Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - Bronx County
Health Risks and Behaviors
Bronx County
2007-2009
| Indicator | 3 Year Total |
County Rate |
NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYC Rate | Sig.Dif. | County Ranking Group |
HP2010 Goal |
HP2010 Goal Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Pregnant Women in WIC with Anemia in 3rd Trimester, Low SES (2009) | 805 | 40.6 | 33.9 | Yes | 38.7 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 18.5), Low SES | 2,051 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Yes | 5.0 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight but not Obese (BMI 25-<30), Low SES | 15,925 | 29.1 | 26.5 | Yes | 26.7 | Yes | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Obese (BMI 30+), Low SES | 13,741 | 25.1 | 22.8 | Yes | 20.3 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % of Infants in WIC Who Were Breastfeeding at 6 Months, Low SES | 16,559 | 48.9 | 40.6 | Yes | 49.3 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES | 9,293 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Yes | 5.0 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % Obese Children in WIC (>= 95th Pctl), 2-4 years, Low SES | 12,811 | 15.1 | 14.5 | Yes | 14.0 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES | 18,173 | 13.0 | 12.0 | Yes | 11.8 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % of Children in WIC Viewing TV <=2 Hours per Day 0-4 years, Low SES | 63,310 | 66.9 | 78.5 | Yes | 77.1 | Yes | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) | County Rate | CI # | NYS Rate | CI # | NYC | CI # | |||
| % adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+)** | 68.0 | ± 3.4 | 59.3 | ± 2.6 | 57.9 | ± 1.5 | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days** | 69.2 | ± 3.4 | 76.3 | ± 2.2 | 72.7 | ± 1.4 | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % adults smoking cigarettes** | 17.1 | ± 2.9 | 17.0 | ± 1.8 | 15.8 | ± 1.3 | 1st | 12.0 | No |
| % adults living in homes where smoking is prohibited** | 79.7 | ± 3.3 | 80.9 | ± 1.8 | 79.6 | ± 1.4 | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % adults that binge drink** | 11.4 | ± 2.7 | 18.1 | ± 2.0 | 12.8 | ± 1.2 | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily** | 6.3 | ± 1.8 | 27.1 | ± 2.2 | 9.4 | ± 0.8 | 4th | N/A | N/A |
s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
#: 95% confidence interval for BRFSS/Expanded BRFSS indicators
**: NYC county rates in the Behavior/Risk section are from the 2008 Community Health Survery conducted by the NYCDOHMH
