Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Chemung County

Respiratory Diseases
Chemung 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?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 246 93.4 34.2 Yes 46.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 246 71.5 30.7 Yes 39.2 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,511 57.4 38.4 Yes 33.9 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,511 49.9 36.8 Yes 31.0 Yes 4th N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 384 14.6 20.3 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 384 14.7 20.4 Yes 12.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
      0-4 years 77 51.4 58.8 No 35.8 Yes 4th 25.0 No
      0-17 years 135 23.8 29.4 Yes 16.2 Yes 4th 17.3 No
      5-64 years 219 10.5 15.5 Yes 9.4 No 4th 7.7 No
      65+ years 88 21.8 31.2 Yes 19.0 No 4th 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 4 15.2* 12.1 No 8.3 No 4th N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 4 11.0* 11.2 No 7.4 No 4th N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2008-09) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 11.1 ± 3.7 9.7 ± 1.5 10.1 ± 0.8 3rd 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