Respiratory Diseases Indicators - Rockland County

Respiratory Diseases
Rockland 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 265 30.2 34.3 Yes 45.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 265 31.7 31.3 No 39.3 Yes 1st N/A N/A
COPD (CLRD) hospitalization rate per 10,000                  
      Crude 1,991 22.7 37.8 Yes 31.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 1,991 22.5 36.7 Yes 29.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Asthma Hospitalization rates per 10,000                  
    Total Population - Crude 915 10.4 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
    Total Population - Age-adjusted 915 10.4 21.0 Yes 12.4 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      0-4 years 152 22.9 61.7 Yes 37.8 Yes 1st 25.0 Yes
      0-17 years 264 11.1 31.5 Yes 16.6 Yes 2nd 17.3 Yes
      5-64 years 561 8.0 16.2 Yes 9.3 Yes 2nd 7.7 No
      65+ years 202 18.3 30.0 Yes 19.5 No 3rd 11.0 No
Asthma mortality rate per 1,000,000                  
      Crude 9 10.2* 14.2 No 9.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Age-Adjusted 9 9.4* 13.4 No 8.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with current asthma 6.1 ± 2.0 7.9 ± 0.6 7.9 ± 0.6 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