County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Chautauqua County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 133,945   135,357   136,409   137,267   137,645  
Unemployment 3,043 4.5 3,067 4.6 3,250 4.8 3,663 5.5 3,876 5.8
Percent in Poverty 19,386 15.1 20,898 16.2 20,750 16.0 19,677 14.9 19,725 14.9
Median Household Income (in dollars) 38,926   37,711   35,581   34,734   33,881  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,850 68.5 1,830 67.1 1,841 67.1 1,771 63.8 1,872 66.5
- Age 10-14 5 1.3 4 0.9 5 1.1 3 0.6 6 1.3
- Age 15-19 222 39.4 250 44.7 266 48.7 241 44.0 244 44.9
Births 1,504 11.2 1,494 11.0 1,457 10.7 1,434 10.4 1,468 10.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 129 8.6 108 7.2 92 6.3 97 6.8 100 6.8
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 984 70.1 1,021 72.5 985 73.6 1,025 75.5 962 72.6
Infant Deaths 11 7.3 8 5.4 9 6.2 9 6.3 15 10.2
Neonatal Deaths 6 4.0 5 3.3 5 3.4 7 4.9 12 8.2
Postneonatal Deaths 5 3.3 3 2.0 4 2.7 2 1.4 3 2.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 14 9.2 7 4.7 7 4.8 14 9.7 8 5.4
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,394 1040.7 1,413 1043.9 1,433 1050.5 1,426 1038.9 1,478 1073.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 75 56.0 86 63.5 84 61.6 89 64.8 94 68.3
Lung Cancer (Male) 39 59.3 46 69.2 45 67.2 56 83.4 53 78.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 36 52.8 40 58.0 39 56.1 33 47.1 41 58.2
Breast Cancer (Female) 18 26.4 16 23.2 18 25.9 25 35.7 31 44.0
Cervical Cancer 1 1.5 1 1.5 0 0.0 1 1.4 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 74 55.2 63 46.5 75 55.0 77 56.1 86 62.5
Diseases of the Heart 402 300.1 424 313.2 423 310.1 451 328.6 466 338.6
Homicides 2 1.5 4 3.0 2 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.7
Suicides 12 9.0 10 7.4 11 8.1 11 8.0 9 6.5
Unintentional Injury 46 34.3 47 34.7 42 30.8 42 30.6 51 37.1
Motor Vehicle 17 12.7 17 12.6 14 10.3 20 14.6 19 13.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 29 21.7 30 22.2 28 20.5 22 16.0 32 23.2
AIDS 1 0.7 0 0.0 2 1.5 2 1.5 1 0.7
Cirrhosis (Liver) 18 13.4 19 14.0 6 4.4 10 7.3 14 10.2
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 16 22.8 22 30.8 30 41.2 30 40.4 22 29.5
- Gastroenteritis 9 12.8 14 19.6 19 26.1 19 25.6 15 20.1
- Otitis Media 6 8.5 3 4.2 2 2.7 5 6.7 0 0.0
Drug Related 211 15.8 257 19.0 254 18.6 242 17.6 147 10.7
Head Injury (5) 68 5.1 49 3.6 44 3.2 61 4.4 57 4.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 7 5.2 6 4.4 9 6.6 6 4.4 4 2.9
Early Syphilis 1 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 300 224.0 317 234.2 265 194.3 290 211.3 277 201.2
TB Incidence 0 0.0 2 1.5 2 1.5 2 1.5 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 0.7 1 0.7 5 3.6 3 2.2
Pertussis Incidence 2 1.5 9 6.6 10 7.3 2 1.5 8 5.8
Lyme Disease Incidence 2 1.5 1 0.7 3 2.2 2 1.5 1 0.7

N/A - Not Available.
(1) Census population estimates were used for all years. Unemployment data from U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Unemployment Rate is per 100 persons in the labor force. Percent of population in poverty and median
household income are estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Total Pregnancy Rate is per 1,000 women 15-44; 10-14 and 15-19 rates are per 1,000 women in these
age groups. The Birth Rate is live births per 1,000 population.
The Low Birthweight and Early Prenatal Care Rates are per 100 births. Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal
Death Rates are per 1,000 births.
(3) Rates in this section are per 100,000 population.
(4) AIDS Cases include ICD-9 diagnosis
(5) Head Injury Cases are presented by ICD-9 codes 800-801.9, 803-804.9, 850-854.1, 925.

Source: New York State Department of Health