County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Cattaraugus County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 81,534   82,502   83,179   83,354   83,269  
Unemployment 2,177 5.2 2,286 5.4 2,536 6.0 2,463 5.8 2,359 5.7
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 11,062 14.0 10,568 13.2 10,908 13.5 10,528 13.0
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   37,409   36,168   34,865   33,632  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,272 78.1 1,199 73.0 1,179 70.2 1,189 70.0 1,222 71.6
- Age 10-14 5 1.9 6 2.2 1 0.4 4 1.4 3 1.0
- Age 15-19 139 44.5 135 42.1 147 43.4 139 41.2 154 45.1
Births 1,036 12.7 982 11.9 937 11.3 1,009 12.1 985 11.8
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 78 7.5 65 6.6 65 6.9 69 6.8 53 5.4
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 679 71.7 691 76.9 664 76.7 676 76.0 661 78.0
Infant Deaths 7 6.8 11 11.2 5 5.3 4 4.0 9 9.1
Neonatal Deaths 5 4.8 9 9.2 5 5.3 4 4.0 4 4.1
Postneonatal Deaths 2 1.9 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 5.1
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 9 8.6 4 4.1 4 4.3 11 10.8 7 7.1
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 798 978.7 875 1060.6 906 1089.2 838 1005.4 834 1001.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 45 55.2 55 66.7 44 52.9 42 50.4 45 54.0
Lung Cancer (Male) 24 59.9 34 83.9 23 56.3 18 44.0 25 61.2
Lung Cancer (Female) 21 50.6 21 50.1 21 49.6 24 56.5 20 47.1
Breast Cancer (Female) 12 28.9 14 33.4 15 35.5 18 42.4 13 30.6
Cervical Cancer 1 2.4 3 7.2 4 9.5 1 2.4 3 7.1
Cerebrovasular Disease 36 44.2 41 49.7 41 49.3 38 45.6 40 48.0
Diseases of the Heart 300 367.9 291 352.7 344 413.6 296 355.1 330 396.3
Homicides 0 0.0 4 4.8 3 3.6 1 1.2 3 3.6
Suicides 8 9.8 11 13.3 10 12.0 7 8.4 10 12.0
Unintentional Injury 25 30.7 28 33.9 29 34.9 28 33.6 19 22.8
Motor Vehicle 13 15.9 11 13.3 7 8.4 11 13.2 6 7.2
Non-Motor Vehicle 12 14.7 17 20.6 22 26.4 17 20.4 13 15.6
AIDS 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.4
Cirrhosis (Liver) 5 6.1 4 4.8 8 9.6 6 7.2 9 10.8
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 22 46.6 28 57.4 39 79.6 27 56.4 23 47.4
- Gastroenteritis 7 14.8 10 20.5 7 14.3 7 14.6 3 6.2
- Otitis Media 0 0.0 2 4.1 1 2.0 0 0.0 2 4.1
Drug Related 91 11.2 99 12.0 85 10.2 46 5.5 56 6.7
Head Injury (5) 45 5.5 53 6.4 53 6.4 59 7.1 59 7.1
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 2 2.5 3 3.6 2 2.4 3 3.6 2 2.4
Early Syphilis 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.2 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 85 104.3 105 127.3 106 127.4 40 48.0 55 66.1
TB Incidence 1 1.2 1 1.2 1 1.2 1 1.2 0 0.0
Ecoli O157 Incidence 1 1.2 1 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Meningococcal Incidence 1 1.2 1 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Pertussis Incidence 6 7.4 52 63.0 4 4.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Lyme Disease Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.2

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