Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - Schenectady County

Health Risks and Behaviors
Schenectady 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) 60 50.4 33.9 Yes 28.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 18.5), Low SES 93 5.0 4.7 No 4.2 No 3rd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight but not Obese (BMI 25-<30), Low SES 448 23.9 26.5 Yes 26.3 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Obese (BMI 30+), Low SES 521 27.7 22.8 Yes 26.2 No 2nd N/A N/A
% of Infants in WIC Who Were Breastfeeding at 6 Months, Low SES 377 20.5 40.6 Yes N/A No 3rd N/A N/A
% Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES 374 3.7 4.5 Yes 3.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
% Obese Children in WIC (>= 95th Pctl), 2-4 years, Low SES 702 15.3 14.5 No 15.2 No 3rd N/A N/A
% Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES 1,532 20.8 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 3,703 76.5 78.5 No 80.5 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+) 66.3 ± 4.9 59.3 ± 2.6 60.6 ± 1.4 3rd N/A N/A
% adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days 78.5 ± 4.1 76.3 ± 2.2 78.9 ± 1.1 2nd N/A N/A
% adults smoking cigarettes 17.4 ± 3.8 17.0 ± 1.8 18.9 ± 1.1 1st 12.0 No
% adults living in homes where smoking is prohibited 78.5 ± 4.2 80.9 ± 1.8 79.3 ± 1.1 2nd N/A N/A
% adults that binge drink 19.8 ± 4.4 18.1 ± 2.0 19.8 ± 1.2 3rd N/A N/A
% adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily 30.3 ± 5.1 27.1 ± 2.2 27.7 ± 1.3 1st 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