Child and Adolescent Health Indicators - Schenectady County

Child and Adolescent Health
Schenectady County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Childhood Mortality (per 100,000) -                  
      1-4 years 5 23.4* 21.5 No 22.5 No 3rd 25 Yes
      5-9 years 8 29.4* 11.7 No 11.4 No 4th 14 No
      10-14 years 6 19.4* 13.3 No 12.2 No 4th 17 No
Asthma Hospitalization rate per 10,000 -                  
      0-4 years 119 44.0 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 3rd 25 No
      5-14 years 62 10.7 23.4 Yes 11.1 No 3rd N/A N/A
      0-17 years 192 18.4 31.5 Yes 16.6 No 3rd 17 No
Gastroenteritis hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 100 37.0 32.5 No 23.5 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Otitis media hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 4 1.5* 4.0 Yes 2.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
Pneumonia hospitalization rate per 10,000 (0-4 yrs) 86 31.8 44.8 Yes 38.8 No 2nd N/A N/A
% children born in 1999, 2000, or 2001 screened for lead by age 2 491 53.1 N/A N/A 66.4 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Incidence rate among children <72 months of age with a confirmed blood lead levels>=10µg/dl (2001-2003) 128 2.2 N/A N/A 1.7 Yes 3rd N/A N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable