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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.

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rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Economic Security: Nassau 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	24,750	8.1		22,360	7.7		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	21,725	7.0		16,333	5.5		24.5
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	7,772	2.5		4,465	1.5		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	1,631	0.5		1,561	0.5		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	35,020	17.1		59,657	29.0		N/A

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Physical and Emotional Health: Nassau 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	371	50.2		345	47.2		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	*11	*12.2		42	47.1		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	84	87.5		155	164.9		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	*3	*1.8		*3	*1.6		3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	60	4.2		50	3.5		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	101	105.2		103	109.7		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	190	385.6		154	316.7		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	896	137.0		964	147.0		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	675	1457.2		656	1436.3		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	2,059	296.9		2,355	337.7		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	*11	*17.8		*9	*15.2		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	*4	*5.2		*4	*4.5		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	*8	*8.2		*10	*10.8		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	28	28.9		22	23.7		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	309	174.1		281	157.7		82.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Education: Nassau 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	729	23.5		965	37.6		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	5,381	56.5		7,037	65.8		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	4,974	54.1		6,434	61.9		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	14,662	89.3		15,291	89.9		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	331	2.0		388	2.3		6.0

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Civic Engagement: Nassau 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	82	44.2		48	26.2		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	1,520	132.9		626	59.3		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	494	43.2		262	24.8		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	288	17.4		169	11.1		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	64	3.9		63	4.2		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	*15	*0.9		*16	*1.1		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	420	36.7		151	14.3		17.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Family: Nassau 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	382	0.9		176	0.5		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	298	0.9		173	0.5		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	367	49.0		144	45.0		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	2,458	8.8		1,833	6.1		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	27	48.2		21	38.9		47.9

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Community: Nassau 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	2,339	17.4		1,650	12.1		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	49,300	7.1		29,400	4.1		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	202,972	21.3		202,192	20.8		22.2
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2013-2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	83,608	6.1		78,652	5.7		14.5

Created January 22, 2020 2:56 PM EST

Notes:

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

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