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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 101,168 6,325 1,915 6,143 116,229
Percent of Population 87.0% 5.4% 1.6% 5.3% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 44,747 39,956 s 35,903 43,956
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 10.4% s s s 11.2%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 779.8 573.5 214.3~ 940.5 777.2
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 38.4% 85.7% s 50.0%~ 39.3%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,022 8,246 s 3,274~ 5,972
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,676 117 46 163 2,064
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 68.9% 65.4% 67.7% 64.9% 68.4%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 67.2% 63.7% 62.5% 63.5% 66.7%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.4% 14.0% 9.9%~ 12.4% 10.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.3% 13.1% 8.6%~ 7.3% 6.9%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 18.1 14.3~ 0.0~ 41.1~ 19.6
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 94.4 108.5 134.6 135.8 100.8
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 81.3 93.6 125.6 123.4 87.0
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.8 22.8~ 0.0~ 8.2~ 6.0
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.6 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 10.2
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 29.8 7.4~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 29.0
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 49.0 31.2 s 22.4~ 49.3
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 11.0 13.6 s 3.9~ 11.4
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 174.8 0.0~ 0.0~ s 173.3
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 6.7 16.5 0.0~ 4.2~ 7.1
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 16.6 19.0~ 0.0~ 21.1~ 17.9
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 69.6 0.0~ 0.0~ s 63.0
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 39.6 5.3~ 0.0~ s 36.1
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 221.5 222.1~ 0.0~ 488.2~ 221.6
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 104.8 89.2 9.7~ 66.5~ 106.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 50.5 s 0.0~ s 50.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 24.2 13.5~ s 16.2~ 24.4
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 164.7 111.5~ 0.0~ 348.8~ 164.3
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 51.4 39.2 7.5~ 24.6~ 52.1
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 21.7 0.0~ 0.0~ s 19.6
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 29.6 9.9~ 0.0~ 2.6~ 27.3
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.3 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 13.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 10.3 25.7 s s 10.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 203.6 258.5 61.2~ 133.0 207.5
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 3.2~ 6.4~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.2~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.6 9.9~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.7
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 81.0 s s s 80.7
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 19.4 s s s 19.2
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 15.7 s s s 15.8
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 43.6% s s s 43.8%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 75.7% s s s 74.5%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) s s s s s
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.5 14.0 4.6~ 9.8~ 16.1
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 11.7 0.0~ s 0.0~ 11.0

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