DOCUMENT RESUME PS 027 723 ED 431 540 Hernandez, Eloisa AUTHOR Kids Count New Jersey 1998: State and County Profiles of TITLE Child Well-Being. Association for Children of New Jersey, Newark. INSTITUTION Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. SPONS AGENCY 1999-00-00 PUB DATE 74p.; For 1996 report, see ED 406 060. Also funded by the NOTE Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Descriptive -- Reports Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) PUB TYPE (141) MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Birth Weight; Births to Single Women; Child Abuse; *Child DESCRIPTORS Health; Child Welfare; *Children; Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Parenthood; Family (Sociological Unit); Foster Care; Mortality Rate; Poverty; Prenatal Care; Social Indicators; State Surveys; Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); *Well Being *Indicators; *New Jersey IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT This Kids Count report provides information on state and countywide trends in the well-being of New Jersey's children between 1990 and (1) children 1998. The statistical portrait is based on 19 social indicators: (3) children (2) children receiving food stamps; receiving AFDC/TANF; (4) Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program enrollees; receiving Medicaid; (6) percent of births with low birth weight; (7) (5) number of births; (8) infant mortality rates; percent of births receiving no prenatal care; (9) (11) teen death rates; (10) child death rates; number of births to teens; (14) child abuse; (12) juvenile arrest rates; (13) juvenile commitment rates; (17) percent of students (16) out of home placements; (15) family problems; (not proficient) on the reading, writing, and mathematics scoring level 3 sections of the Early Warning Test; (18) percentage of llth grade students passing the state's high school proficiency test; and (19) percent of students taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and their average math and reading scores. Following the state profile, the report presents profiles for each county, then presents the data by indicator for each county. The remainder of the report presents profiles for selected New Jersey cities. A glossary is included. The report shows improvement since 1990 in indicators of economic well being and of child health, but the rate of teen deaths has increased, as have the number of juvenile arrests and commitments. Child welfare indicators also show improvement since 1993. 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Scalera Executive Director Cecilia Zalkind Associate Director Funding for Kids Count Provided by The Annie E. Casey Foundation Public Service Electric and Gas Company TABLE OF CONTENTS Prepared and Designed by Page Eloisa Hernandez Kids Count Coordinator Cumulative Scores 2 Drawings Courtesy of Quartile Ranks 2 Schumann Fund for New Jersey State Profile Association for Children of New Jersey would like to express 3 appreciation to each of these individuals for their help County Profiles and cooperation on this project. 4 Mike Aloisi Indicators 26 Juvenile Justice Commission Beth Connolly Medicaid NJ Department of Human Services WIC Pam Costa NJ Department of Health and Senior Services City Profiles 43 Jay Duco Department of Human Services EWT Len Feldman NJ Department of Human Services HSPT Barbara Guiniere SAT NJ Department of Education Annie Jacobson 70 Glossary NJ Department of Human Services Kenneth Ryan NJ Department of Human Services Jane Garland ACNJ Kids Count Consultant Special thanks to ACNJ student intern Lisamarie Abdelmalek, Rowan University for her assistance on this project. , Association for Children of New Jersey@ 1999 35 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 643-3876 For further information visit our website at www.acnj.org N JERSEY Child Poverty Estimate 12.6% a $31,265 Per Capita Personal Income 1996 Population Under 20 Estimate 2,184,776 27% Percent Population Under 20 Estimate 37% Percent Non-White Under 20 Estimate "A society in which adults are estranged from the world of children, and often from their own childhood, tends to hear children's speech only as foreign language, or as a lie. Children have been trealed, as congenital fibers, fakers and fantasisers." 'Beatrix Campbell COUNTY CUMULATIVE SCORES AND QUARTILE RANKINGS Sussex 0.8 Passaic 8.0 Berge 4.3 Warren 0.9 Essex 20.4 Hudson Kids Count 1998 Union 10.2 Some me 6.4 Hunterdon Cumulative Percent 1.5 0.5 idd lose Share of State 6.0 Mercer Indicators Incidents Monmouth 5.4 Ocean 4.0 9.4 LII Top Quarter \Ca mden B,Inut str. \2:2 2nd Quarter Salem 1.1 LI 3rd Quarter tumbor ind \ Bottom Quarter , Cape M , 1.3 4 BEST COPY AVAILABLE New Jersey 1998 State and County Profiles of Child Well-Beingrrn Association for Children of New Jersey(?) 1999L. www.acnj.orgr`k" count STATE PROFILE t Percent Change Rolling Average Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Base Year 1997 to 1998 1990 fo Average 1996 fo 1998 1998 1997 1996 1990 ECONOMIC WELL-BEINO -15.7% -19.7% 164,889 199,036 163,997 195,648 131,633 Children Receiving AFDC/TANF 1992 to Average 1997 to 1998 1996 fo 1998 1998 1997 1996 1992 -10.1% -12.6% 202,021 233,655 231,089 267,855 259,775 Children Receiving Food Stamps 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1996 to 1998 1998 1997 1996 -4.6% -1.3% 340,593 349,838 338,201 333,739 Children Receiving Medicaid (Under Age 18) 1991 to Average 1997 to 1998 1996 to 1998 1998 1997 1996 1991 .4% 15.5% Women, infants & Children (WIC) Active Enrollees 149,468 155,944 146,176 126,602 133,116 1990 fo Average 1995 to 1996 1994 to 1996 1995 1996 1994 1990 HEALTH _0.5% -5.9% 114,365 115,651 114,905 117,684 122,897 Number of Births 1.2% 1.4% 8,580 8,460 Births with Low Birth Weight 8,465 8,561 8,718 7.4% 7.4% 7.5% 7.4% 6.9% Percent of all Births -0.8% 11.9% 1,413 1,452 1,489 1,298 Births with No Prenatal Care 1,425 1.2% 1.3% Percent of all Births 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% -23.9% 2.2% 826 792 Infant Mortality 1,086 910 775 6.9 6.7 8.8 7.1 Rate Per 1,000 Births 7.7 -5.7% -11.4% 9,015 8,599 9,330 Births to Teens (Ages 15 -19) 9,117 10,171 -2.4% -13.2% 393 380 379 341 Child Deaths (Ages 1-14) 371 _Ls% -3.2% 273 264 273 Teen Deaths (Ages 15 -19) 282 295 1990 fo Average 1996 to 1997 1995 to 1997 1996 1997 YOUTH BEHAVIOR 1995 1990 _2.2% -5.1% 87,718 83,417 87,906 90,265 91,831 Juvenile Arrests (Under Age 18) 54.4% -3.7% 1,484 Juvenile Commitments (Ages 13-18) 1,506 1,496 1,451 961 1993 to Average 1996 to 1997 1995 to 1997 1996 1997 1995 1993 CHILD WELFARE -2.1% 10,294 5% 10,537 9,279 11,065 10,510 Child Abuse Substantiated Cases _9.5% 20,837 14.1% 20,427 23,030 17,902 24,183 Family Problems 1990 to Average 1997 to 1998 1996 to 1998 1998 1997 1990 1996 -0.6% 2.7% 8,809 9,045 8,710 8,275 Out of Home Placements 8,761 95196 to 97198 1997/98 1996/97 1994/95 EDUCATION 1995196 Percent of Students Scoring Not Proficient in EWT 8.2% 8.5% 7.9% 9.2% 8.1% Reading Level 3 15.5% 15.6% 13.1% 19.5% 17.7% Mathematics Level 3 17.2% 15.2% 16% 15.7% 11.5% Writing Level 3 75.2% 74.8% 75.3% 75.6% 73.2% Percent of 11th Grade Students Passing the HSPT 74.7% 74% 75% Percent of Students Taking SAT's 75% 73% 510 508 Average Math Score 511 511 511 495 495 495 496 498 Average Reading Score 4 1- rmNew Jersey 1998 State and County Profiles of Child Well-Being kd 3ESTCOPYAVA0 o DLE Association for Children of New Jersey© 1999 J www.acnj.org count COUNTY PROFILES "The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe." Ricther Atlantic Gloucester Ocean Bergen Hudson Passaic Burlington Hunterdon Salem Mercer Somerset Camden Middlesex Cape May Sussex Cumberland Monmouth Union Morris Warren Essex "The first duty to children is to make them happy, If you have not made them so, you have wronged them, No other good they may get can make up for that." Charles Buxton 6 New Jersey 1998 State and County Profiles of Child Well-Beingrign Association for Children of New Jersey© 1999 www.acnj.orgkIds count t, ATLANTIC COUNTY PROFILE 15.4% Child Poverty Estimate a Per Capita Personal Income 1996 $29,137 64,323 Population Under 20 Estimate 27% Percent Population Under 20 Estimate 37% Percent Non-White Under 20 Estimate Percent Change Rolling Average Year 3 Year 2 Base Year Year 1 1990 to Average 1996 fo 1998 1997 to 1998 ECONOMIC WELI.-BEINO 1998 1990 1996 1997 -25.7% -26.2% 5,091 5,312 7,091 3,755 7,146 Children Receiving AFDC/fANF 2.9% 3.6% 3.7% 3.1% Share of State Total 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1992 to Average 1998 1996 1997 1992 -25.7% -20.5% 7,649 5,923 9,569 10,295 7,455 Children Receiving Food Stamps 2.9% 3.6% 3.2% 4% Share of State Total 1996 to 1998 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1998 1996 1997 -6.8% 12,436 -17.7% 13,789 11,346 Children Receiving-Medicaid (Under Age 18) 12,173 3.9% 3.6% 3.4% Share of State Total 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1991 to Average 1998 1996 1997 1991 -4.8% 4,644 4,994 12.9% 4,756 4,182 Women, Infants ft Children (WIC) Active Enrollees 4,113 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.1% Share of State Total 1995 fo 1996 1990 to Average 1994 to 1996 1996 1995 HEALTH 1990 1994 -8.6% 4,054 -3.3% 3,543 3,665 3,706 3,911 Number of Births 0.4% -9.5% Births with low Birth Weight 286 278 303 277 316 7.8% 7.6% 7.7% Percent of all Births 7.8% 7.7% 3.2% 3.5% 3.3% 3.7% Share of State Total -62% 113.6% 47 22 Births with No Prenatal Care 92 35 37 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% Percent of all Births 2.3% 1.3% 6.5% 2.5% 3.2% 1.7% Share of State Total -13.9% -31.5% Infant Mortality 43 37 36 54 31 9.8 9.8 Rate Per 1,000 Births 8.7 13.3 11 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 4% Share of State Total -22.1% 426 -17.3% 454 Births to Teens (Ages 15 -19) 547 451 373 4.9% 4.3% 5.4% Share of State Total 5% -42.1% 33.3% 9 Child Deaths (Ages (-14) 19 12 11 11 5.0% 2.9% 3.5% 2.3% Share of State Total 20% 42.9% 8 10 Teen Deaths (Ages 15 -19) 10 7 12 4.4% 2.4% 3.6% 3% Share of State Total YOUTH BEHAVIOR 1990 to Average 1995 to 1997 1996 to 1997 1990 1996 1997 1995 20.2% 4.7% 4,844 4,583 4,601 4,376 3,827 Juvenile Arrests (Under Age 18) 5.5% 4.2% 5.3% 5% Share of State Total 66.7% -1% 104 100 Juvenile Commitments (Ages 13-18) 60 93 103 6.9% 6.2% 6.2% 7.1% Share of State Total 1996 to 1997 CHILD WELFARE 1993 fo Average 1995 to 1997 1996 1997 1995 1993 -21.3% 400 408 383 414 326 Child Abuse Substantiated Cases 4.4% 3.9% 3.8% Share of State Total 3% -24% -2.8% 444 Family Problems 638 457 675 513 2.2% 2.6% 2.7% Share of State Total 3% 1990 to Average 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1998 1997 1990 1996 -34.7% 16.3% Out of Home Placements 260 246 247 286 398 2.8% Share of State Total 4.5% 3.2% 3% 1 I, rrnNew Jersey 1998 State and County Profiles of Child Well-Being kidsAssociation for Children of New Jersey© 1999 7 www.acnj.org count COUNTY PROFILE BERGEN 5.8% Child Poverty Estimate a Per Capita Personal Income 1996 $41,555 200,576 Population Under 20 Estimate Percent Population Under 20 Estimate 24% 28% Percent Non-White Under 20 Estimate t Percent Change Rolling Average Year 2 Year 3 Base Year Year 1 ECONOMIC WELL-BEINO 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1998 1990 to Average 1990 1996 1997 -26.4% 4,682 3,830 3,463 2,817 9% 3,776 Children Receiving AFDC/TAM E 2.4% Share of State Total 2.1% 2.3% 1.8% 1996 to 1998 1997 fo 1998 1998 1992 fo Average 1992 1996 1997 6,934 -16.2% Children Receiving Food Stamps 5,586 4.1% 5,815 4,791 5,719 2.2% 2.6% 2.4% 2.5% Share of State Total 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1998 1996 to 1998 1996 1997 0.9% 2.4% 10,406 Children Receiving Medicaid (Under Age 18) 10,309 10,292 10,160 2.9% 3.1% 3.1% Share of State Total 1 1996 to 1998 1997 fo 1998 1998 1997 1996 1991 to Average 1991 4,085 Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Active Enrollees 5,084 4.7% 2,707 4,831 78.5% 5,323 I I 3.6% 3.3% 2.1% 3.1% Share of State Total I I 1994 fo 1996 HEALTH 1995 to 1996 1990 1990 fo Average 1994 1995 1996 10,842 10,878 3.4% Humber of Births 10,518 11,058 10,735 1% Births with Low Birth Weight 600 7.2% 629 10.5% 543 584 587 Percent of all Births 5.5% 5.8% 5.3% 5.2% 5.5% 6.4% 6.9% 7.4% 6.7% Share of State Total -46.9% Births with No Prenatal Care -6.5% 29 32 38 17 31 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% Percent of all Births 0.3% 0.3% 2.2% 2.6% 2.5% 1.2% Share of State Total Infant Mortality 48 -20.3% -14.6% 64 64 41 51 Rate Per 1,000 Births 4.7 4.5 3.8 5.8 6.1 6.3% 5.9% Share of State Total 5.3% 7.1% Births fo Teens (Ages 15 -19) 243 4.7% 247 232 210 17.6% 267 2.9% 2.8% 2.5% Share of State Total 2.1% 44.4% 28 21.7% Child Deaths (Ages 1-14) 26 26 23 18 6.9% 5.9% 4.7% 8.2% Share of State Total 20 -20% Teen Deaths (Ages 15 -19) -5.6% 18 16 16 17 5.9% 6.1% 6.1% 7.1% Share of State Total YOUTH BEHAVIOR 1995 to 1997 1996 to 1997 1990 1990 fo Average 1995 1996 1997 -3.2% 6,527 6,759 -13.8% 7,003 7,845 6,746 Juvenile Arrests (Under Age 18) 7.6% 7.8% Share of State Total 8.7% 7.7% -22.7% 24 Juvenile Commitments (Ages 13-18) 22 100% 32 12 17 2.1% 1.2% 1.5% 1.2% Share of State Total CHILD WELFARE 1995 to 1997 1996 to 1997 1993 to Average 1993 1996 1995 1997 380 37.8% 349 -16.8% 457 481 310 Child Abuse Substantiated Cases 4.4% Share of State Total 4.4% 3.4% 3.3% 18.3% 22.1% 1,293 1,093 1,093 1,335 Family Problems 1,618 6.3% 4.8% 6.7% 6.1% Share of State Total 1996 to 1998 1997 fo 1998 1998 1997 1990 1990 to Average 1996 3.1% 290 Out of Home Placements 294 252 274 303 15.1% 2.9% 3.3% 3.3% Share of State Total 3.3% . t New Jersey 1998 State and County Profiles of Child Well-Beingrrn Association for Children of New Jersey(?) 1999L.ds [email protected]'d count COUNTY PROFILE BURLINGTON 7.2% Child Poverty Estimate a $27,093 Per Capita Personal Income 1996 C Population Under 20 Estimate 121,150 29% tPercent Population Under 20 Estimate 27% Percent Non-White Under 20 Estimate I t Percent Change Rolling Average Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Base Year 1990 to Average 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1998 1997 ECONOMIC WEI.1.-BEINO 1990 1996 -3.3% -24.6% 3,895 4,908 2,912 4,030 3,864 Children Receiving AFDC/TANF 2.2% 2.4% 2.5% 2.1% Share of State Total 1992 to Average 1997 to 1998 1996 fa 1998 1998 1997 1996 1992 -13.3% 4,829 -13.2% 5,694 6,690 5,563 6,567 Children Receiving food Stamps 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% Share of State Total 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1996 to 1998 1998 1997 1996 -4.8% -7.1% 9,754 9,358 9,832 10,072 Children Receiving Medicaid (Under Age 18) 2.8% 2.9% 2.9% Share of State Total 1991 to Average 1997 to 1998 1996 fa 1998 1998 1996 1997 1991 10.3% -9.1% 4,788 4,646 4,606 4,339 Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Active Enrollees 5,112 3.1% 3.3% 3.5% 3.4% Share of State Total 1990 to Average 1995 to 1996 1994 to 1996 1996 1995 1990 1994 HEALTH -10.3% 5.3% 5,297 5,182 5,031 5,218 5,778 Humber of Births 24.2% 4.6% 343 289 359 Births with low Birth Weight 380 328 6.6% 6.8% 5.7% 7.3% Percent of all Births 5.7% 4.2% 3.4% 4.4% 3.9% Share of State Total -8.8% -25% 44 34 33 34 Births with No Prenatal Care 31 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% Percent of all Births 2.6% 2.1% 2.3% 3.1% Share of State Total -18.9% -12.5% 30 28 29 32 I nfant Mortality 37 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.6 6.4 Rate Per 1,000 Births 3.6% 4.2% 3.4% 3.2% Share of State Total -6.3% 1.4% 374 370 369 395 368 Births to Teens (Ages 15 -19) 4.3% 3.9% 3.9% 4.1% Share of State Total -9.1% 5% 20 20 20 22 Child Deaths (Ages 1-14) 21 6.2% 5.1% 5.3% 5.8% Share of State Total 40% 0% 14 14 14 10 Teen Deaths (Ages 15 -19) 13 4.9% 5.1% 3.4% 5% Share of State Total 1990 fo Average 1995 to 1997 1996 10 1997 YOUTH BEHAVIOR 1997 1996 1990 1995 30.4% 6.5% 3,442 3,601 3,665 3,695 2,761 Juvenile Arrests (Under Ages 18) 4.4% 3.9% 4% 3.1% Share of State Total -40% 100% 26 30 18 29 Juvenile Commitments (Ages 13-18) 13 1.2% 2% 1.9% 1.4% Share of State Total 1993 to Average 1995 to 1997 1996 to 1997 CHILD WELFARE 1996 1997 1995 1993 0% 16.6% 478 435 410 435 416 Child Abuse Substantiated Cases 4.3% 3.9% 4.5% 4.2% Share of State Total 45.8% 844 31.7% 845 641 777 533 Family Problems 3.6% 2.4% 4.1% 3.5% Share of State Total 1990 to Average 1997 lo 1998 1996 to 1998 1998 1997 1990 1996 10.4% 1.1% 369 Ouf of Nome Placements 393 359 356 365 4.3% 4.3% 4.2% Share of State Total 4% t 4 riniNew Jersey1998 State and County Profiles of Child Well-Being k:A_Association for Children of New Jersey© 1999 BESTCOPYAVADLABLE 1103www.acnj.org count CAMDEN COUNTY PROFILE Child Poverty Estimate 18.1% a Per Capita Personal Income 1996 $25,765 Population Under 20 Estimate 154,530 Percent Population Under 20 Estimate 31% 38% Percent Non-White Under 20 Estimate , t Percenf Change Rolling Average Base Year Year 2 Year 1 Year 3 ECONOMIC WELL-BEING 1990 1996 1998 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1997 1990 to Average 25,003 -22.1% 23,527 Children Receiving AFDC/TANF 19,853 -21.5% 15,466 19,615 Share of State Total 12.8% 11.8% 12.1% 11.7% 1992 1996 1996 to 1998 1997 to 1998 1998 1997 1992 to Average 26,030 Children Receiving Food Stamps 31,290 29,693 25,847 -16.2% 21,818 -17.4% Share of State Total 12% 10.8% 11.3% 11.1% 1996 to 1998 1996 1998 1997 1997 to 1998 1996 to 1998 Children Receiving Medicaid (Under Age 18) -6.2% 36,466 34,891 34,697 32,734 -10.2% Share of State Total 10.4% 9.8% 10.3% 1996 1996 fo 1998 1997 to 1998 1991 1998 1997 1991 fo Average 9,549 Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Active Enrollees -6.4% 10,325 12,064 11,287 11,225 17.6% 7.5% 7.8% Share of State Total 7.7% 7.6% HEALTH 1990 1994 1994 to 1996 1995 1996 1995 to 1996 1990 to Average 8,927 Number of Births -8.7% 7,620 6,909 7,565 7,365 -17.5% Births with Low Birth Weight 659 630 -7.9% 632 582 -6.7% 615 Percent of all Births 7.4% 8.4% 8.3% 8.4% 8.4% 7.8% Share of State Total 6.8% 7.2% 7.5% 4.3% Births with No Prenatal Care -25.4% 89 120 92 100 134 Percent of all Births 1.5% 1.6% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 9.4% Share of State Total 8.1% 7.1% 6.1% Infant Mortality -32.5% -25.8% 89 70 66 52 77 Rate Per 1,000 Births 9.2 10.2 7.5 10 9 8.2% Share of State Total 7.8% 6.7% 10% Births to Teens (Ages 15 -19) -12.6% 868 935 1,061 873 -17.7% 817 9.3% 10.4% Share of State Total 9.5% 10.3% Child Deaths (Ages 1-14) 30 -38.2% 23 -13.3% 34 26 21 7.9% Share of State Total 6.2% 6.1% 8.7% Teen Deaths (Ages 15 -19) -29.4% 58.8% 34 24 27 27 17 Share of State Total 9.9% 10.3% 6.1% 11.5% YOUTH BEHAVIOR 1990 1995 1996 1996 to 1997 1995 to 1997 1997 1990 to Average 5,256 6,642 6,974 Juvenile Arrests (Under Age 18) 7,700 6,579 32.7% 17% Share of State Total 5.8% 7.2% 9.2% 7.5% Juvenile Commitments (Ages 13-18) -24% 292 222 268 154 291 74% 19.5% Share of State Total 16% 19.4% 15.3% CHILD WELFARE 1993 1995 1996 1996 fo 1997 1995 to 1997 1997 1993 to Average 1,240 -0.5% Child Abuse Substantiated Cases 1,303 1,340 1,421 1,296 8.1% Share of State Total 12.4% 11.8% 15.4% 11.8% 2,479 Family Problems -26.9% 2,057 1,542 1,836 19.1% 1,812 8.6% Share of State Total 8.7% 9% 11% 1990 1996 1996 fo 1998 1997 1998 1997 to 1998 1990 fo Average Out of Home Placements 939 1,014 -3.3% 997 1,014 1,031 8% Share of State Total 10.7% 12.3% 11.7% 11% l New Jersey 1998 State and 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