County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Chemung County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 88,331   87,813   88,015   88,641   89,512  
Unemployment 3,729 9.1 2,283 5.5 1,909 4.6 2,010 4.9 2,177 5.4
Percent in Poverty 13,123 15.8 13,254 16.1 13,238 16.0 12,141 14.6 12,197 14.6
Median Household Income (in dollars) 43,223   41,909   40,891   39,928   38,008  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,304 82.5 1,306 78.2 1,395 83.2 1,236 71.9 1,216 71.4
- Age 10-14 2 0.8 1 0.4 2 0.8 3 1.1 3 1.0
- Age 15-19 176 58.3 191 62.9 175 56.3 160 50.9 154 49.2
Births 978 11.1 957 10.9 1,100 12.5 1,019 11.5 1,023 11.4
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 98 10.0 76 7.9 92 8.4 96 9.4 81 7.9
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 792 84.3 760 81.4 892 82.7 837 83.0 834 83.9
Infant Deaths 9 9.2 5 5.2 10 9.1 5 4.9 5 4.9
Neonatal Deaths 5 5.1 3 3.1 5 4.5 4 3.9 3 2.9
Postneonatal Deaths 4 4.1 2 2.1 5 4.5 1 1.0 2 2.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 6 6.1 5 5.2 8 7.2 6 5.9 5 4.9
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 941 1065.3 996 1134.2 944 1072.5 908 1024.4 997 1113.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 71 80.4 88 100.2 80 90.9 73 82.4 71 79.3
Lung Cancer (Male) 44 100.1 46 105.4 38 87.0 39 88.9 31 69.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 27 60.9 42 95.1 42 94.8 34 76.0 40 88.6
Breast Cancer (Female) 14 31.6 12 27.2 17 38.4 14 31.3 20 44.3
Cervical Cancer 1 2.3 0 0.0 1 2.3 1 2.2 1 2.2
Cerebrovasular Disease 43 48.7 54 61.5 56 63.6 44 49.6 42 46.9
Diseases of the Heart 206 233.2 237 269.9 234 265.9 236 266.2 271 302.8
Homicides 1 1.1 4 4.6 1 1.1 1 1.1 5 5.6
Suicides 9 10.2 15 17.1 13 14.8 11 12.4 15 16.8
Unintentional Injury 32 36.2 39 44.4 22 25.0 25 28.2 32 35.7
Motor Vehicle 4 4.5 10 11.4 5 5.7 10 11.3 5 5.6
Non-Motor Vehicle 28 31.7 29 33.0 17 19.3 15 16.9 27 30.2
AIDS 2 2.3 2 2.3 1 1.1 2 2.3 2 2.2
Cirrhosis (Liver) 13 14.7 12 13.7 12 13.6 12 13.5 16 17.9
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 27 52.1 30 60.0 20 40.2 25 50.5 32 60.3
- Gastroenteritis 31 59.9 7 14.0 39 78.3 11 22.2 31 58.4
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 3 6.1 1 1.9
Drug Related 295 33.4 221 25.2 258 29.3 254 28.7 272 30.4
Head Injury (5) 57 6.5 38 4.3 60 6.8 51 5.8 57 6.4
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2 2.3 3 3.4 4 4.5 3 3.4 8 8.9
Early Syphilis 5 5.7 5 5.7 0 0.0 2 2.3 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 208 235.5 280 318.9 242 275.0 258 291.1 232 259.2
TB Incidence 1 1.1 2 2.3 2 2.3 1 1.1 1 1.1
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.1 3 3.4 1 1.1 3 3.4 1 1.1
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.1
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 13.4
Lyme Disease Incidence 3 3.4 0 0.0 2 2.3 0 0.0 4 4.5

N/A - Not Available.
(1) Census population estimates were used for all years. Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Unemployment Rate is per 100 persons in the labor force. Percent of population in poverty and median
household income are estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Total Pregnancy Rate is per 1,000 women 15-44; 10-14 and 15-19 rates are per 1,000 women in these
age groups. The Birth Rate is live births per 1,000 population.
The Low Birthweight and Early Prenatal Care Rates are per 100 births. Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal
Death Rates are per 1,000 births.
(3) Rates in this section are per 100,000 population.
(4) AIDS cases data are from the NYS AIDS Case Surveillance Registry. Data are based on year of diagnosis and exclude prison inmates.
(5) Head Injury Cases are presented by ICD-9 codes 800-801.9, 803-804.9, 850-854.1, 925.

Source: New York State Department of Health