Socio-Economic Status Indicators - Washington County

Socio-Economic Status
Washington 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) 4,291 4.5 5.1 Yes 4.6 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
% of population at or below poverty level (2005) N/A 11.4 13.9 Yes+ 10.1 N/A 2nd N/A N/A
% of children <18 at or below poverty level (2005) N/A 15.7 19.7 Yes+ 13.5 N/A 2nd N/A N/A
Median family income (2005) N/A 41,804 49,365 N/A N/A N/A 3rd N/A N/A
% Annual high school drop outs (2005-06) 94 1.4 3.7 Yes 2.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Behavior/Risk Indicator (2003) Warren & Washington County Rate CI # NYS Rate CI # Upstate CI #      
% of adults with health insurance 86.9 ± 3.2 85.7 ± 0.9 88.8 ± 0.8 3rd N/A N/A
% of adults that did not receive medical care because of the cost 6.3 ± 2.1 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