Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - Kings County

Health Risks and Behaviors
Kings County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
% Pregnant Women in WIC with Anemia, Low SES (2005-07) 7,116 11.5 11.4 No 11.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 19.8), Low SES (2005-07) 9,736 13.4 11.3 Yes 11.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight (BMI 26 - 29), Low SES (2005-07) 10,580 14.6 15.4 Yes 15.4 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Very Overweight (BMI Over 29), Low SES (2005-07) 16,793 23.2 26.1 Yes 23.5 No 1st N/A N/A
% Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) 16,901 5.6 4.8 Yes 5.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% Overweight Children in WIC, 2-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) 18,882 13.9 15.2 Yes 15.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) 27,172 11.7 11.5 Yes 11.5 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # NYC CI #      
% adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+) 58.6 ± 4.5 56.7 ± 1.2 55.5 ± 2.3 2nd N/A N/A
% adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days 70.1 ± 4.1 74.6 ± 1.0 70.3 ± 2.1 4th N/A N/A
% adults smoking cigarettes 18.0 ± 3.3 20.3 ± 0.9 17.9 ± 1.7 1st 12 No
% adult smokers that tried to quit smoking for one day or longer 65.9 ± 9.3 58.0 ± 2.3 61.9 ± 4.9 1st 75 No
% adults that binge drink 11.5 ± 2.8 14.1 ± 0.8 12.4 ± 1.5 1st N/A N/A
% adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily N/A ± 0.0 25.8 ± 1.4 N/A N/A N/A 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