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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 205,728 36,301 20,241 48,783 311,687
Percent of Population 66.0% 11.6% 6.5% 15.7% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 86,612 61,728 119,828 73,301 82,245
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 7.6% 7.7% 3.3% 8.7% 7.5%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 610.9 604.0 235.4 453.8 601.6
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 34.0% 54.5% 55.0% 55.7% 37.5%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,348 5,968 1,739 3,505 4,335
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 2,979 383 202 1,037 4,680
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 72.8% 55.8% 70.3% 55.4% 66.9%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 67.0% 49.0% 63.3% 53.6% 61.7%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 8.4% 15.5% 13.8% 10.8% 9.8%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 5.8% 11.7% 11.9% 5.6% 6.5%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 2.3 19.7 0.0~ 35.9 9.6
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 95.3 90.7 60.3 140.2 101.7
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 87.0 59.0 54.3 119.0 87.8
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 2.5 13.9~ s 4.5~ 3.8
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4.6 8.4~ s 3.0~ 4.9
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 16.5 14.3~ 9.4~ 9.5~ 16.0
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 58.4 39.4 17.2 42.4 61.0
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 5.3 4.1 1.2~ 4.8 5.7
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 225.2 97.6 50.9 100.4 201.4
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 7.7 21.0 6.6 15.6 11.9
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.6 15.3 6.8~ 15.3 12.2
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 51.0 26.2~ s 13.1~ 40.7
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 37.1 41.4 7.3 21.4 34.5
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 208.8 142.6 75.5 161.2 200.8
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 75.2 80.0 29.1 59.0 80.5
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.3 27.1 s 24.8~ 27.4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 20.7 34.0 12.5 17.5 23.9
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 177.3 125.9 65.3 133.9 170.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 31.1 25.0 14.5 21.8 32.5
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 15.7 s 0.0~ 3.6~ 11.8
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 33.1 36.1 8.5 16.8 30.6
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 10.0 25.7 5.1~ 16.7~ 11.1
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 8.6 25.3 5.5 14.8 12.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 145.1 295.9 81.2 208.1 179.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.9 1.5~ 0.0~ 4.4~ 2.3
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.1 10.8 s 4.3 3.5
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 65.3 53.0 30.9~ 37.1 60.6
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 11.4 19.9~ s s 11.8
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 22.6 16.1~ s s 19.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s 1.8~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 48.3% 50.0% s 32.1%~ 46.4%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 69.3% 55.9% 67.7% 51.6%~ 67.3%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 41.7%~ s s s 40.5%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 23.0 20.8 2.1~ 10.6 23.3
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5.7 s s 2.6~ 5.2

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