Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - Herkimer County

Health Risks and Behaviors
Herkimer County
2007-2009

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
% Pregnant Women in WIC with Anemia in 3rd Trimester, Low SES (2009) N/A N/A 33.9 N/A 28.4 N/A   N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 18.5), Low SES 59 4.7 4.7 No 4.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight but not Obese (BMI 25-<30), Low SES 292 23.0 26.5 Yes 26.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Obese (BMI 30+), Low SES 378 29.8 22.8 Yes 26.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
% of Infants in WIC Who Were Breastfeeding at 6 Months, Low SES 155 19.9 40.6 Yes N/A No 3rd N/A N/A
% Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES 86 1.9 4.5 Yes 3.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% Obese Children in WIC (>= 95th Pctl), 2-4 years, Low SES 298 13.8 14.5 No 15.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
% Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES 543 15.8 12.0 Yes 12.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% of Children in WIC Viewing TV <=2 Hours per Day 0-4 years, Low SES 1,654 71.7 78.5 Yes 80.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+) 61.0 ± 5.8 59.3 ± 2.6 60.6 ± 1.4 2nd N/A N/A
% adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days 79.6 ± 4.0 76.3 ± 2.2 78.9 ± 1.1 2nd N/A N/A
% adults smoking cigarettes 20.9 ± 4.6 17.0 ± 1.8 18.9 ± 1.1 2nd 12.0 No
% adults living in homes where smoking is prohibited 78.2 ± 4.4 80.9 ± 1.8 79.3 ± 1.1 2nd N/A N/A
% adults that binge drink 20.2 ± 5.1 18.1 ± 2.0 19.8 ± 1.2 3rd N/A N/A
% adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily 20.9 ± 4.1 27.1 ± 2.2 27.7 ± 1.3 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