Health Risks and Behaviors Indicators - Westchester County

Health Risks and Behaviors
Westchester 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) 169 30.8 33.9 No 28.4 No 2nd N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Underweight (BMI Under 18.5), Low SES 487 3.0 4.7 Yes 4.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Overweight but not Obese (BMI 25-<30), Low SES 4,895 30.5 26.5 Yes 26.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% Pregnant Women in WIC Who Were Prepregnancy Obese (BMI 30+), Low SES 3,501 21.8 22.8 Yes 26.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
% of Infants in WIC Who Were Breastfeeding at 6 Months, Low SES 5,696 54.3 40.6 Yes N/A No 1st N/A N/A
% Underweight Children in WIC, 0-4 years, Low SES 1,757 3.0 4.5 Yes 3.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
% Obese Children in WIC (>= 95th Pctl), 2-4 years, Low SES 4,639 16.8 14.5 Yes 15.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
% Anemic Children in WIC, 6mo-4 years, Low SES 4,574 10.3 12.0 Yes 12.2 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% of Children in WIC Viewing TV <=2 Hours per Day 0-4 years, Low SES 24,282 79.9 78.5 Yes 80.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% adults overweight or obese (BMI 25+) 58.6 ± 5.7 59.3 ± 2.6 60.6 ± 1.4 1st N/A N/A
% adults that participated in leisure time physical activity in last 30 days 79.0 ± 4.5 76.3 ± 2.2 78.9 ± 1.1 2nd N/A N/A
% adults smoking cigarettes 12.3 ± 4.2 17.0 ± 1.8 18.9 ± 1.1 1st 12.0 No
% adults living in homes where smoking is prohibited 82.5 ± 4.1 80.9 ± 1.8 79.3 ± 1.1 1st N/A N/A
% adults that binge drink 18.0 ± 5.0 18.1 ± 2.0 19.8 ± 1.2 2nd N/A N/A
% adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit or vegetables daily 30.6 ± 5.4 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