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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 224,981 29,593 11,046 31,267 297,488
Percent of Population 75.6% 9.9% 3.7% 10.5% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 72,959 44,678 101,555 48,846 69,739
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 3.8% 20.5% s 16.7% 6.1%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 680.5 751.7 180.6 536.9 685.7
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 37.1% 63.2% 62.2% 61.2% 40.1%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,949 8,340 1,347 4,726 5,260
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,892 307 140 480 2,903
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 87.6% 71.8% 80.9% 76.9% 83.5%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 76.4% 55.2% 68.4% 62.8% 71.0%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.3% 16.7% 8.0% 10.8% 10.4%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.1% 12.3% 5.9% 6.9% 7.0%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 8.1 34.4 0.0~ 33.4 15.1
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 55.9 92.7 69.3 104.5 67.7
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 44.8 50.7 63.5 82.0 51.4
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.9 19.5~ 0.0~ 4.9~ 5.6
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.6 2.8~ s 5.7~ 6.9
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.6 18.6~ s 20.0~ 25.7
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 66.2 58.0 13.1 33.3 69.7
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.5 10.0 s 3.1 9.0
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 210.5 100.9 26.2~ 66.3 200.4
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.6 31.1 2.2~ 14.2 12.6
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 13.6 44.0 s 16.3 21.6
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 70.0 18.9~ 0.0~ 12.3~ 58.6
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 36.4 48.4 3.5~ 16.7 35.4
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 188.7 207.2 39.5~ 132.6 189.4
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 82.7 89.9 30.1 48.3 88.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 26.6 32.4 s 24.6~ 27.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.4 35.7 6.8~ 12.0 26.4
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 136.3 154.3 39.5~ 100.7 136.9
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 28.8 28.7 10.7 19.8 31.1
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 26.8 4.7~ 0.0~ 5.3~ 22.0
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 37.6 34.0 9.6 9.1 34.9
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 12.7 31.4~ 0.0~ 22.7~ 13.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.2 36.2 2.5~ 11.5 13.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 164.5 364.5 56.2 178.9 192.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 2.5 2.2~ 0.0~ 1.7~ 2.5
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.1 10.6 0.0~ 3.0~ 3.8
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 69.5 50.6 44.6~ 37.8~ 66.9
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 17.6 19.6~ s 22.9~ 18.0
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 25.2 45.0~ s s 25.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 2.0~ s s s 2.2~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 39.5% 33.3%~ s 46.7%~ 39.0%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 68.5% 53.5% 70.6%~ 60.0%~ 67.5%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 60.7%~ s s s 56.8%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 27.1 27.7 s 13.6 27.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.1 4.6~ 0.0~ 5.5~ 9.3

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