| Conway | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||||
| Demographic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic Data | ||||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 9,351 | -- | 9,655 | -- | 9,623 | -- | 9,493 | -- | 9,796 | -- | 9,900 | -- | ||||
| Population | ||||||||||||||||
| Children (under 18) | 5,155 | -- | 5,031 | -- | 4,940 | -- | 4,927 | -- | 4,897 | -- | 4,833 | -- | ||||
| Adolescents (10 - 17) | 2,417 | -- | 2,346 | -- | 2,325 | -- | 2,291 | -- | 2,265 | -- | 2,217 | -- | ||||
| Adults (18 and Older) | 15,178 | -- | 15,422 | -- | 15,555 | -- | 15,605 | -- | 15,749 | -- | 15,861 | -- | ||||
| Total Population | 20,333 | -- | 20,453 | -- | 20,495 | -- | 20,532 | -- | 20,646 | -- | 20,694 | -- | ||||
| Population under 21 | 5,956 | -- | 5,830 | -- | 5,750 | -- | 5,714 | -- | 5,673 | -- | 5,610 | -- | ||||
| School Enrollment | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School Enrollment: Total (including pre-K) | 3,462 | -- | 3,316 | -- | 3,312 | -- | 3,263 | -- | 3,300 | -- | 3,204 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: 7 - 12 | 1,620 | -- | 1,598 | -- | 1,542 | -- | 1,554 | -- | 1,618 | -- | 1,548 | -- | ||||
| Public School Enrollment: Elementary and Middle School | 2,452 | -- | 2,320 | -- | 1,980 | -- | 2,097 | -- | 2,092 | -- | 2,161 | -- | ||||
| Vital Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Births | 249 | -- | 245 | -- | 278 | -- | 233 | -- | 261 | -- | 260 | -- | ||||
| Community Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | ||||||||||||||||
| Beer Permits | 30 | 1.5 | 31 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.5 | 27 | 1.3 | 31 | 1.5 | ||||
| Private Club Permits | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.4 | ||||
| Tobacco Sales to Minors (%) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 10.2 | 10 | 11.9 | 5 | 6.5 | 2 | 3.1 | ||||
| Tobacco Distributors | 48 | 2.4 | 52 | 2.5 | 48 | 2.3 | 52 | 2.5 | 54 | 2.6 | 68 | 3.3 | ||||
| Community Disorganization | ||||||||||||||||
| Residences Without Complete Kitchen or Plumbing (%) | 136 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homicide Victims | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
| State Correction Prisoners Received | 32 | 1.6 | 33 | 1.6 | 63 | 3.1 | 85 | 4.1 | 66 | 3.2 | 67 | 3.2 | ||||
| Total Crime Index Offenses | 312 | 15.3 | 443 | 21.7 | -- | -- | 218 | 10.6 | 473 | 22.9 | 558 | 27.0 | ||||
| Total Property Crime Offenses | 291 | 14.3 | 409 | 20.0 | -- | -- | 195 | 9.5 | 437 | 21.2 | 522 | 25.2 | ||||
| Total Violent Crime Offenses | 21 | 1.0 | 34 | 1.7 | -- | -- | 23 | 1.1 | 36 | 1.7 | 36 | 1.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 128 | 8.1 | 118 | 7.4 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68 | 4.3 | 67 | 4.2 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69 | 4.4 | 90 | 5.7 | ||||
| Adult Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 133 | 6.4 | 126 | 6.1 | ||||
| Total Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73 | 3.5 | 68 | 3.3 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72 | 3.5 | 95 | 4.6 | ||||
| Total Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Extreme Economic Deprivation | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment | 568 | 6.1 | 542 | 5.6 | 591 | 6.1 | 537 | 5.7 | 470 | 4.8 | 500 | 5.1 | ||||
| Children Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunches | 1,691 | 488.4 | 1,684 | 507.8 | 1,789 | 540.2 | 1,818 | 557.2 | 1,804 | 546.7 | 1,817 | 567.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving TEA | 293 | 56.8 | 231 | 45.9 | 166 | 33.6 | 83 | 16.8 | 49 | 10.0 | 49 | 10.1 | ||||
| Children Receiving Food Stamps | 1,611 | 312.5 | 1,741 | 346.1 | 1,785 | 361.3 | 1,940 | 393.7 | 2,059 | 420.5 | 2,082 | 430.8 | ||||
| Low Birthweight Births | 21 | 84.3 | 16 | 65.3 | 20 | 71.9 | 15 | 64.4 | 19 | 72.8 | 15 | 57.7 | ||||
| Infant Mortality | 2 | 8.0 | 4 | 16.3 | 1 | 3.6 | 3 | 12.9 | 3 | 11.5 | 2 | 7.7 | ||||
| Transitions and Mobility | ||||||||||||||||
| New Home Construction | 9 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.5 | ||||
| Renter-Occupied Housing Units | 1,751 | 219.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Homeless Children Enrolled in Public School | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 27.5 | 65 | 19.9 | 26 | 7.9 | 29 | 9.1 | ||||
| Net Migrants to Arkansas (%) | -- | -- | 17 | 0.1 | 61 | 0.3 | -1 | 0.0 | 105 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.1 | ||||
| School Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Academic Failure | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Math | 112 | 54.0 | 92 | 42.5 | 57 | 27.7 | 94 | 40.7 | 82 | 40.1 | 44 | 21.6 | ||||
| Percent 4th Graders Below Grade Level in Literacy | 88 | 42.1 | 60 | 27.8 | 48 | 23.3 | 78 | 33.5 | 109 | 53.1 | 54 | 26.5 | ||||
| High School Dropouts | 57 | 3.4 | 59 | 3.7 | 49 | 3.1 | 63 | 4.1 | 37 | 2.4 | 52 | 3.2 | ||||
| Status Dropouts | 410 | 24.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Lack of Commitment to School | ||||||||||||||||
| Dropouts for "Lack of Interest" | 28 | 1.7 | 15 | 0.9 | 13 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 23 | 1.5 | ||||
| Family Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Family Conflict | ||||||||||||||||
| Victims of Child Maltreatment | 73 | 14.2 | 89 | 17.7 | 89 | 18.0 | 91 | 18.5 | 77 | 15.7 | 87 | 18.0 | ||||
| Children Living With Relatives Other Than Parents | 483 | 93.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living With Nonrelatives | 91 | 17.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Children Living in Foster Care | 32 | 6.2 | 33 | 6.6 | 35 | 7.1 | 37 | 7.5 | 57 | 11.6 | 74 | 15.3 | ||||
| Divorces and Annulments | 135 | 6.6 | 126 | 6.2 | 106 | 5.2 | 126 | 6.1 | 82 | 4.0 | 122 | 5.9 | ||||
| Children in Single-parent Families | 1,110 | 215.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Family History of High Risk Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Adults in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 105 | 6.9 | 89 | 5.8 | 110 | 7.1 | 71 | 4.5 | 93 | 5.9 | 107 | 6.7 | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Below 9th grade | 1,419 | 10.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: 9th - 12th, No diploma | 2,198 | 16.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: High School Graduate | 5,579 | 41.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: Some College | 2,336 | 17.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Educational Attainment: College Graduate | 1,948 | 14.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Pregnant Women in Alcohol or Drug Treatment | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | ||||
| Births to Women with <12 Years of Education | 58 | 232.9 | 46 | 187.8 | 53 | 190.6 | 41 | 176.0 | 49 | 187.7 | 46 | 176.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Tobacco During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 98.7 | 22 | 84.3 | 20 | 76.9 | ||||
| Births to Women Using Alcohol During Pregnancy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.8 | ||||
| Peer/Individual Domain | ||||||||||||||||
| Alienation, Rebelliousness… | ||||||||||||||||
| Adolescent Suicide (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Early Initiation of Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/Middle School Alcohol Infractions | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Drug Infractions | 5 | 2.0 | 11 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 3.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Tobacco Infractions | 31 | 12.6 | 35 | 15.1 | 29 | 14.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.9 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Assaults on Students or Staff | 37 | 15.1 | 33 | 14.2 | 50 | 25.3 | 87 | 41.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 39.8 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 6 | 2.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.4 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Vandalism | 9 | 3.7 | 8 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 11 | 5.3 | 9 | 4.2 | ||||
| Elementary/Middle School Gang Involvement | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peers Who Engage in Problem Behavior | ||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.1 | ||||
| Adolescent Pregnancy | 22 | 18.0 | 17 | 14.7 | 21 | 18.5 | 14 | 12.7 | 23 | 21.0 | 16 | 15.0 | ||||
| Births to Mothers Age 10-17 | 17 | 13.9 | 14 | 12.1 | 16 | 14.1 | 11 | 9.9 | 20 | 18.2 | 12 | 11.2 | ||||
| High School Alcohol Infractions | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| High School Drug Infractions | 4 | 4.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 8 | 7.7 | ||||
| High School Tobacco Infractions | 27 | 26.7 | 26 | 26.1 | 29 | 21.8 | 32 | 27.4 | 30 | 24.8 | 43 | 41.2 | ||||
| High School Assaults on Other Students and Staff | 22 | 21.8 | 27 | 27.1 | 8 | 6.0 | 33 | 28.3 | 24 | 19.9 | 14 | 13.4 | ||||
| High School Weapons/Explosives Infractions | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.8 | ||||
| High School Vandalism | 6 | 5.9 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 10 | 8.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.9 | ||||
| High School Gang Involvement | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | ||||
| Students Leaving School for Incarceration | -- | -- | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drug/Narcotics (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 1.8 | 8 | 3.6 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for DUI (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Drunkeness (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 2.3 | ||||
| Juv Arrests for Liq. Law Violations (NIBRS) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Consequences | ||||||||||||||||
| Public Health/Safety Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 50 | 2.5 | 49 | 2.4 | 75 | 3.7 | 50 | 2.4 | 49 | 2.4 | 51 | 2.5 | ||||
| New HIV Cases | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| New AIDS Cases | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Alcohol or Drug Related Traffic Injuries | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 1.2 | 17 | 0.8 | 26 | 1.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Fatalities | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.3 | ||||
| Alcohol or Other Drug Related Traffic Crashes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 1.1 | 24 | 1.2 | 25 | 1.2 | ||||
| Crash Injuries and Deaths: Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0.9 | 15 | 2.7 | ||||
| Traffic Crashes Involving Underage Drinking Drivers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.2 | ||||
| Lung Cancer Deaths (per 100k) | 11 | 54.1 | 11 | 53.8 | 17 | 82.9 | 18 | 87.7 | 15 | 72.7 | 17 | 82.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease (per 100k) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.9 | 1 | 4.9 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.8 | ||||