Child Well-being: Nassau 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.
| Economic Security: Nassau County | |||||||
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
24,750 | 8.1 | 23,688 | 8.1 | 20.8 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
21,725 | 7.0 | 16,333 | 5.5 | 24.5 | ||
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools, |
35,020 | 17.1 | 56,519 | 28.2 | 52.9 | ||
| Physical and Emotional Health: Nassau County | |||||||
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
371 | 50.2 | 345 | 47.2 | 49.3 | ||
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
60 | 4.2 | 50 | 3.5 | 4.8 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*8 | *8.2 | *10 | *10.8 | 11.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
28 | 28.9 | 22 | 23.7 | 30.5 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*11 | *17.8 | *9 | *15.2 | 19.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*4 | *5.2 | *4 | *4.5 | 10.0 | ||
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
309 | 174.1 | 281 | 157.7 | 82.5 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*11 | *12.2 | 42 | 47.1 | 38.7 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
84 | 87.5 | 155 | 164.9 | 118.8 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *1.8 | *3 | *1.6 | 3.2 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
2,059 | 296.9 | 2,355 | 337.7 | 651.6 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
675 | 1457.2 | 656 | 1436.3 | 3319.7 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
896 | 137.0 | 964 | 147.0 | 338.9 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
190 | 385.6 | 154 | 316.7 | 941.3 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
101 | 105.2 | 103 | 109.7 | 319.8 | ||
| Education: Nassau County | |||||||
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Student Performance in English Language Arts - Public Schools - Grade 4, |
11,876 | 76.0 | 4,974 | 54.1 | 40.8 | ||
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Student Performance in Mathematics - Public Schools - Grade 8, |
11,642 | 70.3 | 522 | 20.6 | 21.6 | ||
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Students who are English Language Learners - Public and Non-Public Schools, |
11,704 | 4.8 | 16,036 | 8.0 | 8.9 | ||
| Civic Engagement: Nassau County | |||||||
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
82 | 44.2 | 48 | 26.2 | 39.1 | ||
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Juvenile - Arrests for Drug Use/Possession/Sale, |
*15 | *0.9 | *16 | *1.1 | N/A | ||
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Juvenile Arrests - Property Crimes (under age of 16), |
288 | 17.4 | 169 | 11.1 | N/A | ||
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Juvenile Arrests - Violent Crimes (under age of 16), |
64 | 3.9 | 63 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
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Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years, |
1,520 | 132.9 | 626 | 59.3 | 106.7 | ||
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Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years, |
494 | 43.2 | 262 | 24.8 | 56.9 | ||
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Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated, |
420 | 36.7 | 151 | 14.3 | 17.5 | ||
| Family: Nassau County | |||||||
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
2,458 | 8.8 | 1,585 | 5.3 | 16.2 | ||
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
298 | 0.9 | 116 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ||
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
27 | 48.2 | 24 | 32.0 | 49.6 | ||
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
382 | 0.9 | 165 | 0.4 | 3.0 | ||
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
367 | 49.0 | 147 | 47.1 | 36.8 | ||
| Community: Nassau County | |||||||
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
2,339 | 17.4 | 1,650 | 12.1 | 35.5 | ||
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
49,300 | 7.1 | 29,400 | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
Created October 16, 2018 4:16 AM EST
Notes:
- N/A: Data not available.
- * Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.