County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Oneida County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 233,954   234,105   234,962   234,373   234,966  
Unemployment 4,877 4.4 5,341 4.8 5,737 5.2 6,044 5.5 5,909 5.3
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 33,122 15.2 30,132 13.6 28,517 12.8 27,523 12.4
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   38,110   37,327   36,165   35,705  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 3,625 80.2 3,576 80.1 3,628 80.0 3,639 80.1 3,429 75.2
- Age 10-14 9 1.2 13 1.7 10 1.3 8 1.0 9 1.1
- Age 15-19 513 62.2 521 64.5 492 60.4 451 56.1 467 57.9
Births 2,595 11.1 2,480 10.6 2,576 11.0 2,611 11.1 2,488 10.6
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 233 9.0 204 8.2 239 9.3 240 9.2 196 7.9
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,767 69.2 1,698 70.8 1,815 72.4 1,853 71.8 1,847 74.9
Infant Deaths 19 7.3 18 7.3 23 8.9 19 7.3 25 10.0
Neonatal Deaths 15 5.8 8 3.2 19 7.4 14 5.4 18 7.2
Postneonatal Deaths 4 1.5 10 4.0 4 1.6 5 1.9 7 2.8
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 18 6.9 10 4.0 13 5.0 14 5.3 20 8.0
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 2,429 1038.2 2,413 1030.7 2,487 1058.5 2,521 1075.6 2,556 1087.8
Lung Cancer (Total) 164 70.1 162 69.2 148 63.0 157 67.0 159 67.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 96 82.3 87 74.4 86 73.5 80 68.6 102 87.4
Lung Cancer (Female) 68 57.9 75 64.0 62 52.6 77 65.4 57 48.2
Breast Cancer (Female) 30 25.6 33 28.2 24 20.4 41 34.8 49 41.4
Cervical Cancer 7 6.0 1 0.9 4 3.4 5 4.2 3 2.5
Cerebrovasular Disease 143 61.1 127 54.2 149 63.4 158 67.4 196 83.4
Diseases of the Heart 717 306.5 765 326.8 762 324.3 820 349.9 809 344.3
Homicides 10 4.3 10 4.3 6 2.6 8 3.4 6 2.6
Suicides 21 9.0 22 9.4 19 8.1 22 9.4 15 6.4
Unintentional Injury 73 31.2 63 26.9 73 31.1 73 31.1 65 27.7
Motor Vehicle 29 12.4 22 9.4 20 8.5 24 10.2 29 12.3
Non-Motor Vehicle 44 18.8 41 17.5 53 22.6 49 20.9 36 15.3
AIDS 6 2.6 11 4.7 7 3.0 6 2.6 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 19 8.1 18 7.7 19 8.1 21 9.0 27 11.5
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 50 39.8 43 34.2 42 33.7 60 48.7 61 47.9
- Gastroenteritis 20 15.9 28 22.3 19 15.3 29 23.5 21 16.5
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 5 4.0 4 3.2 4 3.2 5 3.9
Drug Related 398 17.0 360 15.4 342 14.6 331 14.1 412 17.5
Head Injury (5) 181 7.7 183 7.8 190 8.1 172 7.3 145 6.2
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 12 5.1 13 5.6 14 6.0 16 6.8 19 8.1
Early Syphilis 1 0.4 5 2.1 1 0.4 6 2.6 1 0.4
Chlamydia Incidence 600 256.5 501 214.0 423 180.0 458 195.4 378 160.9
TB Incidence 5 2.1 6 2.6 7 3.0 5 2.1 10 4.3
Ecoli O157 Incidence 4 1.7 6 2.6 3 1.3 4 1.7 4 1.7
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.3 3 1.3
Pertussis Incidence 58 24.8 37 15.8 5 2.1 5 2.1 4 1.7
Lyme Disease Incidence 3 1.3 5 2.1 1 0.4 2 0.9 2 0.9

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