County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Schuyler County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 19,415   19,342   19,505   19,455   19,375  
Unemployment 509 5.1 544 5.5 580 5.9 637 6.5 677 7.0
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 2,433 13.1 2,201 11.7 2,182 11.5 2,120 11.2
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   39,367   37,992   36,481   35,685  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 210 56.0 182 49.8 234 64.0 211 57.1 247 66.2
- Age 10-14 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0
- Age 15-19 24 39.3 21 35.3 27 44.3 28 44.4 32 50.3
Births 172 8.9 146 7.5 187 9.6 186 9.6 199 10.3
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 9 5.2 11 7.5 9 4.8 9 4.8 16 8.0
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 121 73.3 113 79.0 137 75.7 147 83.1 140 74.5
Infant Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 10.7 1 5.4 3 15.1
Neonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.3 1 5.4 2 10.1
Postneonatal Deaths 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.3 0 0.0 1 5.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 0 0.0 2 13.5 1 5.3 1 5.3 5 24.5
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 176 906.5 181 935.8 165 845.9 210 1079.4 188 970.3
Lung Cancer (Total) 13 67.0 9 46.5 14 71.8 15 77.1 16 82.6
Lung Cancer (Male) 8 82.3 8 82.6 8 81.6 6 61.6 11 113.3
Lung Cancer (Female) 5 51.6 1 10.4 6 61.9 9 92.7 5 51.7
Breast Cancer (Female) 3 30.9 0 0.0 2 20.6 3 30.9 5 51.7
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 2 20.7 1 10.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 8 41.2 5 25.9 9 46.1 15 77.1 10 51.6
Diseases of the Heart 52 267.8 57 294.7 51 261.5 45 231.3 41 211.6
Homicides 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.2
Suicides 0 0.0 2 10.3 2 10.3 1 5.1 1 5.2
Unintentional Injury 5 25.8 4 20.7 0 0.0 14 72.0 10 51.6
Motor Vehicle 1 5.2 2 10.3 0 0.0 5 25.7 2 10.3
Non-Motor Vehicle 4 20.6 2 10.3 0 0.0 9 46.3 8 41.3
AIDS 1 5.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Cirrhosis (Liver) 2 10.3 0 0.0 2 10.3 1 5.1 6 31.0
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 2 21.2 1 10.5 1 9.9 5 47.9 1 9.8
- Gastroenteritis 2 21.2 11 115.8 3 29.6 11 105.5 3 29.3
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 9.9 1 9.6 0 0.0
Drug Related 14 7.2 21 10.9 18 9.2 16 8.2 11 5.7
Head Injury (5) 8 4.1 15 7.8 15 7.7 19 9.8 16 8.3
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 1 5.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 19 97.9 7 36.2 20 102.5 15 77.1 18 92.9
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 1 5.2 0 0.0 2 10.3 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 1 5.2 7 36.2 0 0.0 1 5.1 2 10.3
Lyme Disease Incidence 1 5.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 5.1 1 5.2

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