Table 7B: 2008 - 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 4,342 64.5 (38) 2,825 22.8 (21) 3,186 12.1 (22)
Allegany 969 69.5 (21) 649 18.5 (42) 707 9.2 (43)
Bronx 55,001 83.2 (5) 33,991 46.0 (7) 39,692 24.4 (9)
Broome 3,964 68.5 (27) 2,551 19.8 (32) 2,918 11.0 (26)
Cattaraugu 1,669 65.7 (35) 1,142 17.1 (46) 1,286 9.1 (44)
Cayuga 1,467 61.3 (46) 988 15.6 (54) 1,113 8.2 (52)
Chautauqua 3,186 59.1 (52) 2,109 14.5 (57) 2,366 6.0 (60)
Chemung 2,141 60.5 (50) 1,508 15.3 (55) 1,729 8.6 (46)
Chenango 1,939 65.2 (37) 1,338 17.4 (45) 1,459 9.4 (40)
Clinton 1,445 69.3 (22) 922 23.0 (20) 1,088 10.4 (31)
Columbia 981 62.4 (42) 615 24.9 (18) 694 12.2 (21)
Cortland 1,097 69.1 (24) 747 22.6 (22) 861 11.0 (26)
Delaware 855 70.3 (17) 601 19.5 (36) 686 11.1 (25)
Dutchess 3,385 73.0 (13) 2,136 33.7 (13) 2,449 19.3 (13)
Erie 15,686 50.1 (60) 8,948 13.2 (60) 10,512 6.6 (57)
Essex 665 69.9 (19) 442 19.9 (31) 497 8.5 (47)
Franklin 1,047 58.4 (55) 713 18.9 (38) 810 11.0 (26)
Fulton 961 49.3 (61) 606 12.5 (61) 691 5.1 (61)
Genesee 1,788 61.2 (47) 1,128 20.1 (30) 1,249 10.2 (34)
Greene 694 61.7 (44) 437 21.5 (25) 487 10.3 (33)
Hamilton 67 * * 42 * * 42 * *
Herkimer 1,232 59.1 (52) 747 18.6 (41) 849 11.2 (24)
Jefferson 4,583 68.8 (26) 2,709 20.8 (27) 2,746 9.4 (40)
Kings 88,668 79.0 (8) 55,097 52.5 (2) 63,113 32.3 (2)
Lewis 865 65.5 (36) 555 22.5 (23) 607 12.5 (19)
Livingston 880 72.8 (14) 567 28.0 (14) 572 16.3 (14)
Madison 1,379 64.0 (39) 904 20.8 (27) 1,073 10.9 (29)
Monroe 12,272 65.8 (33) 7,511 18.9 (38) 8,636 9.1 (44)
Montgomery 1,277 58.7 (54) 833 14.6 (56) 951 7.0 (55)
Nassau 12,418 80.6 (7) 7,444 42.8 (8) 8,536 19.7 (12)
New York 40,730 75.4 (9) 24,564 41.9 (9) 28,766 25.6 (7)
Niagara 3,839 51.4 (59) 2,354 13.8 (59) 2,766 6.3 (59)
Oneida 4,761 57.2 (56) 3,117 16.8 (48) 2,744 9.4 (40)
Onondaga 8,997 56.0 (57) 5,614 16.4 (50) 6,224 8.4 (49)
Ontario 1,551 69.2 (23) 1,003 20.7 (29) 1,091 9.9 (36)
Orange 7,579 72.2 (15) 4,893 46.9 (5) 5,392 30.1 (3)
Orleans 733 61.5 (45) 512 17.0 (47) 556 8.5 (47)
Oswego 2,741 60.0 (51) 1,898 16.1 (52) 1,969 9.7 (37)
Otsego 900 72.1 (16) 582 24.9 (18) 677 12.7 (18)
Putnam 835 84.9 (3) 578 46.2 (6) 648 26.9 (6)
Queens 52,789 83.2 (5) 31,854 47.9 (4) 37,199 27.9 (5)
Rensselaer 2,835 54.9 (58) 1,846 14.0 (58) 2,026 6.7 (56)
Richmond 6,935 69.0 (25) 3,991 39.4 (10) 4,559 22.8 (10)
Rockland 7,696 89.2 (1) 5,454 66.9 (1) 6,187 48.1 (1)
Saratoga 1,972 66.2 (32) 1,196 19.6 (35) 1,272 10.1 (35)
Schenectady 2,966 60.6 (49) 1,804 19.8 (32) 2,093 10.4 (31)
Schoharie 581 61.8 (43) 396 17.7 (44) 435 6.4 (58)
Schuyler 317 73.2 (11) 218 19.3 (37) 263 8.4 (49)
Seneca 421 67.7 (28) 261 21.1 (26) 272 11.8 (23)
St. Lawrence 1,210 62.6 (41) 805 18.9 (38) 859 9.5 (39)
Steuben 1,892 67.0 (30) 1,216 18.2 (43) 1,371 9.6 (38)
Suffolk 20,023 75.3 (10) 10,831 39.0 (11) 12,344 20.9 (11)
Sullivan 1,723 66.7 (31) 1,105 25.4 (16) 1,257 13.8 (15)
Tioga 997 73.1 (12) 706 22.2 (24) 772 13.3 (17)
Tompkins 1,207 83.7 (4) 785 38.1 (12) 834 25.4 (8)
Ulster 2,085 65.8 (33) 1,136 25.0 (17) 1,302 13.6 (16)
Warren 1,157 67.2 (29) 828 19.7 (34) 908 7.9 (53)
Washington 1,322 63.7 (40) 921 16.6 (49) 994 8.4 (49)
Wayne 1,533 60.8 (48) 1,004 16.2 (51) 1,093 7.7 (54)
Westcheste 15,363 85.7 (2) 10,327 50.6 (3) 12,015 28.3 (4)
Wyoming 484 69.6 (20) 313 26.2 (15) 314 10.8 (30)
Yates 321 70.1 (18) 203 15.8 (53) 218 12.4 (20)
Unknown Counties 0 * * 0 * * 0 * *
New York 425,418 75.0   263,120 39.7   301,025 23.0  
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 2,493 9.5 (49) 2,722 5.7 (29)
Allegany 593 18.2 (7) 638 8.3 (11)
Bronx 29,336 2.4 (61) 32,478 0.9 (61)
Broome 2,323 13.6 (25) 2,516 4.0 (49)
Cattaraugu 1,012 14.8 (23) 1,115 5.1 (36)
Cayuga 888 12.0 (33) 974 8.7 (9)
Chautauqua 1,842 11.7 (37) 1,981 6.4 (20)
Chemung 1,343 10.3 (44) 1,487 4.0 (49)
Chenango 1,179 13.1 (28) 1,296 7.6 (13)
Clinton 823 15.1 (21) 898 5.2 (33)
Columbia 561 12.8 (30) 597 4.9 (40)
Cortland 668 15.9 (14) 732 4.9 (40)
Delaware 515 15.9 (14) 574 6.3 (21)
Dutchess 1,925 11.2 (39) 2,084 6.0 (24)
Erie 7,975 10.3 (44) 8,676 5.0 (38)
Essex 403 15.9 (14) 431 7.2 (14)
Franklin 635 15.7 (18) 692 5.8 (26)
Fulton 549 8.6 (51) 599 4.7 (44)
Genesee 1,027 16.3 (11) 1,120 5.7 (29)
Greene 389 14.9 (22) 425 4.2 (48)
Hamilton 41 * * 39 * *
Herkimer 665 10.8 (41) 727 3.4 (52)
Jefferson 2,617 17.4 (8) 2,655 6.6 (17)
Kings 47,435 6.6 (54) 53,072 5.2 (33)
Lewis 497 20.1 (5) 550 9.1 (7)
Livingston 508 20.9 (4) 552 9.2 (6)
Madison 820 15.7 (18) 886 5.3 (32)
Monroe 6,502 9.7 (48) 6,910 4.5 (47)
Montgomery 767 10.3 (44) 821 5.8 (26)
Nassau 6,819 3.0 (60) 7,257 1.8 (60)
New York 21,313 3.5 (58) 23,710 2.3 (58)
Niagara 2,068 10.4 (42) 2,220 4.6 (45)
Oneida 2,687 6.9 (53) 2,876 2.7 (55)
Onondaga 4,823 12.1 (32) 5,213 6.9 (16)
Ontario 922 16.2 (12) 987 7.2 (14)
Orange 4,217 11.1 (40) 4,625 8.8 (8)
Orleans 469 11.9 (34) 503 3.2 (53)
Oswego 1,680 11.9 (34) 1,870 5.0 (38)
Otsego 524 21.2 (3) 564 11.2 (3)
Putnam 508 9.4 (50) 555 6.3 (21)
Queens 27,674 3.4 (59) 30,602 2.5 (57)
Rensselaer 1,623 7.5 (52) 1,759 3.8 (51)
Richmond 3,669 4.0 (56) 3,900 2.6 (56)
Rockland 4,460 35.4 (1) 5,117 31.9 (1)
Saratoga 1,092 13.6 (25) 1,155 6.5 (18)
Schenectad 1,598 10.1 (47) 1,725 4.6 (45)
Schoharie 349 16.9 (10) 390 10.8 (4)
Schuyler 198 13.1 (28) 213 6.1 (23)
Seneca 225 14.2 (24) 254 5.1 (36)
St. Lawren 723 16.0 (13) 780 9.5 (5)
Steuben 1,090 15.7 (18) 1,187 5.2 (33)
Suffolk 9,300 3.6 (57) 9,926 2.1 (59)
Sullivan 843 12.7 (31) 915 8.2 (12)
Tioga 637 19.9 (6) 691 8.4 (10)
Tompkins 668 24.3 (2) 747 14.6 (2)
Ulster 1,051 13.4 (27) 1,106 5.8 (26)
Warren 690 10.4 (42) 758 4.9 (40)
Washington 811 11.7 (37) 903 5.5 (31)
Wayne 925 11.9 (34) 991 4.9 (40)
Westcheste 9,017 4.6 (55) 10,019 2.8 (54)
Wyoming 288 17.0 (9) 307 6.5 (18)
Yates 182 15.9 (14) 201 6.0 (24)
Unknown Counties 0 * * 0 * *
New York 229,474 7.3   252,273 4.4  
Less than or equal to 2 Hours TV Viewing per Day(7)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis		 % Rank
Albany 7,468 70.9 (55)
Allegany 1,923 83.3 (22)
Bronx 98,435 65.5 (61)
Broome 7,083 81.6 (28)
Cattaraugu 3,139 68.6 (59)
Cayuga 2,521 85.8 (15)
Chautauqua 5,715 78.5 (39)
Chemung 4,357 85.2 (18)
Chenango 3,921 84.8 (19)
Clinton 2,733 79.7 (37)
Columbia 1,774 78.0 (41)
Cortland 2,069 90.9 (4)
Delaware 1,912 90.0 (5)
Dutchess 5,127 72.5 (53)
Erie 23,807 86.3 (13)
Essex 1,263 92.7 (2)
Franklin 1,954 74.6 (49)
Fulton 1,645 69.8 (57)
Genesee 3,029 86.7 (11)
Greene 1,112 77.9 (42)
Hamilton 107 77.6 (44)
Herkimer 2,276 70.3 (56)
Jefferson 6,517 74.4 (50)
Kings 159,134 82.0 (26)
Lewis 1,634 77.6 (44)
Livingston 1,503 83.2 (23)
Madison 2,633 72.8 (52)
Monroe 20,088 81.3 (30)
Montgomery 2,180 67.3 (60)
Nassau 16,102 72.1 (54)
New York 71,835 76.1 (48)
Niagara 6,468 85.9 (14)
Oneida 7,832 84.5 (20)
Onondaga 15,050 85.4 (16)
Ontario 2,539 79.6 (38)
Orange 13,556 81.5 (29)
Orleans 1,372 80.3 (32)
Oswego 5,329 82.9 (24)
Otsego 1,711 79.8 (36)
Putnam 1,523 86.9 (10)
Queens 83,885 84.0 (21)
Rensselaer 4,928 82.0 (26)
Richmond 10,978 63.4 (62)
Rockland 15,626 94.7 (1)
Saratoga 2,917 85.4 (16)
Schenectad 4,904 79.9 (34)
Schoharie 1,054 82.9 (24)
Schuyler 641 89.9 (6)
Seneca 650 78.3 (40)
St. Lawren 2,275 68.8 (58)
Steuben 3,284 87.1 (9)
Suffolk 22,699 73.8 (51)
Sullivan 3,027 79.9 (34)
Tioga 2,053 80.0 (33)
Tompkins 2,002 86.7 (11)
Ulster 2,567 77.0 (46)
Warren 1,931 87.4 (8)
Washington 2,647 92.0 (3)
Wayne 2,653 81.1 (31)
Westcheste 31,526 77.8 (43)
Wyoming 862 87.7 (7)
Yates 491 76.6 (47)
Unknown Counties 1 * *
New York 723,977 78.6  
Smoking in Household
Contributor Number Included in Analysis % Rank
Albany 8,905 5.5 (26)
Allegany 2,092 11.8 (58)
Bronx 112,130 3.4 (15)
Broome 8,137 6.8 (39)
Cattaraugu 3,604 8.4 (51)
Cayuga 3,012 9.7 (54)
Chautauqua 6,824 8.7 (52)
Chemung 4,641 6.4 (34)
Chenango 4,219 11.9 (59)
Clinton 3,004 5.0 (22)
Columbia 2,085 6.1 (30)
Cortland 2,326 9.8 (55)
Delaware 1,954 5.4 (25)
Dutchess 6,493 4.9 (21)
Erie 31,089 3.3 (14)
Essex 1,385 4.7 (20)
Franklin 2,226 6.3 (32)
Fulton 1,996 14.6 (62)
Genesee 3,618 6.4 (34)
Greene 1,397 7.6 (47)
Hamilton 137 13.9 (61)
Herkimer 2,617 7.4 (43)
Jefferson 9,197 5.6 (27)
Kings 176,690 1.7 (6)
Lewis 1,876 13.6 (60)
Livingston 1,856 6.7 (37)
Madison 3,026 8.3 (50)
Monroe 24,798 4.0 (17)
Montgomery 2,629 7.5 (45)
Nassau 22,380 1.6 (5)
New York 81,298 2.2 (8)
Niagara 7,777 6.7 (37)
Oneida 9,637 4.5 (18)
Onondaga 18,284 6.2 (31)
Ontario 3,200 5.9 (28)
Orange 15,429 2.8 (11)
Orleans 1,542 11.6 (57)
Oswego 5,972 8.2 (49)
Otsego 1,935 6.6 (36)
Putnam 1,726 1.3 (3)
Queens 100,977 1.2 (2)
Rensselaer 5,939 6.9 (40)
Richmond 13,456 1.4 (4)
Rockland 15,901 0.3 (1)
Saratoga 3,873 3.7 (16)
Schenectad 6,046 4.6 (19)
Schoharie 1,230 7.3 (42)
Schuyler 702 7.5 (45)
Seneca 831 7.1 (41)
St. Lawren 2,557 6.3 (32)
Steuben 3,959 8.0 (48)
Suffolk 34,723 2.3 (9)
Sullivan 3,615 3.1 (12)
Tioga 2,268 9.0 (53)
Tompkins 2,551 2.7 (10)
Ulster 3,787 3.1 (12)
Warren 2,486 5.2 (23)
Washington 2,876 5.2 (23)
Wayne 3,262 7.4 (43)
Westcheste 32,625 1.7 (6)
Wyoming 1,037 5.9 (28)
Yates 629 10.7 (56)
Unknown Counties 2 * *
New York 848,475 3.1  
  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.