Profile for Christian

- 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   Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   2000/2004  MO   Christian 36.7 26.2 40.5 29.0   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2000/2004  MO   Christian 19.3 12.2 18.6 10.4   Percent low birthweight infants   1995-1999/2000-2004  MO   Christian 7.7 5.7 7.9 5.3   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1995-1999/2000-2004  MO   Christian 7.6 6.3 7.7 5.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1995-1999/2000-2004  MO   Christian 26.9 13.3 24.8 24.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2000/2004  MO   Christian 41.6 29.8 41.0 39.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2000/2004  MO   Christian 5.3 7.0 4.8 8.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2000/2004  MO   Christian 4.5 3.6 3.4 2.3   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2000/2004  MO   Christian 48.6 43.1 43.4 36.8   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1995-1999/2000-2004  MO   Christian 74.5 124.3 78.7 68.0 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2000/2004  MO   Christian 1,427,692 15,114 1,384,542 16,239   Children as a percent of total population   2000/2004  MO   Christian 25.5 27.8 24.1 25.3   Percent Minority children   2000/2004  MO   Christian 21.1 4.8 22.0 5.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2004  MO   Christian 8,157 0 18,745 17 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Christian 17.7 11.9 15.3 13.2         Children under age 6  MO   Christian 20.2 15.8 17.7 15.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Christian 19.5 14.1 24.3 18.8   Average annual wage/salary   2000/2003  MO   Christian $30,802 $21,122 $33,258 $22,904   Adult unemployment rate   2000/2004  MO   Christian 3.3 2.7 5.7 4.3   High school graduation rate   2000/2004  MO   Christian 80.1 86.7 85.5 88.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2000/2004  MO   Christian 59.1 70.2 51.4 58.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   2000/2004  MO   Christian 46,312 420 45,071 308   Licensed child care capacity   2000/2005  MO   Christian 123,206 1,063 146,546 1,472   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2005  MO   Christian 347 1 447 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2000/2004  MO   Christian 6.4 1.9 5.6 2.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2000/2004  MO   Christian 22.0 13.7 30.9 23.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2000/2004  MO   Christian 29.6 23.8 38.5 32.3   Public clinic immunization rate   2000/2003  MO   Christian 83.8 91.1 79.1 86.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2000/2004  MO   Christian 9.9 1.0 3.0 0.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2000/2004  MO   Christian 23,310 337 44,603 603   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2000/2003  MO   Christian 66.9 54.9 59.8 48.4

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