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