1. Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis Transforming Data Into Information for Missourians http://www.oseda.missouri.edu 602 Clark Hall Columbia, MO 65211-4260 (573) 882-7396

5. Percent Change in Missouri Population by Age Cohorts, 1990-2000 SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 1 (2000); Summary Tape File 1 (1990) Produced by: The Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, UOE [E.J. Cleveland, Nov. 2001]

15. Missouri's Hispanic Population by Age Cohorts 1990-2000 SOURCE: USDC, Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing [2000 SF1; 1990 STF1] Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

17. To work, a modern economy needs a mass well educated work force. An educated elite will not suffice. Illiteracy hurts the literate. ~Lester Thurow

18. Missouri’s Hispanic School Enrollment by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

19. Hispanic School Enrollment in McDonald County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

20. Hispanic School Enrollment in Taney County by School Year SOURCE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Core Data Prepared by: University Outreach and Extension, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis – (OSEDA) Chart Generated on 3.5.2002

22. KIDS COUNT Key Facts DEMOGRAPHIC Child population 1997/2001 Children as percent of total population 1997/2001 Minority children 1997/2000 Children with limited English proficiency 1998/2001 ECONOMIC Children in poverty 1990/2000 Children under 6 in poverty 1990/2000 Children in single parent families 1990/2000 Average annual wage/salary 1997/2000 Adult unemployment 1997/2001 FAMILY SUPPORTS Parents paying child support in state system 1996/2000 Children receiving subsidized child care 1997/2001 Licensed child care capacity 1998/2002 Accredited child care facilities 1999/2001 Children receiving cash assistance 1997/2001 Children receiving food stamps 1997/2001 HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid 1997/2001 Public clinic immunization 1997/2001 Children with elevated blood lead levels 1997/2001 Children receiving public SED mental health services 1997/2001 Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000) 1997/2000 Source: Citizens for Missouri’s Children, Children’s Trust Fund, KIDS COUNT Data Book 2001

23. KIDS COUNT Outcome Measures Students enrolled in free/reduced lunch 1997/2000 Births to mothers without h.s. diploma 1997/2001 Low birthweight infants 1992-96/1997-2001 Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) 1992-96/1997-2001 Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000) 1992-96/1997-2001 Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000) 1997/2001 Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000) 1997/2001 Annual high school dropouts 1997/2001 Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000) 1997/2001 Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000) 1992-96/1997-2001 Source: Citizens for Missouri’s Children, Children’s Trust Fund, KIDS COUNT Data Book 2001

24. Pct Eligible for Free & Reduced Price Lunch

25. Pct Births to mothers with less than 12 years education

26. Low Birth Weight (%) Moving Avg

27. Births to teenage mothers 15-19 (Per 1,000)

28. Child deaths per 100,000 kids ages 1-14

29. Infant deaths per 1,000 birth

30. Child abuse/family assessment per 1,000