Family Planning/Natality Indicators - Essex County **
Family Planning/Natality
Essex 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of births within 24 months of previous pregnancy | 218 | 19.5 | 16.5 | Yes | 17.9 | No | 2nd | 6 | No |
| % of births to teens (10-17 years) | 12 | 1.1* | 2.2 | Yes | 2.1 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % of births to women 35+ years | 154 | 13.8 | 20.1 | Yes | 20.8 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Fertility rate per 1,000 (all births/population 15-44) | 1,120 | 53.3 | 60.7 | Yes | 57.8 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Teen birth rate per 1,000 (births 10-17/population 10-17) | 12 | 2.0* | 5.4 | Yes | 4.4 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| Pregnancy and abortion indicators - Essex & Hamilton combined | |||||||||
| Essex/Hamilton Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 (all pregnancies/population 15-44 years) | 1,509 | 63.9 | 94.4 | Yes | 76.9 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| Essex/Hamilton Teen Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 - | |||||||||
| 10-14 years | s | 0.5* | 1.5 | No | 0.9 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| 15-17 years | 29 | 10.5 | 36.7 | Yes | 23.7 | Yes | 1st | 43 | Yes |
| 15-19 years | 125 | 30.6 | 61.3 | Yes | 41.7 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| Essex/Hamilton Abortion Ratio (induced abortions per 100 live births) - | |||||||||
| 15-19 years | 40 | 48.8 | 123.7 | Yes | 84.6 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| All ages | 242 | 19.8 | 48.4 | Yes | 27.8 | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
**: For abortion and fetal death indicators, Essex and Hamilton are combined
