County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Jefferson County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 114,264   116,384   111,467   114,651   108,160  
Unemployment 2,681 5.5 2,914 6.2 3,209 6.9 3,152 6.9 3,116 6.8
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 15,411 14.4 15,070 13.9 15,035 14.5 14,371 13.5
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   39,006   35,546   34,396   33,618  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,972 79.3 2,131 87.2 1,808 79.3 1,970 82.4 1,808 80.3
- Age 10-14 2 0.5 6 1.6 1 0.3 3 0.8 1 0.3
- Age 15-19 187 53.9 205 58.9 190 54.3 184 50.2 223 62.8
Births 1,675 14.7 1,808 15.5 1,511 13.6 1,704 14.9 1,545 14.3
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 117 7.0 110 6.1 115 7.6 108 6.3 103 6.7
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,312 79.5 1,379 78.8 1,158 78.8 1,298 79.4 1,162 77.7
Infant Deaths 10 6.0 6 3.3 16 10.6 4 2.3 12 7.8
Neonatal Deaths 8 4.8 4 2.2 15 9.9 4 2.3 10 6.5
Postneonatal Deaths 2 1.2 2 1.1 1 0.7 0 0.0 2 1.3
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 8 4.8 11 6.0 10 6.6 17 9.9 11 7.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 839 734.3 824 708.0 928 832.5 851 742.3 877 810.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 69 60.4 57 49.0 74 66.4 63 54.9 74 68.4
Lung Cancer (Male) 39 67.0 33 54.9 34 59.1 39 65.5 41 73.2
Lung Cancer (Female) 30 53.5 24 42.7 40 74.2 24 43.6 33 63.3
Breast Cancer (Female) 16 28.5 8 14.2 15 27.8 19 34.5 15 28.8
Cervical Cancer 2 3.6 3 5.3 1 1.9 0 0.0 2 3.8
Cerebrovasular Disease 54 47.3 43 36.9 41 36.8 53 46.2 51 47.2
Diseases of the Heart 206 180.3 195 167.5 237 212.6 230 200.6 219 202.5
Homicides 1 0.9 4 3.4 3 2.7 1 0.9 1 0.9
Suicides 14 12.3 10 8.6 8 7.2 10 8.7 13 12.0
Unintentional Injury 36 31.5 34 29.2 44 39.5 41 35.8 37 34.2
Motor Vehicle 14 12.3 16 13.7 14 12.6 9 7.8 16 14.8
Non-Motor Vehicle 22 19.3 18 15.5 30 26.9 32 27.9 21 19.4
AIDS 1 0.9 2 1.7 2 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 3 2.6 11 9.5 10 9.0 7 6.1 9 8.3
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 33 44.0 23 28.1 41 51.6 56 70.2 42 54.4
- Gastroenteritis 43 57.3 57 69.6 66 83.0 76 95.3 78 101.0
- Otitis Media 4 5.3 4 4.9 7 8.8 6 7.5 7 9.1
Drug Related 172 15.1 185 15.9 173 15.5 174 15.2 145 13.4
Head Injury (5) 49 4.3 51 4.4 48 4.3 41 3.6 43 4.0
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 4 3.5 3 2.6 1 0.9 6 5.2 5 4.6
Early Syphilis 3 2.6 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.8
Chlamydia Incidence 408 357.1 225 193.3 252 226.1 306 266.9 280 258.9
TB Incidence 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 0.9 1 0.9 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 6 5.3 3 2.6 18 16.1 4 3.5 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 14 12.3 2 1.7 1 0.9 1 0.9 7 6.5

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