Columbia County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2010

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 56,325 3,131 1,057 2,454 63,096
Percent of Population 89.3% 5.0% 1.7% 3.9% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 52,542 41,309 41,780 48,884 52,140
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 4.7% s s 25.7% 5.6%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 725.1 920.7 444.8~ 544.6 738.2
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 38.0% 67.2% 66.7%~ 66.7%~ 39.5%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,879 13,188 2,121~ 6,072~ 6,370
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 479 39 9 45 591
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 75.5% 61.4% 66.7%~ 58.4% 72.5%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 70.6% 60.7% 75.0%~ 52.8% 68.3%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.2% 14.8%~ s 11.5%~ 10.9%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.6% 10.3%~ 15.4%~ 6.9%~ 8.0%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 13.0 32.6~ 0.0~ 24.9~ 16.3
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 63.2 131.2 45.3 170.5 72.1
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 52.8 83.0 38.0 130.8 58.3
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.2~ s 0.0~ s 6.8~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.8 0.0~ 0.0~ s 13.4
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 31.4 s 0.0~ s 30.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 56.2 40.2 s 33.3~ 56.9
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.0 11.0~ 0.0~ 14.3~ 7.6
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 188.5 45.2~ 0.0~ 69.0~ 183.6
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.4 21.8 0.0~ 5.3~ 8.4
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 5.1~ 19.1~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 7.1
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 92.7 49.3~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 87.7
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 42.4 36.1 s 8.1~ 41.0
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 210.3 295.4~ s 114.6~ 212.8
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 83.2 96.5 35.5~ 36.1~ 85.6
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 34.3 s s s 35.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 20.0 32.3 s 9.2~ 21.1
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 162.2 236.7~ s 114.6~ 164.0
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 29.7 34.2 13.4~ 8.6~ 30.9
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 30.4 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 27.9
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 38.3 50.9 s 16.1~ 38.0
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.1 s 0.0~ s 10.1
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.4 31.9 s 15.3~ 11.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 156.1 335.9 162.0 146.5 167.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 3.1~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 2.6~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 4.5 8.2~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 4.5
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 82.7 s s s 81.3
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 13.4 s s s 13.5
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 13.7~ s s s 13.9~
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 43.8% s s s 43.6%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 63.8% s s s 62.9%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 60.0%~ s s s 63.6%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.1 15.2~ 0.0~ 9.1~ 20.7
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.2 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 13.5

Key

Symbol Meaning
s Total suppressed for confidentiality
~ Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
* Hispanics are not excluded from the Black and Asian/Pacific Islander categories. Pacific Islanders are not included in the Asian/Pacific Islander category