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Child Well-being: Erie County

The Child Well-being Report provides a snapshot of the overall health, education and well-being of children, youth and families. This is the default profile.

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rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Economic Security: Erie County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	41,041	20.9		39,964	21.4		19.9
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	54,712	27.6		55,115	29.2		24.5
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	15,675	7.9		16,274	8.6		6.3
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,398	2.2		4,562	2.4		2.1
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools, number and percent children in grades K-12 (2009/10;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	52,400	40.3		59,619	49.0		N/A

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Physical and Emotional Health: Erie County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	227	46.3		167	34.0		49.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*15	*25.6		30	52.8		38.7
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	65	99.9		67	109.7		118.8
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*6	*5.2		*2	*2.0		3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	79	8.1		79	8.0		4.8
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	427	656.3		376	613.2		319.8
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	426	1278.3		407	1305.2		941.3
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, number and rate/100,000 males all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,354	306.7		1,505	338.1		338.9
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 females ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,625	5117.3		1,349	4465.3		3319.7
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,691	778.8		3,489	734.1		651.6
Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*9	*23.0		*11	*28.7		19.7
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*5	*8.9		*6	*11.1		10.0
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*9	*16.3		*8	*14.8		11.7
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	37	57.4		*18	*28.8		30.5
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	86	65.1		64	49.3		82.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Education: Erie County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	708	16.8		1,344	27.9		33.2
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,740	39.0		3,654	46.0		52.3
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,345	35.6		3,243	41.3		47.7
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	8,234	82.4		8,334	82.7		82.6
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	674	6.7		714	7.1		6.0

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Civic Engagement: Erie County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2004-2006;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	71	55.3		43	36.9		39.1
Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years, number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,053	262.6		1,100	153.3		106.7
Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years, number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	655	83.8		379	52.8		56.9
Juvenile Arrests - Property Crimes (under age of 16), number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	776	76.8		231	24.5		N/A
Juvenile Arrests - Violent Crimes (under age of 16), number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	113	11.2		62	6.6		N/A
Juvenile - Arrests for Drug Use/Possession/Sale, number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	67	6.6		30	3.2		N/A
Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated, number and rate/10,000 arrests for young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	344	44.0		154	21.5		17.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Family: Erie County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	845	3.2		812	3.4		2.9
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	431	2.0		520	2.2		1.5
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	497	37.0		640	44.1		36.2
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,855	17.1		4,791	24.7		16.5
Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal and status of free for adoption (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	95	29.1		162	44.6		47.9

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Community: Erie County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,528	50.6		3,463	37.5		35.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	38,700	8.3		23,300	5.2		4.7
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	150,516	23.5		155,396	23.4		22.2
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2013-2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	131,644	14.3		133,648	14.3		14.5

Created January 25, 2020 3:57 PM EST

Notes:

N/A: Data not available.
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.

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