Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Jefferson County

Respiratory Diseases
Jefferson 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?
CLRD (COPD) mortality rate per 100,000                  
      Crude 211 60.4 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 211 62.7 31.3 Yes 39.3 Yes 4th N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,077 30.8 37.8 Yes 31.7 No 2nd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,077 32.8 36.7 Yes 29.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 307 8.8 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 307 9.0 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 97 39.5 61.7 Yes 37.8 No 3rd 25.0 No
      0-17 years 163 18.9 31.5 Yes 16.6 No 3rd 17.3 No
      5-64 years 183 6.4 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 2nd 7.7 Yes
      65+ years 27 6.7 30.0 Yes 19.5 Yes 1st 11.0 Yes
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude s 2.9* 14.2 No 9.5 No 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted s 3.1* 13.4 No 8.6 No 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 11.2 ± 3.2 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 4th 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