Socio-Economic Status Indicators - Queens County
Socio-Economic Status
Queens County
2004-2006
| Indicator | 3 Year Total |
County Rate |
NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYC Rate | Sig.Dif. | Ranking Quartile |
HP2010 Goal |
HP2010 Goal Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % unemployed (2004-06) | 172,438 | 5.3 | 5.1 | Yes | 5.9 | Yes | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % of population at or below poverty level (2005) | N/A | 12.1 | 13.9 | Yes+ | 19 | N/A | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % of children <18 at or below poverty level (2005) | N/A | 16.8 | 19.7 | Yes+ | 28 | N/A | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Median family income (2005) | N/A | 47,486 | 49,365 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % Annual high school drop outs (2005-06) | 9,520 | 6.3 | 3.7 | Yes | 5.8 | Yes | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) | County Rate | CI # | NYS Rate | CI # | NYC | CI # | |||
| % of adults with health insurance | 79.5 | ± 4.2 | 85.7 | ± 0.9 | 81.4 | ± 1.9 | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % of adults that did not receive medical care because of the cost | 10.6 | ± 2.9 | 7.6 | ± 0.7 | 10.7 | ± 1.5 | 4th | N/A | N/A |
+: Significant difference at 90% confidence interval
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
#: 95% confidence interval for BRFSS/Expanded BRFSS indicators
