County Health Indicator Profiles (2003 - 2007)

Profile of: Columbia County

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 62,363   62,955   63,622   63,668   63,405  
Unemployment 1,257 3.9 1,208 3.7 1,245 3.9 1,398 4.4 1,380 4.4
Percent in Poverty 6,003 10.0 5,846 9.6 6,206 10.2 6,000 9.7 6,055 9.8
Median Household Income (in dollars) 53,214   50,697   47,131   43,112   41,357  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 771 67.6 825 70.5 854 72.9 755 64.2 902 77.0
- Age 10-14 1 0.5 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 84 41.6 90 44.7 96 47.8 76 37.8 122 62.8
Births 587 9.4 596 9.5 611 9.6 585 9.2 641 10.1
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 45 7.7 44 7.4 43 7.0 50 8.5 44 6.9
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 424 78.4 432 77.0 379 70.8 354 71.4 398 71.7
Infant Deaths 4 6.8 5 8.4 9 14.7 3 5.1 6 9.4
Neonatal Deaths 2 3.4 3 5.0 8 13.1 1 1.7 6 9.4
Postneonatal Deaths 2 3.4 2 3.4 1 1.6 2 3.4 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 5 8.4 0 0.0 2 3.3 3 5.1 2 3.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 632 1013.4 645 1024.5 618 971.4 707 1110.4 658 1037.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 46 73.8 48 76.2 52 81.7 59 92.7 45 71.0
Lung Cancer (Male) 32 102.9 25 79.7 35 110.6 32 101.2 26 82.3
Lung Cancer (Female) 14 44.8 23 72.8 17 53.2 27 84.3 19 59.7
Breast Cancer (Female) 4 12.8 7 22.2 8 25.0 8 25.0 6 18.9
Cervical Cancer 1 3.2 1 3.2 2 6.3 1 3.1 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 37 59.3 34 54.0 20 31.4 36 56.5 25 39.4
Diseases of the Heart 195 312.7 200 317.7 214 336.4 236 370.7 245 386.4
Homicides 2 3.2 4 6.4 1 1.6 2 3.1 2 3.2
Suicides 7 11.2 7 11.1 3 4.7 4 6.3 7 11.0
Unintentional Injury 20 32.1 16 25.4 22 34.6 30 47.1 17 26.8
Motor Vehicle 5 8.0 3 4.8 11 17.3 14 22.0 6 9.5
Non-Motor Vehicle 15 24.1 13 20.6 11 17.3 16 25.1 11 17.3
AIDS 0 0.0 3 4.8 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 6 9.6 4 6.4 6 9.4 9 14.1 4 6.3
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 5 16.8 6 20.4 7 22.6 9 29.2 11 37.0
- Gastroenteritis 2 6.7 9 30.7 5 16.2 3 9.7 3 10.1
- Otitis Media 1 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.2 0 0.0
Drug Related 97 15.6 116 18.4 110 17.3 130 20.4 98 15.5
Head Injury (5) 52 8.3 53 8.4 42 6.6 61 9.6 48 7.6
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 3 4.8 3 4.8 4 6.3 2 3.1 2 3.2
Early Syphilis 2 3.2 1 1.6 1 1.6 3 4.7 1 1.6
Chlamydia Incidence 117 187.6 98 155.7 90 141.5 75 117.8 80 126.2
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.2
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 1 1.6 6 9.5 3 4.7 18 28.3 8 12.6
Lyme Disease Incidence 318 509.9 375 595.7 362 569.0 404 634.5 904 1425.8

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