Quality of Life

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Quality of Life

• Presented By
• Childrens Services Council
• February 2009

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Broward County Child Population Ages
0-172000-2007
2007 child pop shows a 4.5 decrease from 2005
peak but a 9 increase over 2000.
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Broward Children Below Poverty Level2000-2007
peaked in 2003, dropped to lowest level in
2004, rose again to around 15 where it has
remained steady from 2005 - 2007.
67,243
64,600
63,413
65,182
61,592
65,307
55,019
57,098
14.7 15.4
15.6 16.2
13.5 15.3
15.5 15.7
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Broward Households Below Poverty Level
Recipients / Non-Recipients of Food
Stamps2004-2007
Less than a quarter of households below poverty
have been receiving food stamps in Broward
between 2004 and 2007.
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Homeless Households with Dependent Broward
Children2005-2007
The HUD definition for homeless shows an increase
of almost 35 between 2005 and 2007.
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Homeless Children in Broward School District2006
- Current
The School Board definition shows Hurricane Wilma
effects In 2005/06 and continued high numbers
in 2006-2008. School Board counts
children/youth who are sharing housing.
Note FY 08 -09 shows projected numbers.
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Percentage of Uninsured Broward Children2000
-2008
of uninsured children peaked in 2006 to over
12 then dropped in 2008 to its lowest level
(6.6) since 2000.
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Birth Mothers in Broward with Poverty Risk
Factors2000 - 2007
of births to mothers with all 3 poverty risk
factors of unmarried, less than HS education
under age 20 declined between 2000 and 2003 but
has started climbing back up between 2004 and
2007.
1,018
1,002
866
924
886
813
824
797
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Percentage of Births to Broward Mothers Without
HS Education2004 - 2007
Research links lower parental education levels
with childrens risk of school failure. Maternal
education less than High School is also
associated with higher rates of low birth weight.
3,364 3,369
3,474 3,367
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Number of Broward Children Eligible to Receive
Financial Assistance for Child Care2002 - 2007
Lowest in 2001/02 because only State money
available. In 2002/03, influx of CSC and CCEP
funds increased amount.
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Number of Months Children Spend on Wait List for
Financial Assistance for Child Care 2002 - 2008
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Broward Domestic Violence Offenses per
100,0001999 - 2007
Domestic violence is linked to child abuse. 
Children who witness it can be affected in the
same ways as children who are physically and
sexually abused.
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Rate of Abuse/Neglect per 1,000 Children 2004 -
2007
Browards rate is lower than Floridas and has
been trending down for the last 4 years.
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Adoptions Finalized Within 24 Months of Latest
Removal from Home in Broward County2005 - 2007
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Rate of Broward Children Suicide Deathsper
100,000 Ages 15-191999 - 2007
4 of the 7 suicides in the 2002 spike 3 of the
6 in 2004 were age 19
3 4 2
5 2 5 3
4 3
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Unintentional Injury Death Rate per 100,000For
Broward Children Ages 0-191999 - 2007
The rate fluctuated 1999 2007, peaking in
2005 but declining each year since then.
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Rate of Drowning Deaths of Broward Children Ages
0 3 per 10,0001999 - 2007
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Percent of Broward High School Students Reporting
Current Alcohol Use1999 - 2008
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Percent of Broward High School StudentsReporting
Marijuana Use in Past 30 Days1999 - 2008
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Percent of Broward High Students Reporting
Cocaine Use in Past 30 Days1999 - 2008
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Broward Middle School Substance Abuse2000 - 2008
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Juvenile Drug Arrests Per 100,000 for Florida,
Broward and Palm Beach2004 - 2008
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Rate of Broward Juvenile Delinquency Ages 10-17
per 100,0002001 - 2008
Browards rate is consistently lower than
Floridas. Both have been trending down and  FY
2008 saw the lowest rates since FY 2001.
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Broward Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests per
100,0001999 - 2007
Browards juvenile violent crime has declined
between 1999 2007 (with an anomaly in 2003).
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Broward Juvenile Property Crime Arrests Ages
10-171999 - 2007
Browards juvenile property crime has decreased
overall between 1999 2007 (although slightly
higher in 2007 than 2006).
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Unemployed Broward Teens 16-192000 - 2007
Teen unemployment rose between 2000 and 2003,
decreased the next couple years but starting
climbing back up in 2007.
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Unemployment Ages 16-18 yr old Broward Youth
by Race/Ethnicity2000 - 2007
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Quality of Life Benchmarks

• New
• Child Population Age 0 17 new Please add to
  Selected QOL Indicators
• Unintentional death rate for age 0 to 19
  (existing Benchmark 4.9.3 is for all ages)
• Existing
• 1.6.1 - Children Below Poverty Level - Please
  add to Selected QOL Indicators
• 1.5.2 Births to undereducated mothers (without
  a High School Diploma)
• 1.5.3 - Births to families at risk of poverty
  and instability
• 2.5.1 Violent crime juvenile arrest rate
• 2.5.2 - Property crime juvenile arrest rate
• 2.6.1 Juvenile delinquency
• 2.8.1 - Child Abuse/Neglect
• 2.9.1 Domestic violence
• 4.7.1.a Uninsured children
• 4.11.2 Suicide by age group 15 19 (was in
  2002 Benchmarks)
• 4.15.1 4.15.2 4.15.3 current youth alcohol,
  marijuana, and cocaine use original source CDC
  YRBS but adding Florida Youth Substance Abuse
  Survey FYSAS
• 5.3.1 Teen unemployment
•  Recommended Retiring
• 1.9.1 Runaway children due to lack of
  consistent data source 

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Quality of Life Benchmarks (Continued)

• Replacement Benchmarks
• Objective Align with Broward County Childrens
  Strategic Plan (BCCSP)
• New to Both Broward County Childrens Plan BCCSP
  and QOL Benchmarks
•  1.5.4 b, c. d recommend replacing with of
  Households below Poverty Receiving Food Stamps
  since number receiving food stamps does not
  indicate the gap between need and met need
• 1.10.3 Homeless Families (which had included
  married couples without children) recommend
  replacing with
• Homeless Households with Dependent Broward
  Children and
• Homeless Children in Broward County Public
  Schools
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• New to QOL Benchmarks
• 1.7.1 1.7.2 replaced by Broward County
  Childrens Plan (BCCSP) 2006 ELC working group
  with
• Number of Eligible Children Receiving Financial
  Assistance for Child Care and
• Number of Months Children Spend on Wait List for
  Financial Assistance for Child Care
• 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 (i.e. children in foster
  care, outcome of foster care, length of stay in
  foster care) replaced by BCCSP working group
  with
• adoptions finalized within 24 months of latest
  removal from home

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Quality of Life
Coordinating Council of broward county