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

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 151,224 11,422 3,315 15,909 182,493
Percent of Population 82.9% 6.3% 1.8% 8.7% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 58,831 33,000 45,362 51,325 56,434
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 6.7% s s 14.4% 7.4%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 695.4 627.9 343.5~ 541.6 696.0
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 41.5% 60.8% 47.4%~ 58.4% 42.8%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,091 7,745 2,547~ 4,758 6,091
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 1,315 82 41 249 1,733
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 79.2% 65.2% 68.1% 66.8% 76.1%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 68.9% 55.0% 62.3% 57.0% 66.1%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.0% 10.5% 7.8%~ 12.1% 9.6%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 6.6% 12.2% 10.7%~ 8.3% 7.3%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 16.8 36.8 s 46.2 22.8
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 62.7 69.9 57.7 110.1 70.6
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 46.3 38.1 49.2 84.9 50.3
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 4.3~ 32.5~ 0.0~ 4.0~ 5.6
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 9.1 s s s 9.0
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 27.2 10.7~ s 27.5~ 26.4
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 73.3 63.4 24.8~ 38.4 75.3
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 9.1 5.9 4.3~ 4.8~ 9.1
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 217.5 140.8 62.2~ 88.1 211.4
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 8.9 27.4 7.3~ 12.7 11.4
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 10.9 15.4~ 14.2~ 7.6~ 14.4
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 70.4 11.8~ 0.0~ 30.9~ 62.8
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 45.3 45.1 6.6~ 21.6 43.4
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 186.0 163.7 105.8~ 133.0 185.3
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 102.5 130.4 18.4~ 78.9 108.0
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 28.1 43.2~ s 31.2~ 28.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 29.3 41.8 s 24.0 30.7
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 123.9 98.7 72.3~ 90.3~ 123.0
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 38.6 43.2 17.7~ 33.9 41.3
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 33.4 19.6~ s s 30.1
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 48.3 47.1 0.0~ 16.5 45.5
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 16.0 21.4~ 0.0~ 19.0~ 16.1
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 11.7 33.6 0.0~ 15.5 13.5
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 195.4 375.5 71.1 216.7 211.0
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 1.5~ s 0.0~ s 1.7~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.9 6.7~ 0.0~ 4.8~ 4.0
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 71.0 44.5~ s 46.5~ 69.6
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 16.6 s s s 16.3
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 19.4 s s s 20.4
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 2.5~ s s s 2.3~
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 47.2% s s 53.9%~ 46.4%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 60.8% 46.2%~ s 58.3%~ 59.9%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 44.0%~ s s s 40.7%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 26.2 25.0 2.6~ 11.1 26.2
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 11.2 s s s 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