Table 7B: 2011 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 1,334 68.1 (36) 478 24.5 (16) 930 12.4 (17)
Allegany 260 73.5 (21) 96 * * 173 8.1 (43)
Bronx 15,987 86.3 (4) 5,977 41.1 (7) 11,977 18.0 (11)
Broome 1,179 70.2 (32) 437 24.3 (17) 858 12.1 (19)
Cattaraugu 498 73.9 (16) 167 13.2 (42) 347 9.8 (33)
Cayuga 427 64.6 (48) 187 12.8 (43) 321 9.0 (38)
Chautauqua 934 63.3 (54) 383 14.1 (38) 717 8.6 (40)
Chemung 647 63.5 (52) 288 13.9 (39) 475 6.9 (51)
Chenango 593 75.2 (15) 235 11.9 (45) 352 6.8 (53)
Clinton 428 71.0 (29) 188 18.1 (27) 356 9.3 (35)
Columbia 280 66.8 (42) 143 23.8 (18) 220 10.5 (27)
Cortland 298 71.5 (25) 119 16.0 (33) 230 12.2 (18)
Delaware 227 73.6 (20) 102 13.7 (41) 171 11.7 (21)
Dutchess 966 76.8 (13) 372 31.7 (12) 734 21.0 (7)
Erie 4,700 60.7 (57) 1,637 15.3 (36) 3,199 7.6 (45)
Essex 172 68.0 (37) 72 * * 165 12.1 (19)
Franklin 319 70.2 (32) 140 18.6 (26) 239 8.8 (39)
Fulton 271 53.1 (60) 111 9.0 (49) 212 4.2 (58)
Genesee 479 67.0 (41) 197 17.3 (31) 384 8.1 (43)
Greene 221 63.8 (50) 86 * * 171 9.9 (32)
Hamilton 21 * * 5 * * 11 * *
Herkimer 391 67.8 (39) 163 9.2 (48) 269 7.4 (46)
Jefferson 1,342 70.3 (31) 540 20.7 (23) 838 9.5 (34)
Kings 27,548 82.7 (7) 10,565 52.8 (2) 19,937 30.6 (2)
Lewis 208 66.8 (42) 86 * * 158 10.1 (31)
Livingston 253 73.9 (16) 94 * * 118 11.0 (24)
Madison 415 67.7 (40) 154 17.5 (30) 280 7.1 (50)
Monroe 3,610 71.2 (28) 1,412 20.8 (22) 2,367 10.6 (26)
Montgomery 350 72.0 (24) 118 16.1 (32) 234 5.1 (57)
Nassau 3,842 81.6 (8) 1,389 36.6 (10) 2,706 13.0 (16)
New York 11,058 80.0 (10) 4,026 40.5 (8) 7,896 21.0 (7)
Niagara 1,122 56.9 (59) 387 10.3 (47) 790 5.9 (55)
Oneida 1,469 63.8 (50) 616 15.1 (37) 645 9.3 (35)
Onondaga 2,698 62.9 (55) 985 20.0 (25) 1,766 10.5 (27)
Ontario 439 70.4 (30) 183 22.4 (20) 324 11.4 (23)
Orange 2,295 78.4 (12) 963 48.0 (3) 1,675 25.9 (3)
Orleans 200 66.5 (44) 80 * * 130 11.5 (22)
Oswego 799 64.7 (47) 341 15.8 (34) 514 10.9 (25)
Otsego 262 73.7 (19) 114 21.1 (21) 213 10.3 (29)
Putnam 228 86.8 (2) 108 47.2 (4) 207 23.7 (5)
Queens 16,356 84.1 (5) 6,083 45.5 (6) 11,877 24.1 (4)
Rensselaer 836 57.5 (58) 335 12.2 (44) 606 5.3 (56)
Richmond 2,043 72.1 (23) 709 33.6 (11) 1,404 18.7 (9)
Rockland 2,418 92.1 (1) 1,112 71.3 (1) 2,011 49.6 (1)
Saratoga 525 72.6 (22) 222 20.7 (23) 371 10.2 (30)
Schenectad 886 63.4 (53) 350 15.4 (35) 648 6.9 (51)
Schoharie 149 73.8 (18) 75 * * 128 8.6 (40)
Schuyler 86 * * 48 * * 79 * *
Seneca 166 61.4 (56) 55 * * 104 6.7 (54)
St. Lawren 357 66.4 (45) 154 23.4 (19) 215 9.3 (35)
Steuben 546 64.1 (49) 222 17.6 (28) 392 7.4 (46)
Suffolk 5,946 80.1 (9) 1,966 30.9 (13) 3,927 15.3 (15)
Sullivan 477 70.0 (34) 176 26.7 (15) 359 17.5 (12)
Tioga 288 68.4 (35) 99 * * 184 16.3 (14)
Tompkins 368 83.4 (6) 117 38.5 (9) 227 18.5 (10)
Ulster 615 71.5 (25) 178 27.5 (14) 333 17.4 (13)
Warren 300 71.3 (27) 119 17.6 (28) 216 7.4 (46)
Washington 386 67.9 (38) 181 13.8 (40) 287 8.4 (42)
Wayne 447 66.0 (46) 136 11.8 (46) 288 7.3 (49)
Westcheste 4,432 86.8 (2) 1,949 45.7 (5) 3,784 23.7 (5)
Wyoming 154 75.3 (14) 57 * * 75 * *
Yates 100 79.0 (11) 41 * * 80 * *
Unknown Counties 35 * * 5 * * 9 * *
New York 126,686 78.7   48,133 38.3   90,913 20.6  
Nation
(Prior Year)
1,689,615 63.2   908,604 25.1   1,069,942 16.9  
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 277 11.6 (20) 457 6.6 (24)
Allegany 63 * * 96 * *
Bronx 2,969 3.6 (31) 5,822 1.6 (48)
Broome 250 20.8 (3) 426 7.7 (17)
Cattaraugu 94 * * 165 4.8 (33)
Cayuga 96 * * 186 7.5 (18)
Chautauqua 212 10.4 (21) 349 7.4 (19)
Chemung 143 15.4 (11) 287 4.2 (38)
Chenango 125 14.4 (16) 231 9.5 (10)
Clinton 106 14.2 (17) 185 8.1 (15)
Columbia 85 * * 141 6.4 (25)
Cortland 64 * * 114 4.4 (36)
Delaware 48 * * 95 * *
Dutchess 214 14.5 (15) 357 9.8 (9)
Erie 877 13.9 (18) 1,568 6.8 (22)
Essex 33 * * 68 * *
Franklin 88 * * 140 9.3 (11)
Fulton 62 * * 110 2.7 (44)
Genesee 112 19.6 (4) 196 3.6 (41)
Greene 52 * * 82 * *
Hamilton 3 * * 5 * *
Herkimer 90 * * 160 3.1 (42)
Jefferson 421 24.5 (2) 532 8.3 (14)
Kings 5,706 12.4 (19) 10,355 8.8 (13)
Lewis 57 * * 85 * *
Livingston 56 * * 93 * *
Madison 94 * * 152 7.2 (21)
Monroe 745 17.3 (7) 1,329 8.0 (16)
Montgomery 76 * * 117 6.8 (22)
Nassau 764 4.5 (30) 1,356 2.0 (47)
New York 2,043 5.9 (27) 3,954 3.7 (40)
Niagara 191 14.7 (13) 372 5.4 (30)
Oneida 359 8.1 (25) 590 2.5 (46)
Onondaga 550 14.9 (12) 902 8.9 (12)
Ontario 94 * * 180 10.0 (8)
Orange 588 18.2 (6) 934 12.4 (3)
Orleans 47 * * 80 * *
Oswego 176 9.1 (23) 337 5.0 (32)
Otsego 61 * * 114 10.5 (6)
Putnam 62 * * 101 11.9 (5)
Queens 3,112 5.9 (27) 5,899 3.8 (39)
Rensselaer 167 10.2 (22) 313 5.8 (28)
Richmond 383 6.5 (26) 700 3.0 (43)
Rockland 662 40.2 (1) 1,098 36.2 (1)
Saratoga 130 19.2 (5) 220 6.4 (25)
Schenectad 177 14.7 (13) 328 5.8 (28)
Schoharie 43 * * 73 * *
Schuyler 21 * * 47 * *
Seneca 35 * * 54 * *
St. Lawren 84 * * 153 10.5 (6)
Steuben 132 15.9 (9) 215 7.4 (19)
Suffolk 1,008 5.2 (29) 1,822 2.7 (44)
Sullivan 115 15.7 (10) 172 12.2 (4)
Tioga 59 * * 98 * *
Tompkins 66 * * 111 17.1 (2)
Ulster 116 16.4 (8) 176 6.3 (27)
Warren 59 * * 116 4.3 (37)
Washington 94 * * 176 5.1 (31)
Wayne 73 * * 131 4.6 (35)
Westcheste 1,022 8.6 (24) 1,884 4.8 (33)
Wyoming 31 * * 56 * *
Yates 27 * * 41 * *
Unknown Counties 7 * * 5 * *
New York 25,776 11.3   46,711 6.4  
Nation
(Prior Year)
363,039 10.7   466,279 6.1  
Less Than or Equal to 2 Hours TV Viewing per Day (7)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
% Rank
Albany 2,522 73.3 (50)
Allegany 575 80.5 (31)
Bronx 34,119 67.4 (59)
Broome 2,228 80.8 (30)
Cattaraugu 1,028 72.9 (52)
Cayuga 805 92.2 (6)
Chautauqua 1,857 77.1 (41)
Chemung 1,392 76.4 (43)
Chenango 1,154 88.4 (15)
Clinton 903 86.3 (17)
Columbia 580 82.4 (27)
Cortland 649 92.0 (7)
Delaware 609 91.3 (8)
Dutchess 1,805 72.5 (53)
Erie 7,975 82.9 (26)
Essex 413 96.9 (1)
Franklin 635 63.5 (60)
Fulton 473 71.9 (55)
Genesee 1,027 95.7 (2)
Greene 386 78.5 (35)
Hamilton 36 * *
Herkimer 682 77.4 (39)
Jefferson 2,343 71.5 (56)
Kings 58,478 84.1 (22)
Lewis 424 81.1 (29)
Livingston 481 89.0 (12)
Madison 815 72.1 (54)
Monroe 6,738 83.0 (25)
Montgomery 664 67.9 (58)
Nassau 6,551 75.4 (45)
New York 21,785 73.2 (51)
Niagara 2,042 85.5 (20)
Oneida 2,589 83.9 (23)
Onondaga 4,828 86.2 (18)
Ontario 811 77.4 (39)
Orange 5,085 79.0 (33)
Orleans 461 79.4 (32)
Oswego 1,657 78.5 (35)
Otsego 534 74.5 (48)
Putnam 600 90.2 (10)
Queens 31,684 87.6 (16)
Rensselaer 1,654 75.1 (46)
Richmond 3,679 61.3 (61)
Rockland 6,198 95.7 (2)
Saratoga 970 92.8 (5)
Schenectad 1,586 78.8 (34)
Schoharie 351 82.3 (28)
Schuyler 220 77.7 (38)
Seneca 252 85.7 (19)
St. Lawren 692 73.8 (49)
Steuben 915 88.6 (13)
Suffolk 8,699 75.7 (44)
Sullivan 1,027 84.3 (21)
Tioga 645 83.6 (24)
Tompkins 643 88.5 (14)
Ulster 823 78.4 (37)
Warren 697 90.2 (10)
Washington 899 93.1 (4)
Wayne 817 76.5 (42)
Westcheste 10,768 74.7 (47)
Wyoming 263 90.5 (9)
Yates 185 71.4 (57)
Unknown Counties 32 * *
New York 252,438 79.6  
Nation
(Prior Year)
1,200,700 79.2  
Smoking in Household
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
% Rank
Albany 5,227 5.4 (40)
Allegany 1,106 11.8 (61)
Bronx 66,265 3.5 (21)
Broome 4,618 6.0 (45)
Cattaraugu 2,033 7.7 (54)
Cayuga 1,704 7.2 (50)
Chautauqua 3,789 9.1 (59)
Chemung 2,733 4.6 (32)
Chenango 2,328 9.6 (60)
Clinton 1,791 3.4 (20)
Columbia 1,200 4.1 (26)
Cortland 1,252 6.5 (46)
Delaware 1,125 3.0 (16)
Dutchess 3,785 7.7 (54)
Erie 17,055 4.7 (33)
Essex 817 2.8 (14)
Franklin 1,293 3.0 (16)
Fulton 1,024 8.2 (56)
Genesee 2,035 3.9 (24)
Greene 842 5.2 (37)
Hamilton 75 * *
Herkimer 1,473 5.9 (43)
Jefferson 5,090 3.1 (18)
Kings 113,461 1.7 (6)
Lewis 880 5.6 (42)
Livingston 993 2.8 (14)
Madison 1,638 5.1 (36)
Monroe 14,164 3.7 (22)
Montgomery 1,372 4.4 (30)
Nassau 14,053 1.2 (4)
New York 43,393 1.8 (7)
Niagara 4,233 7.5 (53)
Oneida 5,611 4.8 (34)
Onondaga 10,144 4.3 (27)
Ontario 1,737 7.4 (51)
Orange 9,863 2.2 (10)
Orleans 886 9.0 (58)
Oswego 3,346 6.8 (48)
Otsego 1,063 4.5 (31)
Putnam 1,103 4.0 (25)
Queens 63,789 0.9 (3)
Rensselaer 3,369 5.3 (39)
Richmond 7,688 0.8 (2)
Rockland 11,483 0.2 (1)
Saratoga 2,067 2.3 (12)
Schenectad 3,373 5.2 (37)
Schoharie 668 4.9 (35)
Schuyler 413 6.8 (48)
Seneca 562 4.3 (27)
St. Lawren 1,416 4.3 (27)
Steuben 2,067 5.4 (40)
Suffolk 20,159 1.9 (9)
Sullivan 2,032 1.4 (5)
Tioga 1,233 7.4 (51)
Tompkins 1,361 2.6 (13)
Ulster 1,924 1.8 (7)
Warren 1,342 3.3 (19)
Washington 1,729 3.8 (23)
Wayne 1,751 6.7 (47)
Westcheste 20,125 2.2 (10)
Wyoming 579 5.9 (43)
Yates 414 8.5 (57)
Unknown Counties 79 * *
New York 506,223 2.7  
Nation
(Prior Year)
4,203,554 9.4  
(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 Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their 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 their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
(7) Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.