Profile for Texas

- 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   Texas 35.9 52.7 39.2 56.7   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Texas 19.3 23.5 18.6 22.7   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Texas 7.7 6.9 7.8 9.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Texas 7.7 10.9 7.7 10.3   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Texas 27.8 26.9 24.2 23.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Texas 35.6 39.3 45.9 50.8   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Texas 4.7 8.3 4.8 15.8   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Texas 4.8 6.1 3.4 2.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Texas 49.8 68.3 43.1 56.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Texas 78.9 72.2 77.9 124.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Texas 1,420,235 5,754 1,407,342 5,438   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Texas 25.5 25.1 24.7 22.5   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Texas 20.7 5.6 21.6 6.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Texas 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   Texas 17.7 29.3 15.3 29.1         Children under age 6  MO   Texas 20.2 31.7 17.7 31.7   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Texas 19.5 16.6 24.3 21.9   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Texas $29,388 $19,264 $32,518 $20,798   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Texas 3.4 8.7 5.6 8.7   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Texas 78.3 80.6 84.3 85.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Texas 45.8 46.3 51.1 51.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Texas 48,206 158 43,287 120   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Texas 121,252 210 139,101 283   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Texas 347 1 417 1   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Texas 6.5 6.0 5.6 6.4   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Texas 21.8 30.7 28.1 41.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Texas 27.2 40.0 37.2 53.1   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Texas 85.9 77.2 79.1 52.8   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Texas 10.9 7.1 4.4 0.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Texas 18,097 133 41,176 259   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Texas 72.2 96.5 61.8 56.0

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