County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Tioga County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 51,285   51,475   51,535   51,746   51,772  
Unemployment 1,151 4.4 1,253 4.8 1,365 5.2 1,496 5.7 1,478 5.5
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 5,023 9.9 4,842 9.4 4,891 9.5 4,477 8.7
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   45,272   42,346   41,006   40,619  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 726 72.1 639 64.2 668 66.1 689 66.5 696 66.7
- Age 10-14 1 0.6 4 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.0
- Age 15-19 67 38.4 56 31.9 67 36.2 72 39.3 85 46.3
Births 600 11.7 527 10.2 565 11.0 586 11.3 605 11.7
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 55 9.2 44 8.3 52 9.2 45 7.7 42 6.9
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 480 82.9 356 83.2 413 80.0 305 80.3 287 80.8
Infant Deaths 4 6.7 1 1.9 4 7.1 6 10.2 8 13.2
Neonatal Deaths 3 5.0 0 0.0 4 7.1 4 6.8 6 9.9
Postneonatal Deaths 1 1.7 1 1.9 0 0.0 2 3.4 2 3.3
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 2 3.3 1 1.9 2 3.5 4 6.8 1 1.7
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 426 830.7 455 883.9 403 782.0 439 848.4 432 834.4
Lung Cancer (Total) 26 50.7 37 71.9 28 54.3 32 61.8 26 50.2
Lung Cancer (Male) 14 55.1 23 90.1 16 62.8 16 62.5 17 66.4
Lung Cancer (Female) 12 46.3 14 53.9 12 46.1 16 61.2 9 34.4
Breast Cancer (Female) 4 15.4 11 42.4 5 19.2 9 34.4 7 26.7
Cervical Cancer 0 0.0 1 3.9 0 0.0 1 3.8 0 0.0
Cerebrovasular Disease 20 39.0 18 35.0 19 36.9 23 44.4 25 48.3
Diseases of the Heart 124 241.8 129 250.6 110 213.4 130 251.2 106 204.7
Homicides 0 0.0 1 1.9 0 0.0 1 1.9 0 0.0
Suicides 5 9.7 4 7.8 2 3.9 5 9.7 3 5.8
Unintentional Injury 15 29.2 16 31.1 14 27.2 21 40.6 10 19.3
Motor Vehicle 7 13.6 6 11.7 3 5.8 11 21.3 6 11.6
Non-Motor Vehicle 8 15.6 10 19.4 11 21.3 10 19.3 4 7.7
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
Cirrhosis (Liver) 10 19.5 5 9.7 2 3.9 4 7.7 3 5.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 2 7.0 1 3.5 1 3.4 4 13.9 2 6.6
- Gastroenteritis 3 10.5 3 10.5 2 6.8 3 10.4 4 13.2
- Otitis Media 1 3.5 1 3.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3
Drug Related 45 8.8 48 9.3 51 9.9 27 5.2 32 6.2
Head Injury (5) 28 5.5 28 5.4 12 2.3 14 2.7 20 3.9
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 0 0.0 1 1.9 1 1.9 4 7.7 0 0.0
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 56 109.2 68 132.1 71 137.8 48 92.8 78 150.7
TB Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 2 3.9
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.9 1 1.9 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 0 0.0 2 3.9 50 97.0 0 0.0 1 1.9
Lyme Disease Incidence 2 3.9 1 1.9 3 5.8 3 5.8 4 7.7

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