CDC's Pediatric and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System - Table 1C

Table 1C
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
New York
Summary of Demographic Indicators
Children Aged Less Than 5 years (2,3)

Total Records Number
Individual Children 492,610
Total Records (All Visits) 678,985
Source of Data Number %
WIC 492,610 100.0
EPSDT 0 0.0
Child Health-MCH 0 0.0
Child Health-HMO 0 0.0
Headstart 0 0.0
School Health 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0
Total 492,610 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 0    0.0%
Race/Ethnic Distribution Number %
White, Not Hispanic 138,270 28.1
Black, Not Hispanic 116,172 23.6
Hispanic 186,731 37.9
American Indian/Alaska Native 4,295 0.9
Asian/Pacific Islander 38,463 7.8
Multiple Races 8,433 1.7
All Other 0 0.0
TOTAL 492,364 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 246    0.0%
Age Distribution (4) Number %
0 - 5 Months 138,758 28.2
6 - 11 Months 8,018 1.6
12 - 23 Months 128,582 26.1
24 - 35 Months 82,038 16.7
3 - 4 Years 135,214 27.4
TOTAL 492,610 100.0
% of Poverty Level Number %
0-50 157,178 32.3
51-100 170,941 35.1
101-130 55,545 11.4
131-150 26,318 5.4
151-185 30,252 6.2
186-200 2,117 0.4
Over 200 3,982 0.8
Adjunctive Eligibility 40,385 8.3
TOTAL 486,718 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 5,892    1.2%
Program Participation Number %
WIC 492,610 100.0
Food Stamps 490,895 15.6
Medicaid 489,967 72.3
TANF 491,408 4.3
Excluded Unknown: 0    0.0%
WIC 0 0.0%
FoodStamps 1,715 0.3%
Medicaid 2,643 0.5%
TANF 1,202 0.2%
Migrant Status Number %
Yes 1,611 0.3
No 490,999 99.7
TOTAL 492,610 100.0
Excluded Unknown: 0    0.0%
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
(2) Analyses based on one record per child.
(3) Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
(4) Records rejected if date of birth and date of visit unknown.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.