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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 886,923 147,414 107,997 195,355 1,339,532
Percent of Population 66.2% 11.0% 8.1% 14.6% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 98,578 76,884 113,872 67,524 93,448
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 2.0% 8.8% 3.0% 11.6% 3.8%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 600.3 719.6 278.7 434.8 605.1
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 27.6% 56.1% 49.7% 59.4% 31.9%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,230 7,318 1,786 4,142 4,486
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 7,825 1,696 1,239 3,644 14,639
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 90.5% 67.9% 82.0% 69.1% 81.7%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 84.1% 63.5% 75.9% 66.2% 76.6%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.5% 16.8% 10.2% 12.9% 11.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.4% 13.4% 8.7% 6.8% 8.1%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 4.0 32.3 1.8~ 42.8 13.2
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 62.8 96.7 65.5 122.4 78.7
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 51.8 50.6 55.6 96.0 59.6
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.2 14.5 1.9~ 4.7 4.8
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.3 9.8 1.8~ 13.2 7.3
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 23.5 17.9 9.9 24.1 22.3
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 72.0 60.2 25.7 82.6 73.9
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.0 10.4 2.9 6.7 9.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 263.7 112.8 72.4 297.0 253.6
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 10.6 32.5 6.1 20.0 14.1
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 13.9 39.3 13.3 25.4 19.9
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 53.1 18.3 6.1~ 5.9 40.7
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 37.8 51.1 6.7 25.8 36.5
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 222.8 289.7 104.8 157.4 225.8
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 116.1 135.4 49.8 135.0 120.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 22.1 23.4 18.0 17.8 22.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 23.4 39.6 9.8 36.7 25.4
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 185.1 257.6 91.9 143.7 188.6
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 45.9 46.0 28.0 51.0 47.5
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 27.7 9.9 2.6~ 1.7~ 21.2
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 50.4 55.5 8.9 23.9 46.0
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.2 19.2 5.7~ 10.1 9.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 11.5 41.0 4.1 20.5 14.8
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 167.5 383.1 98.7 271.9 194.0
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.4 4.9 0.6~ 2.4 2.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.5 9.1 0.7~ 3.6 3.3
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 63.8 48.2 21.3 32.6 59.1
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 14.1 21.2 7.3~ 10.2 14.3
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 20.6 33.6 15.1 15.0 21.4
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 1.1 6.3~ s s 1.6
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 43.6% 32.4% 45.2% 49.5% 43.0%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 69.8% 58.1% 64.7% 61.4% 68.1%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 46.7% 50.0%~ 75.0%~ 65.0%~ 52.2%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 20.9 19.4 3.1 8.0 19.8
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6.0 2.7~ 1.7~ 3.1~ 5.4

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