Socio-Economic Status Indicators - Schenectady County
Socio-Economic Status
Schenectady 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % unemployed (2004-06) | 9,632 | 4.2 | 5.1 | Yes | 4.6 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % of population at or below poverty level (2005) | N/A | 11.9 | 13.9 | Yes+ | 10.1 | N/A | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % of children <18 at or below poverty level (2005) | N/A | 17.6 | 19.7 | No+ | 13.5 | N/A | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Median family income (2005) | N/A | 45,461 | 49,365 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % Annual high school drop outs (2005-06) | 319 | 2.3 | 3.7 | Yes | 2.5 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) | County Rate | CI # | NYS Rate | CI # | Upstate | CI # | |||
| % of adults with health insurance | 89.5 | ± 3.0 | 85.7 | ± 0.9 | 88.8 | ± 0.8 | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % of adults that did not receive medical care because of the cost | 6.0 | ± 2.0 | 7.6 | ± 0.7 | 5.3 | ± 0.5 | 3rd | 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
