Table 7B: 2009 - 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 4,419 67.3 (36) 2,766 21.5 (21) 3,132 11.4 (22)
Allegany 902 69.7 (25) 610 18.2 (37) 692 10.0 (31)
Bronx 53,953 84.0 (5) 33,522 42.4 (7) 39,598 19.6 (10)
Broome 3,912 69.5 (26) 2,532 20.5 (24) 2,909 10.9 (23)
Cattaraugu 1,657 70.0 (23) 1,056 17.6 (41) 1,223 9.5 (38)
Cayuga 1,447 62.7 (49) 995 15.1 (51) 1,103 8.4 (48)
Chautauqua 3,160 60.5 (56) 2,085 13.9 (58) 2,303 7.2 (53)
Chemung 2,136 61.9 (52) 1,439 15.1 (51) 1,621 8.3 (49)
Chenango 1,894 69.3 (27) 1,250 15.0 (53) 1,367 8.0 (50)
Clinton 1,436 69.1 (29) 963 18.4 (34) 1,093 8.9 (43)
Columbia 989 64.8 (43) 650 23.5 (19) 705 10.9 (23)
Cortland 1,024 69.3 (27) 688 21.2 (22) 831 11.7 (20)
Delaware 831 71.2 (18) 568 18.1 (38) 642 11.5 (21)
Dutchess 3,310 74.6 (12) 2,101 32.6 (13) 2,434 19.6 (10)
Erie 15,478 55.4 (59) 8,806 14.2 (57) 10,255 6.9 (56)
Essex 623 70.6 (21) 450 20.2 (28) 520 9.2 (40)
Franklin 1,031 63.3 (48) 706 19.0 (31) 789 10.8 (26)
Fulton 920 52.6 (61) 587 10.4 (61) 671 4.5 (61)
Genesee 1,729 64.1 (46) 1,100 18.9 (32) 1,254 9.0 (42)
Greene 705 61.0 (54) 445 18.9 (32) 507 10.7 (27)
Hamilton 67 * * 45 * * 40 * *
Herkimer 1,258 61.5 (53) 784 14.7 (55) 869 8.9 (43)
Jefferson 4,720 69.9 (24) 2,873 20.4 (25) 2,908 9.3 (39)
Kings 90,316 80.7 (8) 56,218 51.7 (2) 64,905 30.7 (2)
Lewis 754 68.7 (31) 521 20.3 (26) 562 10.9 (23)
Livingston 884 72.7 (17) 559 27.2 (14) 545 16.1 (13)
Madison 1,353 65.9 (39) 873 19.4 (30) 1,020 9.6 (35)
Monroe 12,233 68.0 (34) 7,479 19.5 (29) 8,367 9.2 (40)
Montgomery 1,199 64.4 (45) 792 15.2 (50) 909 6.1 (58)
Nassau 12,533 80.8 (7) 7,571 37.9 (9) 8,787 15.6 (14)
New York 37,374 77.4 (9) 22,704 40.2 (8) 26,848 22.6 (8)
Niagara 3,768 54.4 (60) 2,272 12.9 (60) 2,687 6.0 (59)
Oneida 4,773 60.9 (55) 3,123 16.1 (47) 2,695 8.9 (43)
Onondaga 8,900 60.5 (56) 5,515 17.9 (40) 6,089 9.9 (33)
Ontario 1,526 70.3 (22) 983 21.0 (23) 1,078 10.2 (29)
Orange 7,622 74.9 (11) 5,024 45.7 (5) 5,588 27.3 (3)
Orleans 715 64.5 (44) 484 16.1 (47) 528 9.7 (34)
Oswego 2,709 62.5 (50) 1,867 15.7 (49) 1,924 10.0 (31)
Otsego 870 73.3 (14) 570 24.0 (17) 675 11.9 (19)
Putnam 802 86.9 (2) 586 43.5 (6) 656 23.8 (6)
Queens 53,126 83.6 (6) 32,161 46.1 (4) 37,514 25.4 (4)
Rensselaer 2,801 57.3 (58) 1,836 13.8 (59) 2,017 5.8 (60)
Richmond 6,892 70.8 (20) 3,950 36.4 (10) 4,633 19.9 (9)
Rockland 8,037 90.4 (1) 5,762 69.0 (1) 6,507 48.4 (1)
Saratoga 1,876 68.1 (33) 1,152 20.3 (26) 1,290 10.5 (28)
Schenectad 2,937 62.4 (51) 1,792 17.6 (41) 2,077 8.6 (47)
Schoharie 543 66.5 (37) 376 18.4 (34) 428 7.2 (53)
Schuyler 303 72.9 (15) 224 17.4 (43) 251 6.8 (57)
Seneca 480 65.8 (40) 286 16.4 (45) 306 10.1 (30)
St. Lawren 1,178 65.4 (41) 773 18.4 (34) 823 9.6 (35)
Steuben 1,900 66.1 (38) 1,177 17.2 (44) 1,328 8.7 (46)
Suffolk 19,850 77.0 (10) 10,743 35.6 (11) 12,533 17.5 (12)
Sullivan 1,681 68.6 (32) 1,102 26.7 (15) 1,224 15.2 (16)
Tioga 972 70.9 (19) 655 22.6 (20) 732 15.4 (15)
Tompkins 1,218 84.6 (4) 741 34.8 (12) 822 22.9 (7)
Ulster 2,040 68.0 (34) 1,058 25.7 (16) 1,243 14.5 (17)
Warren 1,071 68.9 (30) 746 18.0 (39) 851 7.5 (52)
Washington 1,309 65.2 (42) 922 14.8 (54) 1,013 8.0 (50)
Wayne 1,463 63.8 (47) 945 14.6 (56) 1,096 7.2 (53)
Westcheste 14,849 85.9 (3) 10,130 47.7 (3) 11,885 24.4 (5)
Wyoming 504 72.8 (16) 304 24.0 (17) 302 12.6 (18)
Yates 362 74.6 (12) 226 16.4 (45) 250 9.6 (35)
Unknown Counties 47 * * 14 * * 15 * *
New York 421,371 76.6   261,237 38.3   300,469 21.1  
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 2,461 9.9 (48) 2,656 5.8 (31)
Allegany 534 19.5 (7) 599 9.2 (9)
Bronx 29,377 2.3 (61) 32,372 1.3 (61)
Broome 2,290 14.9 (22) 2,492 4.9 (44)
Cattaraugu 953 16.4 (14) 1,040 5.9 (28)
Cayuga 895 11.7 (39) 989 8.8 (11)
Chautauqua 1,823 11.2 (41) 1,988 6.7 (23)
Chemung 1,294 11.3 (40) 1,420 4.3 (48)
Chenango 1,124 13.5 (30) 1,225 8.0 (15)
Clinton 856 15.5 (17) 946 6.4 (25)
Columbia 591 14.7 (24) 640 5.2 (40)
Cortland 610 14.9 (22) 676 4.7 (45)
Delaware 495 15.2 (20) 549 6.9 (21)
Dutchess 1,871 13.6 (28) 2,057 8.1 (13)
Erie 7,926 10.6 (46) 8,512 5.9 (28)
Essex 386 20.7 (5) 435 9.9 (7)
Franklin 630 15.9 (16) 695 8.1 (13)
Fulton 528 8.1 (53) 581 3.4 (51)
Genesee 1,028 16.9 (12) 1,088 5.4 (36)
Greene 409 12.2 (34) 428 3.7 (50)
Hamilton 38 * * 42 * *
Herkimer 715 11.2 (41) 766 3.0 (55)
Jefferson 2,777 19.3 (9) 2,836 7.3 (18)
Kings 48,611 8.3 (52) 54,255 7.0 (20)
Lewis 461 20.4 (6) 513 6.8 (22)
Livingston 496 21.2 (4) 552 10.7 (5)
Madison 788 16.2 (15) 855 5.8 (31)
Monroe 6,531 11.8 (38) 6,941 6.0 (26)
Montgomery 716 9.9 (48) 785 5.7 (33)
Nassau 6,902 3.1 (60) 7,431 2.0 (60)
New York 19,917 3.7 (58) 22,156 2.6 (57)
Niagara 2,013 10.7 (45) 2,186 5.1 (43)
Oneida 2,736 7.4 (54) 2,936 3.0 (55)
Onondaga 4,730 12.6 (32) 5,149 7.1 (19)
Ontario 896 16.9 (12) 966 8.0 (15)
Orange 4,332 12.4 (33) 4,787 9.5 (8)
Orleans 445 11.9 (37) 480 2.5 (58)
Oswego 1,653 12.0 (36) 1,839 5.2 (40)
Otsego 518 19.5 (7) 561 12.5 (3)
Putnam 508 12.2 (34) 558 7.9 (17)
Queens 28,312 4.1 (57) 31,064 3.1 (53)
Rensselaer 1,623 8.5 (51) 1,763 4.7 (45)
Richmond 3,610 4.7 (56) 3,873 3.1 (53)
Rockland 4,762 36.4 (1) 5,454 34.1 (1)
Saratoga 1,052 13.6 (28) 1,120 5.9 (28)
Schenectad 1,586 9.8 (50) 1,720 4.7 (45)
Schoharie 338 18.9 (10) 368 11.4 (4)
Schuyler 205 14.1 (26) 219 5.5 (35)
Seneca 264 15.5 (17) 281 5.3 (39)
St. Lawren 685 13.9 (27) 762 9.1 (10)
Steuben 1,082 15.2 (20) 1,138 5.7 (33)
Suffolk 9,426 3.7 (58) 10,103 2.3 (59)
Sullivan 933 14.4 (25) 987 10.2 (6)
Tioga 596 21.5 (3) 635 8.5 (12)
Tompkins 653 25.0 (2) 695 14.5 (2)
Ulster 983 13.5 (30) 1,041 5.4 (36)
Warren 624 11.1 (43) 689 5.2 (40)
Washington 827 10.6 (46) 903 5.4 (36)
Wayne 859 11.1 (43) 935 3.9 (49)
Westcheste 8,870 5.7 (55) 9,849 3.4 (51)
Wyoming 291 15.5 (17) 299 6.0 (26)
Yates 212 17.5 (11) 224 6.7 (23)
Unknown Counties 16 * * 14 * *
New York 229,673 8.1   252,118 5.3  
Less than or equal to 2 Hours TV Viewing per Day (7)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
% Rank
Albany 7,652 71.1 (55)
Allegany 1,842 82.5 (26)
Bronx 101,050 66.3 (60)
Broome 6,971 81.4 (30)
Cattaraugu 3,130 69.3 (57)
Cayuga 2,471 89.2 (9)
Chautauqua 5,587 78.4 (41)
Chemung 4,319 81.8 (28)
Chenango 3,795 85.8 (17)
Clinton 2,755 82.6 (24)
Columbia 1,738 80.7 (31)
Cortland 2,020 92.4 (3)
Delaware 1,905 90.6 (6)
Dutchess 5,374 71.9 (54)
Erie 23,459 84.4 (21)
Essex 1,261 94.9 (2)
Franklin 1,917 68.2 (59)
Fulton 1,535 69.8 (56)
Genesee 3,072 91.2 (5)
Greene 1,162 77.9 (44)
Hamilton 103 84.5 (20)
Herkimer 2,176 74.3 (48)
Jefferson 6,693 73.4 (51)
Kings 169,319 83.2 (23)
Lewis 1,371 78.8 (38)
Livingston 1,468 86.4 (16)
Madison 2,533 72.8 (52)
Monroe 20,343 82.4 (27)
Montgomery 2,109 66.2 (61)
Nassau 17,899 73.7 (50)
New York 68,249 74.3 (48)
Niagara 6,374 87.1 (15)
Oneida 7,781 84.4 (21)
Onondaga 14,871 87.3 (13)
Ontario 2,518 78.1 (43)
Orange 14,515 80.3 (35)
Orleans 1,393 80.6 (33)
Oswego 5,123 81.5 (29)
Otsego 1,679 77.4 (45)
Putnam 1,681 88.2 (10)
Queens 89,890 85.8 (17)
Rensselaer 4,911 78.2 (42)
Richmond 11,094 61.6 (62)
Rockland 17,324 95.5 (1)
Saratoga 2,960 87.9 (12)
Schenectad 4,851 79.8 (36)
Schoharie 1,065 80.7 (31)
Schuyler 663 85.8 (17)
Seneca 694 79.8 (36)
St. Lawren 2,224 69.2 (58)
Steuben 3,086 88.0 (11)
Suffolk 24,942 75.2 (47)
Sullivan 3,055 82.6 (24)
Tioga 2,027 80.5 (34)
Tompkins 1,929 87.2 (14)
Ulster 2,580 78.8 (38)
Warren 1,902 90.4 (7)
Washington 2,670 92.4 (3)
Wayne 2,579 78.8 (38)
Westcheste 32,148 75.5 (46)
Wyoming 836 89.7 (8)
Yates 512 72.7 (53)
Unknown Counties 32 * *
New York 745,187 79.1  
Smoking in Household
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
% Rank
Albany 9,141 5.6 (32)
Allegany 2,034 11.7 (60)
Bronx 113,197 3.6 (16)
Broome 8,209 6.1 (37)
Cattaraugu 3,608 8.0 (53)
Cayuga 3,006 7.8 (52)
Chautauqua 6,693 8.6 (54)
Chemung 4,664 6.0 (36)
Chenango 4,250 11.7 (60)
Clinton 3,029 3.9 (18)
Columbia 2,073 5.0 (30)
Cortland 2,267 7.3 (49)
Delaware 1,947 4.0 (21)
Dutchess 6,642 6.1 (37)
Erie 30,449 4.0 (21)
Essex 1,390 3.4 (15)
Franklin 2,245 4.6 (25)
Fulton 1,927 12.4 (62)
Genesee 3,621 4.9 (28)
Greene 1,473 6.6 (43)
Hamilton 141 9.2 (58)
Herkimer 2,584 7.5 (51)
Jefferson 9,535 3.9 (18)
Kings 184,853 1.9 (5)
Lewis 1,639 8.8 (56)
Livingston 1,849 4.8 (27)
Madison 2,939 6.8 (47)
Monroe 25,211 3.9 (18)
Montgomery 2,563 6.6 (43)
Nassau 23,692 1.3 (4)
New York 76,888 2.0 (7)
Niagara 7,830 7.0 (48)
Oneida 9,889 4.4 (23)
Onondaga 18,340 4.9 (28)
Ontario 3,212 5.8 (33)
Orange 16,154 2.6 (12)
Orleans 1,570 9.7 (59)
Oswego 5,886 7.3 (49)
Otsego 1,913 5.9 (34)
Putnam 1,784 2.7 (13)
Queens 104,606 1.1 (2)
Rensselaer 5,927 6.5 (41)
Richmond 13,631 1.2 (3)
Rockland 17,162 0.2 (1)
Saratoga 3,927 2.7 (13)
Schenectad 6,116 4.7 (26)
Schoharie 1,220 6.7 (45)
Schuyler 720 6.4 (40)
Seneca 954 6.7 (45)
St. Lawren 2,539 5.9 (34)
Steuben 3,928 6.3 (39)
Suffolk 36,255 2.2 (9)
Sullivan 3,595 1.9 (5)
Tioga 2,244 8.7 (55)
Tompkins 2,530 2.4 (11)
Ulster 3,800 2.2 (9)
Warren 2,473 4.4 (23)
Washington 2,913 3.8 (17)
Wayne 3,198 6.5 (41)
Westcheste 32,785 2.0 (7)
Wyoming 1,033 5.0 (30)
Yates 690 9.1 (57)
Unknown Counties 64 * *
New York 862,647 3.0  
(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.