.7 30.2 15.3 35.1         Children under age 6  MO   Shannon 20.2 37.1 17.7 37.1   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Shannon 19.5 13.9 24.3 19.6   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Shannon $29,388 $16,752 $32,518 $18,402   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 3.4 5.2 5.6 7.6   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 78.3 97.1 84.3 91.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 45.8 41.0 51.1 49.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 48,206 82 43,287 65   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Shannon 121,252 80 139,101 170   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Shannon 347 1 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 6.5 5.4 5.6 4.6   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 21.8 41.1 28.1 51.5 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 27.2 50.7 37.2 71.4   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 85.9 79.5 79.1 55.6   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 10.9 0.0 4.4 1.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Shannon 18,097 35 41,176 74   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Shannon 72.2 33.3 61.8 35.9

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