County Health Indicator Profiles (2005 - 2009)

Profile of: Schuyler County

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 18,720   18,888   19,027   19,415   19,342  
Unemployment 856 8.5 582 5.7 505 5.0 509 5.1 544 5.5
Percent in Poverty 2,184 12.1 2,256 12.4 2,103 11.4 2,516 13.4 2,433 13.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) 42,442   45,196   44,511   41,133   39,367  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 191 61.0 211 59.3 219 61.1 210 56.0 182 49.8
- Age 10-14 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 20 33.4 32 56.3 25 42.0 24 39.3 21 35.3
Births 158 8.4 182 9.6 179 9.4 172 8.9 146 7.5
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 13 8.2 15 8.2 15 8.4 9 5.2 11 7.5
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 121 81.8 150 86.2 133 76.4 121 73.3 113 79.0
Infant Deaths 0 0.0 1 5.5 2 11.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Neonatal Deaths 0 0.0 1 5.5 2 11.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 12.5 3 16.2 1 5.6 0 0.0 2 13.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 168 897.4 182 963.6 158 830.4 177 911.7 182 941.0
Lung Cancer (Total) 13 69.4 12 63.5 9 47.3 13 67.0 9 46.5
Lung Cancer (Male) 8 84.7 7 74.0 7 73.5 8 82.3 8 82.6
Lung Cancer (Female) 5 53.9 5 53.1 2 21.0 5 51.6 1 10.4
Breast Cancer (Female) 1 10.8 1 10.6 0 0.0 3 30.9 0 0.0
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 1 10.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 20.7
Cerebrovasular Disease 6 32.1 11 58.2 5 26.3 9 46.4 5 25.9
Diseases of the Heart 51 272.4 55 291.2 49 257.5 52 267.8 57 294.7
Homicides 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Suicides 3 16.0 5 26.5 4 21.0 0 0.0 2 10.3
Unintentional Injury 4 21.4 10 52.9 3 15.8 5 25.8 4 20.7
Motor Vehicle 1 5.3 1 5.3 1 5.3 1 5.2 2 10.3
Non-Motor Vehicle 3 16.0 9 47.6 2 10.5 4 20.6 2 10.3
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.3 1 5.2 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 16.0 3 15.9 2 10.5 2 10.3 0 0.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 3 36.1 1 12.0 3 35.2 2 21.2 1 10.5
- Gastroenteritis 2 24.0 0 0.0 2 23.4 2 21.2 11 115.8
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 1 12.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 28 15.0 31 16.4 18 9.5 14 7.2 20 10.3
Head Injury (5) 6 3.2 10 5.3 9 4.7 8 4.1 15 7.8
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.3 0 0.0 1 5.2
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 22 117.5 27 142.9 17 89.3 19 97.9 7 36.2
TB Incidence 1 5.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.2
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 2 10.6 0 0.0 1 5.2 7 36.2
Lyme Disease Incidence 1 5.3 1 5.3 1 5.3 1 5.2 0 0.0

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