Economic Indicators:
Percent low-income children represents the percent of
public school children who participate in the national free school
lunch program. To qualify, family income cannot exceed 130 percent of
the federal poverty guidelines. In 1994, children in a family of four
qualified for free school lunches if their gross annual family income
was less than $19,240. Most recent data available is for 1994.
SOURCE: The Colorado Department of Education, Planning and
Evaluation Unit.
Average annual wage is total wages paid for the year
divided by average annual employment reported by covered employers
for the same year. Covered employers are those employers required to
pay unemployment insurance. While covered employers exclude certain
categories of employees such as sole proprietors, church employees or
elected officials, they represent an estimated 95 percent of all
employees in the state. Most recent data available is estimated from
data available for the January through June 1994 and then multiplied
by two as a preliminary estimate. Actual 1994 annual average wage
data will not be available until summer of 1995.
SOURCE: The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Labor
Market Information.
Unemployment rate represents the percent of the civilian
labor force who are unemployed. An unemployed person is a person age
16 or older who is not working but who is either available for and
actively seeking work or who has been laid off subject to call-back.
Most recent data available is for 1994.
SOURCE: The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Labor
Market Information.
Percentage point increase in mothers in the workforce
represents the increase in the percent of all mothers of children
under age 18 in the labor force between 1980 and 1990. Most recent
data available is for 1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Bureau of the Census, STF3A 1980 Table 57, 1990
Table P73.
Teen birth rate is expressed as the number of live births
to females, ages 15 through 19, per 1,000 females of that same age in
the general population. Most recent data available is for 1993.
* indicates less than three events.
SOURCE: Birth data from the Colorado Department of Health, Health
Statistics Section; population data from the Colorado Department of
Local Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Percent births to unwed mothers is the percent of all live
births to women who report being unmarried at the time of birth. Most
recent data available is for 1993.
* indicates less than three events.
SOURCE: Birth data from the Colorado Department of Health, Health
Statistics Section.
Percent children living with no parent is the percent of
all children under the age of 18 who do not live with either of their
biological or adoptive parents. Most of these children live with
other relatives. Most recent data available is for 1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 STF1A Table P21.
Juvenile status offense arrest rate is expressed as the
number of arrests of juveniles age 17 and younger for offenses that
would not be considered crimes if the person arrested were an adult
per 1,000 adolescents in the general population age 10 through 17.
Status offense arrests include runaways, curfew violations, and
liquor law violations. Most recent data available is for 1993.
SOURCE: Arrest data from the Colorado Department of Public Safety,
Crime Information Center; population data from the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Percent births to mothers with less than a high school
education is the percent of all live births to women who report
having less than twelve years of education at the time of birth. Most
recent data available is for 1993.
* indicates less than three events.
SOURCE: Birth data from the Colorado Department of Health, Health
Statistics Section.
Percent births to mothers receiving late or no prenatal
care is the percent of all live births to women who report that
they either entered prenatal care during the third trimester of their
pregnancy or received no prenatal care prior to birth. Most recent
data available is for 1993.
* indicates less than three events.
SOURCE: Birth data from the Colorado Department of Health, Health
Statistics Section.
Percent of households in same residence less than one year
represents the percent of all households who report having lived at
their current residence for less than one year. Most recent data
available is for 1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 STF3A Table H28.
Adult substance abuse arrest rate is expressed as the
number of arrests of adults age 18 and older for substance abuse
related crimes per 1,000 population of adults in the general
population. Substance abuse related arrests include narcotic drug law
violations, liquor law violations and driving under the influence.
Most recent data available is for 1993.
SOURCE: Arrest data from the Colorado Department of Public Safety,
Crime Information Center; population data from the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Percent households paying 30 percent or more of their income on
housing is the percent of all households whose rent or mortgage
costs equal or exceed 30 percent of their reported gross monthly
income. Most recent data available is for 1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 STF3A Tables H51 and H58.
Child abuse and neglect rate is the number of confirmed
reports of child abuse or neglect per 1,000 children under age 18 in
the general population. Most recent data available is for 1993.
SOURCE: Abuse and neglect data from the Colorado Department of
Human Services, Central Registry for Child Protection; population
data from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local
Government.
Violent crime rate is expressed as the number of reported
violent crimes per 1,000 persons in the general population. Violent
crimes include homicides, forcible rapes, aggravated assaults and
robberies (thefts against a person by force or threat of force). Most
recent data available is for 1993.
SOURCE: Arrest data from the Colorado Department of Public Safety,
Crime Information Center; population data from the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Juvenile violent crime arrest rate is expressed as the
number of arrests of juveniles age 17 and younger for violent crimes
per 1,000 adolescents in the general population age 10 through 17.
Violent crimes include homicides, forcible rapes, aggravated assaults
and robberies (thefts against a person by force or threat of force).
Most recent data available is for 1993.
SOURCE: Arrest data from the Colorado Department of Public Safety,
Crime Information Center; population data from the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Child mental health treatment rate is the number of
children less than 18 who received mental health services through the
Colorado Division of Mental Health per 1,000 children in the general
population. Most recent data available is for fiscal year
1993-1994.
SOURCE: Colorado Division of Mental Health, Decision Support
Services; population data from the Colorado Department of Local
Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Adult mental health treatment rate is the number of adults
age 18 and older who received mental health services through the
Colorado Division of Mental Health per 1,000 adults in the general
population. Most recent data available is for fiscal year
1993-1994.
SOURCE: Colorado Division of Mental Health, Decision Support
Services; population data from the Colorado Department of Local
Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Juvenile substance treatment rate is the number of
adolescents age 12 through 17 who received publicly subsidized
alcohol and drug treatment services per 1,000 adolescents of the same
age in the general population. Most recent data available is for
fiscal year 1993-1994.
SOURCE: Colorado Department of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Division; population data from the Colorado Department of Local
Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Adult substance treatment rate is the number of adults age
18 and older who received publicly subsidized alcohol and drug
treatment services per 1,000 adults in the general population. Most
recent data available is for fiscal year 1993-1994.
SOURCE: Colorado Department of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Division; population data from the Colorado Department of Local
Affairs, Division of Local Government.
Subsidized child care rate is the number of children ages 0
through 12 who received publicly subsidized child care services per
1,000 children of the same age in the general population. Most recent
data available is for 1993.
SOURCE: Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child
Care; population data from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs,
Division of Local Government.
Percent Medicaid recipients with a primary care physician
is the percent of all Medicaid recipients who have identified a
primary care physician for the receipt of their medical care. Most
recent data available is for 1994.
SOURCE: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and
Financing.
Physicians per 100,000 population is the proportion of
professionally active physicians per 100,000 persons in the general
population. Most recent data available is for 1990.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce; City and County Data Book,
1994.
Percent households occupied by homeowner is the proportion
of all housing units occupied by the owner or co-owner even if it is
mortgaged or not fully paid for. Most recent data available is for
1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 STF3A Table H8.
Persons per housing unit is total population minus those
persons living in group quarters divided by the total number of
occupied housing units. Most recent data available is for 1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 STF3A Table H14.
Percent non-English speaking persons represents the percent
of all persons age five and older who report that they do not speak
English well or do not speak English at all. Most recent data
available is for 1990.
SOURCE: The U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 STF3A Table P28.