Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - New York County
Health Risks and Behaviors
New York 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) | 2,318 | 10.6 | 11.4 | Yes | 11.2 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 19.8), Low SES (2005-07) | 3,108 | 13.0 | 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) | 3,454 | 14.4 | 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) | 5,201 | 21.7 | 26.1 | Yes | 23.5 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) | 6,048 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Yes | 5.3 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % Overweight Children in WIC, 2-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) | 9,596 | 14.8 | 15.2 | Yes | 15.2 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES (2004-06) | 12,387 | 11.4 | 11.5 | No | 11.5 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) | County Rate | CI # | NYS Rate | CI # | NYC | CI # | |||
| % adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+) | 42.3 | ± 4.7 | 56.7 | ± 1.2 | 55.5 | ± 2.3 | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days | 78.3 | ± 4.0 | 74.6 | ± 1.0 | 70.3 | ± 2.1 | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % adults smoking cigarettes | 19.3 | ± 3.7 | 20.3 | ± 0.9 | 17.9 | ± 1.7 | 1st | 12 | No |
| % adult smokers that tried to quit smoking for one day or longer | 54.5 | ± 10.7 | 58.0 | ± 2.3 | 61.9 | ± 4.9 | 2nd | 75 | No |
| % adults that binge drink | 16.0 | ± 3.3 | 14.1 | ± 0.8 | 12.4 | ± 1.5 | 2nd | 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


