Table 7B: 2010 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Comparison of Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by County(2) Children Aged Less Than 5 years (3)

Comparison of Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by County(4,5)

Breastfeeding(5)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis		 %
Ever
Breastfed		 Ever
Breastfed
Rank		 Number Included
in Analysis		 %
Breastfed
At Least
6 Months		 Breastfed
At Least
6 Months
Rank		 Number Included
in Analysis		 %
Breastfed
At Least
12 Months		 Breastfed
At Least
12 Months
Rank
Albany 1,295 67.3 (27) 516 21.9 (22) 994 10.0 (28)
Allegany 258 66.3 (34) 102 13.7 (43) 215 7.9 (47)
Bronx 16,440 84.8 (5) 5,814 42.8 (6) 12,176 17.6 (11)
Broome 1,198 71.4 (16) 439 18.7 (28) 875 9.8 (30)
Cattaraugu 481 67.2 (28) 208 18.8 (26) 331 9.7 (33)
Cayuga 442 60.4 (50) 191 10.5 (49) 342 7.9 (47)
Chautauqua 925 57.8 (54) 406 12.8 (47) 717 7.3 (49)
Chemung 672 65.9 (37) 285 13.3 (45) 521 8.6 (41)
Chenango 575 64.0 (45) 220 20.0 (24) 377 9.8 (30)
Clinton 480 69.2 (21) 151 20.5 (23) 339 11.8 (20)
Columbia 324 63.6 (46) 111 23.4 (18) 205 10.7 (22)
Cortland 299 66.9 (32) 138 23.9 (16) 258 10.1 (27)
Delaware 251 68.9 (22) 102 16.7 (33) 200 10.0 (28)
Dutchess 989 74.8 (12) 368 31.0 (13) 757 18.4 (10)
Erie 4,645 57.2 (55) 1,508 14.4 (41) 3,046 6.5 (52)
Essex 208 70.2 (19) 81 * * 145 8.3 (43)
Franklin 296 58.4 (52) 109 15.6 (38) 224 9.4 (34)
Fulton 293 52.9 (58) 96 * * 182 3.3 (56)
Genesee 565 64.1 (44) 200 22.5 (20) 381 9.4 (34)
Greene 235 57.0 (56) 73 * * 132 10.6 (23)
Hamilton 17 * * 8 * * 11 * *
Herkimer 381 55.9 (57) 122 16.4 (34) 257 9.3 (37)
Jefferson 1,252 66.6 (33) 474 23.2 (19) 733 8.9 (39)
Kings 26,481 80.9 (8) 9,566 52.6 (2) 18,908 29.0 (2)
Lewis 236 65.7 (38) 89 * * 143 14.0 (16)
Livingston 251 72.1 (15) 115 31.3 (12) 164 20.1 (7)
Madison 396 65.7 (38) 149 18.8 (26) 305 9.8 (30)
Monroe 3,673 67.4 (25) 1,239 19.0 (25) 2,613 8.3 (43)
Montgomery 346 64.2 (43) 128 14.8 (39) 246 3.3 (56)
Nassau 3,543 81.4 (7) 1,310 36.4 (9) 2,700 13.2 (17)
New York 12,057 77.6 (10) 4,170 39.2 (7) 8,547 21.0 (6)
Niagara 1,150 52.5 (59) 391 11.3 (48) 817 5.6 (54)
Oneida 1,405 61.6 (47) 560 16.3 (35) 614 9.4 (34)
Onondaga 2,652 59.0 (51) 1,018 18.6 (29) 1,827 9.0 (38)
Ontario 432 68.3 (23) 149 13.4 (44) 314 8.3 (43)
Orange 2,147 74.2 (14) 850 46.8 (4) 1,571 25.5 (3)
Orleans 183 65.6 (40) 79 * * 135 10.4 (25)
Oswego 807 61.3 (48) 321 16.8 (32) 538 8.6 (41)
Otsego 276 76.8 (11) 89 * * 183 12.0 (19)
Putnam 252 90.1 (2) 92 * * 199 17.1 (12)
Queens 15,564 84.7 (6) 5,590 45.9 (5) 11,390 24.2 (4)
Rensselaer 834 58.3 (53) 368 13.0 (46) 597 4.9 (55)
Richmond 2,074 71.4 (16) 693 38.7 (8) 1,376 19.0 (9)
Rockland 2,331 90.6 (1) 1,003 69.4 (1) 2,013 48.8 (1)
Saratoga 577 67.1 (30) 192 22.4 (21) 360 13.1 (18)
Schenectad 901 61.2 (49) 307 18.6 (29) 575 8.7 (40)
Schoharie 177 66.1 (36) 61 * * 124 8.1 (46)
Schuyler 97 * * 39 * * 65 * *
Seneca 134 67.2 (28) 41 * * 79 * *
St. Lawrence 347 66.3 (34) 129 14.7 (40) 240 10.4 (25)
Steuben 557 67.0 (31) 186 16.1 (36) 368 10.6 (23)
Suffolk 5,713 77.8 (9) 1,796 32.1 (11) 3,808 15.1 (14)
Sullivan 499 67.9 (24) 203 24.6 (15) 379 14.8 (15)
Tioga 285 74.7 (13) 123 26.0 (14) 220 16.8 (13)
Tompkins 322 87.0 (3) 118 32.2 (10) 214 19.2 (8)
Ulster 583 67.4 (25) 162 23.5 (17) 361 11.4 (21)
Warren 304 69.4 (20) 165 17.6 (31) 273 7.0 (51)
Washington 397 64.7 (42) 160 14.4 (41) 291 7.2 (50)
Wayne 409 65.5 (41) 159 15.7 (37) 304 6.3 (53)
Westchester 4,646 87.0 (3) 1,836 47.9 (3) 3,591 22.4 (5)
Wyoming 126 70.6 (18) 71 * * 86 * *
Yates 94 * * 53 * * 82 * *
New York 125,779 76.9   45,492 38.2 90,038 19.7
Nation (Prior Year) 1,769,160 61.7   911,779 27.0   1,092,573 18.5  
Exclusive Breastfeeding (6)
Contributor Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 3 Months Breastfed
At Least 3 Months Rank		 Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 6 Months Breastfed At Least 6 Months Rank
Albany 273 12.8 (15) 496 5.6 (29)
Allegany 60 * * 100 10.0 (6)
Bronx 2,827 2.7 (29) 5,508 1.3 (47)
Broome 239 16.7 (11) 433 4.2 (36)
Cattaraugu 113 17.7 (5) 202 8.4 (14)
Cayuga 106 7.5 (23) 191 6.3 (23)
Chautauqua 192 15.1 (13) 373 6.7 (20)
Chemung 163 9.2 (21) 282 4.3 (34)
Chenango 100 17.0 (6) 217 10.6 (5)
Clinton 78 * * 149 9.4 (8)
Columbia 64 * * 109 7.3 (18)
Cortland 69 * * 136 6.6 (21)
Delaware 48 * * 96 * *
Dutchess 219 16.9 (7) 361 5.8 (25)
Erie 788 15.2 (12) 1,434 5.6 (29)
Essex 40 * * 76 * *
Franklin 64 * * 104 4.8 (32)
Fulton 58 * * 94 * *
Genesee 109 26.6 (2) 197 8.1 (15)
Greene 43 * * 71 * *
Hamilton 5 * * 8 * *
Herkimer 71 * * 120 0.8 (48)
Jefferson 342 19.0 (4) 470 8.1 (15)
Kings 4,949 10.6 (17) 9,393 7.9 (17)
Lewis 54 * * 88 * *
Livingston 56 * * 113 8.8 (11)
Madison 71 * * 149 8.7 (12)
Monroe 561 16.8 (10) 1,135 6.2 (24)
Montgomery 79 * * 125 7.2 (19)
Nassau 738 4.6 (28) 1,293 2.3 (46)
New York 2,043 5.0 (27) 4,044 3.3 (43)
Niagara 210 9.5 (19) 373 4.3 (34)
Oneida 328 11.0 (16) 524 3.6 (39)
Onondaga 498 15.1 (13) 950 8.5 (13)
Ontario 88 * * 149 3.4 (41)
Orange 474 16.9 (7) 819 9.9 (7)
Orleans 49 * * 79 * *
Oswego 167 19.2 (3) 319 4.7 (33)
Otsego 52 * * 89 * *
Putnam 52 * * 89 * *
Queens 2,646 5.2 (26) 5,397 4.0 (37)
Rensselaer 176 10.2 (18) 353 3.7 (38)
Richmond 363 6.9 (24) 690 2.9 (44)
Rockland 579 45.1 (1) 988 37.4 (1)
Saratoga 130 16.9 (7) 184 6.5 (22)
Schenectad 166 9.0 (22) 292 3.4 (41)
Schoharie 29 * * 61 * *
Schuyler 21 * * 37 * *
Seneca 25 * * 41 * *
St. Lawren 63 * * 127 9.4 (8)
Steuben 99 * * 176 5.7 (27)
Suffolk 838 6.3 (25) 1,629 2.7 (45)
Sullivan 95 * * 182 11.0 (3)
Tioga 67 * * 121 10.7 (4)
Tompkins 53 * * 114 11.4 (2)
Ulster 87 * * 159 5.0 (31)
Warren 79 * * 151 9.3 (10)
Washington 84 * * 155 5.8 (25)
Wayne 78 * * 157 5.7 (27)
Westcheste 883 9.3 (20) 1,770 3.6 (39)
Wyoming 35 * * 70 * *
Yates 25 * * 53 * *
New York 23,161 10.5   43,865 5.8
Nation (Prior Year) 317,037 9.9   420,655 5.3  
Less Than or Equal to 2 Hours TV Viewing per Day(7)
Contributor Number Included in Analysis % Rank
Albany 2,591 70.6 (53)
Allegany 637 84.0 (20)
Bronx 33,457 66.0 (58)
Broome 2,312 82.2 (27)
Cattaraugu 1,025 67.2 (57)
Cayuga 799 89.4 (9)
Chautauqua 1,771 78.7 (37)
Chemung 1,423 83.4 (22)
Chenango 1,266 83.7 (21)
Clinton 916 80.8 (30)
Columbia 563 79.8 (33)
Cortland 673 93.0 (3)
Delaware 648 90.1 (8)
Dutchess 1,816 70.8 (52)
Erie 7,578 83.0 (24)
Essex 414 93.7 (2)
Franklin 622 68.5 (55)
Fulton 508 67.9 (56)
Genesee 1,014 90.8 (7)
Greene 385 79.2 (34)
Hamilton 29 * *
Herkimer 725 74.9 (46)
Jefferson 2,243 73.9 (49)
Kings 54,888 83.3 (23)
Lewis 455 77.8 (40)
Livingston 464 86.4 (17)
Madison 812 71.8 (51)
Monroe 6,806 81.8 (28)
Montgomery 695 65.8 (59)
Nassau 5,983 72.4 (50)
New York 23,571 74.2 (48)
Niagara 2,083 88.0 (12)
Oneida 2,523 85.3 (19)
Onondaga 4,863 87.9 (13)
Ontario 842 75.3 (44)
Orange 4,736 80.5 (32)
Orleans 461 78.7 (37)
Oswego 1,638 82.5 (26)
Otsego 554 77.4 (42)
Putnam 582 88.5 (11)
Queens 29,693 85.7 (18)
Rensselaer 1,593 78.8 (36)
Richmond 3,721 60.9 (61)
Rockland 5,743 95.9 (1)
Saratoga 1,011 89.0 (10)
Schenectad 1,601 78.5 (39)
Schoharie 345 77.7 (41)
Schuyler 208 86.5 (15)
Seneca 224 77.2 (43)
St. Lawren 740 65.8 (59)
Steuben 989 86.5 (15)
Suffolk 8,262 74.7 (47)
Sullivan 1,015 82.8 (25)
Tioga 664 80.7 (31)
Tompkins 593 86.8 (14)
Ulster 893 79.2 (34)
Warren 503 91.8 (6)
Washington 885 91.9 (5)
Wayne 847 80.9 (29)
Westcheste 10,646 75.0 (45)
Wyoming 279 92.8 (4)
Yates 159 69.2 (54)
New York 245,985 78.8
Nation (Prior Year) 1,022,933 77.3  
Smoking in Household
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis		 % Rank
Albany 5,298 5.4 (30)
Allegany 1,217 11.6 (58)
Bronx 66,269 3.7 (18)
Broome 4,724 6.2 (35)
Cattaraugu 2,032 7.6 (49)
Cayuga 1,726 6.7 (44)
Chautauqua 3,711 8.5 (55)
Chemung 2,791 5.9 (34)
Chenango 2,455 13.2 (60)
Clinton 1,835 4.1 (22)
Columbia 1,174 5.4 (30)
Cortland 1,324 7.3 (47)
Delaware 1,193 4.4 (24)
Dutchess 3,828 5.8 (33)
Erie 16,506 4.8 (28)
Essex 835 3.5 (16)
Franklin 1,256 4.5 (25)
Fulton 1,071 15.7 (61)
Genesee 2,102 4.5 (25)
Greene 815 5.0 (29)
Hamilton 71 * *
Herkimer 1,495 8.2 (51)
Jefferson 4,761 3.6 (17)
Kings 107,875 1.7 (7)
Lewis 932 5.4 (30)
Livingston 992 6.5 (39)
Madison 1,638 6.3 (37)
Monroe 14,292 3.8 (19)
Montgomery 1,441 6.5 (39)
Nassau 13,173 1.4 (5)
New York 46,952 2.2 (10)
Niagara 4,327 9.0 (56)
Oneida 5,484 4.0 (20)
Onondaga 10,304 4.6 (27)
Ontario 1,806 7.3 (47)
Orange 9,285 2.2 (10)
Orleans 873 9.5 (57)
Oswego 3,383 7.6 (49)
Otsego 1,094 6.4 (38)
Putnam 1,123 1.4 (5)
Queens 60,427 1.2 (4)
Rensselaer 3,352 6.5 (39)
Richmond 7,713 1.0 (2)
Rockland 10,918 0.2 (1)
Saratoga 2,137 2.8 (14)
Schenectad 3,320 4.3 (23)
Schoharie 706 6.2 (35)
Schuyler 405 8.4 (53)
Seneca 487 8.4 (53)
St. Lawren 1,482 6.6 (42)
Steuben 2,143 6.6 (42)
Suffolk 19,553 2.2 (10)
Sullivan 2,076 1.0 (2)
Tioga 1,282 8.3 (52)
Tompkins 1,309 2.1 (9)
Ulster 2,042 2.6 (13)
Warren 1,394 4.0 (20)
Washington 1,734 3.3 (15)
Wayne 1,826 7.0 (46)
Westcheste 20,157 1.9 (8)
Wyoming 571 6.8 (45)
Yates 366 12.6 (59)
New York 498,863 3.0
Nation (Prior Year) 4,355,723 10.2  
  1. Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
  2. TV Viewing and Smoking in Household data are not reported by all contributers.
  3. Analyses based on one record per child.
  4. Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
  5. Rank compares this county's rate to other counties. Rank 1 = best rate.
  6. Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfedanalysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/ontheir date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis.Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on theirdate of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
  7. Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
  8. Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysisafter exclusions.