2012 County Data Book
At Children First for Oregon, we have been producing our annual County Data Book for nearly two decades. Our data book contains the following metrics for each county as well as the state as a whole:
Child Health
Percentage of students that have a School-Based Health Center in their school; Number of newborns who were low birthweight; Immunizations; Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births); Obesity; Teen Pregnancy (per 1,000 girls ages 15-17); Uninsured Children.
Child Welfare
Number of reports of child abuse/neglect were made in this area, percentage of these reports which were assessed, percentage of assessed reports which were founded; Number of children which have been in foster care at least once in the past year; Percentage of founded abuse/neglect/threat of harm referrals which were related to domestic violence and percentage which were related to substance abuse; Percentage of children experiencing their first out-of-home placement which were living with relatives; Number of youth aged out of foster care; Abuse and Neglect Victims (per 1,000 ages 0-17); Foster Care Placement Stability; Recurrence of Maltreatment; Threat of Harm Victims (per 1,000 ages 0-17);
Family Finances & Stability
The median family income, percentage compared to the state median; Number per 1,000 people who filed for personal bankruptcy, Percentage change; Percentage of public school children who were eligible to receive free/reduced price lunches during the school year; Average Number of children who ate free / reduced price lunches on a given day, number of lunches which were served to children during the summer; Childhood Poverty (ages 0-17); Child Support Payments; Unemployment; Early Care and Education; 3rd Grade Math Proficiency; 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency; Child Care Supply (slots per 100 ages 0-13); Early Prenatal Care; Head Start / Oregon PreKindergarten; Youth Development and Education; 8th Grade Math Proficiency; 8th Grade Reading Proficiency; High School Dropout; Homeless Students; Juvenile Arrests (per 1,000 under age 18); Cohort Graduation Rate;
