County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Genesee County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 58,830   59,257   59,689   60,020   59,799  
Unemployment 1,534 4.6 1,605 4.8 1,839 5.6 1,833 5.5 1,762 5.3
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 5,155 9.0 5,503 9.4 5,311 9.1 4,946 8.4
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   43,092   42,512   41,020   40,579  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 831 73.0 884 77.3 796 67.3 779 64.8 832 68.5
- Age 10-14 5 2.5 2 0.9 3 1.3 3 1.4 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 74 33.1 98 45.2 72 34.7 58 27.9 92 43.3
Births 632 10.7 685 11.6 626 10.5 625 10.4 645 10.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 49 7.8 52 7.6 37 5.9 39 6.2 36 5.6
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 421 73.9 483 75.5 434 75.1 431 72.1 475 76.0
Infant Deaths 5 7.9 3 4.4 6 9.6 0 0.0 3 4.7
Neonatal Deaths 4 6.3 3 4.4 4 6.4 0 0.0 3 4.7
Postneonatal Deaths 1 1.6 0 0.0 2 3.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 6 9.4 2 2.9 4 6.3 7 11.1 6 9.2
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 534 907.7 561 946.7 539 903.0 605 1008.0 582 973.3
Lung Cancer (Total) 38 64.6 37 62.4 46 77.1 36 60.0 53 88.6
Lung Cancer (Male) 19 65.3 25 85.2 27 91.7 24 81.4 20 67.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 19 63.9 12 40.1 19 62.8 12 39.3 33 108.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 8 26.9 7 23.4 6 19.8 17 55.6 4 13.2
Cervical Cancer 1 3.4 1 3.3 0 0.0 1 3.3 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 22 37.4 27 45.6 24 40.2 28 46.7 31 51.8
Diseases of the Heart 157 266.9 186 313.9 170 284.8 181 301.6 182 304.4
Homicides 2 3.4 1 1.7 0 0.0 1 1.7 0 0.0
Suicides 5 8.5 6 10.1 3 5.0 5 8.3 5 8.4
Unintentional Injury 22 37.4 20 33.8 21 35.2 29 48.3 20 33.4
Motor Vehicle 8 13.6 5 8.4 7 11.7 12 20.0 7 11.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 14 23.8 15 25.3 14 23.5 17 28.3 13 21.7
AIDS 0 0.0 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 3.3
Cirrhosis (Liver) 6 10.2 4 6.8 0 0.0 1 1.7 7 11.7
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 11 35.6 5 15.6 12 35.7 10 29.5 5 14.9
- Gastroenteritis 2 6.5 5 15.6 6 17.9 4 11.8 9 26.8
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 2 6.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Related 109 18.5 110 18.6 88 14.7 86 14.3 45 7.5
Head Injury (5) 31 5.3 38 6.4 26 4.4 34 5.7 37 6.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 1 1.7 0 0.0 1 1.7 2 3.3
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 2 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 111 188.7 96 162.0 68 113.9 44 73.3 56 93.6
TB Incidence 2 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.7 2 3.4 1 1.7 6 10.0 1 1.7
Meningococcal Incidence 1 1.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 17 28.9 2 3.4 2 3.4 7 11.7 3 5.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.7 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