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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 83,249 4,593 9,075 4,264 101,564
Percent of Population 82.0% 4.5% 8.9% 4.2% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 53,098 23,858 27,188 43,200 48,610
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 6.3% s s s 7.0%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 670.6 835.4 163.1~ 446.6~ 668.5
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 33.3% 54.2% 50.0%~ 58.3%~ 34.5%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 4,318 6,410 656~ 2,728~ 4,272
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 678 29 91 47 878
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 80.9% 64.7% 77.4% 75.8% 79.1%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 75.0% 52.9% 70.7% 71.8% 73.1%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 10.1% 10.8%~ 6.4%~ 6.8%~ 9.6%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.9% 9.2%~ 6.2%~ 7.1%~ 6.9%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 12.6 9.1~ s s 12.2
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 43.5 41.9 29.8 47.3 43.8
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 33.1 22.0 26.3 33.0 32.7
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births s s s 0.0~ 2.7~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 5.6~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 5.2~
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.4 s s 0.0~ 26.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 49.7 52.9 17.3~ 34.2~ 48.9
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.3 7.3~ 1.6~ 2.5~ 7.9
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 212.2 228.8~ s s 209.9
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 6.3 17.5 s 5.8~ 6.8
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 14.4 27.6~ s 20.8~ 15.5
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 46.7 s 0.0~ s 39.2
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 21.4 16.2~ 0.0~ s 18.3
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 151.7 224.3~ 67.3~ s 152.8
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 82.0 120.3 23.4~ 34.7~ 83.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 36.7 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 35.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.4 17.8~ 12.8~ 11.2~ 16.6
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 87.9 113.9~ 67.3~ 0.0~ 88.8
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 30.2 27.2~ 7.2~ 7.1~ 31.2
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 21.0 54.1~ 0.0~ s 19.6
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 20.5 32.5 s 4.0~ 18.5
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.6 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 13.3
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 5.5 14.7~ 0.0~ s 5.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 122.5 240.0 23.3~ 67.6~ 124.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.1~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.9~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 2.2 5.4~ 0.0~ s 2.1
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 61.9 s s s 60.9
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 18.6 s s s 17.5
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 22.5 s s s 24.4
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 38.8% s s s 38.8%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 73.8% s s s 72.8%
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 13.4 45.6 3.1~ 7.5~ 13.6
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 12.4 0.0~ s 0.0~ 11.2

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