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Child Well-being: Suffolk 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: Suffolk 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	29,357	8.4		27,920	8.9		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	36,755	10.3		40,657	12.7		24.5
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	9,030	2.5		7,054	2.2		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	2,511	0.7		2,499	0.8		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	59,566	23.5		88,401	38.0		N/A

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Physical and Emotional Health: Suffolk 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	365	41.5		325	39.7		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	*14	*13.2		34	33.2		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	107	99.1		124	117.8		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	*3.0		*8	*3.7		3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	70	4.2		68	4.4		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	108	100.1		97	92.1		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	191	341.9		165	303.5		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	948	128.0		980	132.7		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	887	1717.2		752	1486.8		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	2,466	323.3		2,486	326.3		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	*10	*14.6		*10	*15.6		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	*6	*5.8		*8	*8.7		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	*12	*11.3		*11	*10.5		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	51	47.4		37	35.3		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	337	168.6		313	154.1		82.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Education: Suffolk 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;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	498	15.4		550	18.4		30.0
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,975	43.7		4,373	47.6		50.5
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,312	39.3		3,716	43.9		47.4
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	17,781	88.6		18,311	89.5		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	669	3.3		680	3.3		6.0

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Civic Engagement: Suffolk 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	75	35.9		45	22.0		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	1,570	123.1		630	53.5		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	378	29.6		242	20.6		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	227	12.0		61	3.7		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	47	2.5		37	2.2		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	*12	*0.6		*6	*0.4		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	555	43.5		220	18.7		17.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Family: Suffolk 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;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	680	1.4		564	1.3		3.0
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	461	1.2		336	0.8		1.7
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	512	43.0		328	36.8		36.4
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,555	13.9		3,708	10.3		17.1
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;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	77	45.3		55	34.6		51.2

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Community: Suffolk 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	2,360	15.6		1,693	11.3		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	60,300	7.7		35,500	4.5		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	273,533	26.2		270,428	25.4		22.2
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2013-2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	100,426	6.6		105,519	7.0		14.5

Created August 17, 2019 6:58 AM EST

Notes:

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

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