County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Chemung County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 88,015   88,641   89,512   89,984   90,413  
Unemployment 1,909 4.6 2,010 4.9 2,177 5.4 2,437 6.0 2,672 6.5
Percent in Poverty 13,238 16.0 12,141 14.6 12,197 14.6 11,845 14.0 11,461 13.5
Median Household Income (in dollars) 40,891   39,928   38,008   37,201   36,140  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,395 83.2 1,236 71.9 1,216 71.4 1,215 70.0 1,293 72.8
- Age 10-14 2 0.8 3 1.1 3 1.0 5 1.7 3 1.0
- Age 15-19 175 56.3 160 50.9 154 49.2 150 47.6 159 50.5
Births 1,100 12.5 1,019 11.5 1,023 11.4 975 10.8 1,081 12.0
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 92 8.4 96 9.4 81 7.9 82 8.4 93 8.6
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 892 82.7 837 83.0 834 83.9 809 84.6 807 80.1
Infant Deaths 10 9.1 5 4.9 5 4.9 5 5.1 11 10.2
Neonatal Deaths 5 4.5 4 3.9 3 2.9 3 3.1 7 6.5
Postneonatal Deaths 5 4.5 1 1.0 2 2.0 2 2.1 4 3.7
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 8 7.2 6 5.9 5 4.9 7 7.1 6 5.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 944 1072.5 908 1024.4 997 1113.8 901 1001.3 939 1038.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 80 90.9 73 82.4 71 79.3 56 62.2 69 76.3
Lung Cancer (Male) 38 87.0 39 88.9 31 69.9 28 63.1 38 85.1
Lung Cancer (Female) 42 94.8 34 76.0 40 88.6 28 61.4 31 67.7
Breast Cancer (Female) 17 38.4 14 31.3 20 44.3 10 21.9 10 21.8
Cervical Cancer 1 2.3 1 2.2 1 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 56 63.6 44 49.6 42 46.9 42 46.7 57 63.0
Diseases of the Heart 234 265.9 236 266.2 271 302.8 266 295.6 256 283.1
Homicides 1 1.1 1 1.1 5 5.6 1 1.1 3 3.3
Suicides 13 14.8 11 12.4 15 16.8 8 8.9 9 10.0
Unintentional Injury 22 25.0 25 28.2 32 35.7 25 27.8 28 31.0
Motor Vehicle 5 5.7 10 11.3 5 5.6 8 8.9 8 8.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 17 19.3 15 16.9 27 30.2 17 18.9 20 22.1
AIDS 1 1.1 2 2.3 2 2.2 2 2.2 1 1.1
Cirrhosis (Liver) 12 13.6 12 13.5 16 17.9 7 7.8 13 14.4
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 20 40.2 25 50.5 32 60.3 30 56.2 38 72.6
- Gastroenteritis 39 78.3 11 22.2 31 58.4 11 20.6 29 55.4
- Otitis Media 1 2.0 3 6.1 1 1.9 2 3.7 1 1.9
Drug Related 259 29.4 258 29.1 281 31.4 248 27.6 166 18.4
Head Injury (5) 60 6.8 51 5.8 57 6.4 66 7.3 74 8.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 4 4.5 3 3.4 8 8.9 2 2.2 3 3.3
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 2 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 242 275.0 258 291.1 232 259.2 236 262.3 212 234.5
TB Incidence 2 2.3 1 1.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.1 3 3.4 1 1.1 2 2.2 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 13.4 10 11.1 10 11.1
Lyme Disease Incidence 2 2.3 0 0.0 4 4.5 0 0.0 0 0.0

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