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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 122,766 16,160 6,263 8,827 154,727
Percent of Population 79.3% 10.4% 4.0% 5.7% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 58,520 27,410 64,596 25,679 53,322
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 5.3% 25.0% s 25.1% 7.9%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 695.6 695.7 416.3 568.1 710.0
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 31.1% 75.9% 58.3% 74.1% 34.2%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5,321 10,771 2,173 6,648 5,969
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,190 224 114 176 1,813
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 82.0% 66.1% 75.9% 69.0% 77.7%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 76.7% 59.4% 71.8% 67.0% 72.8%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.7% 14.6% 13.0% 10.1% 10.7%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.3% 14.6% 12.8% 6.6% 8.8%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 19.8 66.8 s 47.2 32.9
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 77.9 135.1 82.0 158.2 96.3
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 53.3 65.6 72.0 101.9 62.2
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 3.4~ 11.9~ s s 4.8
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4.3~ 9.7~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 4.4
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 20.7 17.4~ s 27.6~ 20.9
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 57.1 45.2 13.5~ 26.1 59.1
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 12.8 17.3 s 8.7~ 13.9
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 219.4 71.1~ 29.7~ 63.6~ 213.3
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.7 26.5 s 11.5 11.9
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 13.1 21.1 s 18.2~ 18.3
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 93.4 21.8~ s 23.2~ 81.8
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 40.5 45.4 s 24.0 39.9
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 187.3 155.8 75.5~ 128.8~ 189.0
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 88.5 93.4 13.5~ 65.5 92.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 26.2 45.7~ s s 27.1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 23.8 31.5 11.2~ 6.1~ 25.0
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 120.6 109.9 57.3~ 93.6~ 121.5
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 30.6 23.5 8.0~ 18.9 31.9
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 45.9 10.9~ 0.0~ s 39.8
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 54.3 28.7 s 20.9 50.3
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 16.9 33.3~ s s 18.0
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 11.1 29.7 s 15.2~ 12.9
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 179.1 373.7 60.1 185.5 202.6
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.6~ 5.5~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 2.1~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 5.5 17.1 0.0~ 3.9~ 6.4
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 81.5 80.3~ s s 80.1
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 18.6 s s s 18.3
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 22.0 s s s 21.7
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 2.9~ s s s 2.9~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 42.5% 61.5%~ s s 44.2%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 64.2% 60.0%~ s s 63.9%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 46.7%~ s s s 44.4%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 21.6 36.3 s 21.6 24.2
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 7.3 7.9~ 0.0~ s 7.4

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