County Health Indicator Profiles (2002 - 2006)

Profile of: Chautauqua County

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC(1)                    
Population 135,357   136,409   137,267   137,645   138,332  
Unemployment 3,067 4.6 3,250 4.8 3,663 5.5 3,876 5.8 3,781 5.6
Percent in Poverty N/A N/A 20,750 16.0 19,677 14.9 19,725 14.9 18,718 14.1
Median Household Income (in dollars) N/A   35,581   34,734   33,881   33,518  
PERINATAL HEALTH(2)                    
Pregnancies (All ages) 1,830 67.1 1,841 67.1 1,771 63.8 1,872 66.5 1,844 64.9
- Age 10-14 4 0.9 5 1.1 3 0.6 6 1.3 2 0.4
- Age 15-19 250 44.7 266 48.7 241 44.0 244 44.9 254 45.9
Births 1,494 11.0 1,457 10.7 1,434 10.4 1,468 10.7 1,501 10.9
Low Birthweight (Less than 2500 grams) 108 7.2 92 6.3 97 6.8 100 6.8 108 7.2
Prenatal Care (1st Trimester) 1,021 72.5 985 73.6 1,025 75.5 962 72.6 965 73.5
Infant Deaths 8 5.4 9 6.2 9 6.3 15 10.2 9 6.0
Neonatal Deaths 5 3.3 5 3.4 7 4.9 12 8.2 6 4.0
Postneonatal Deaths 3 2.0 4 2.7 2 1.4 3 2.0 3 2.0
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ wks) 7 4.7 7 4.8 14 9.7 8 5.4 8 5.3
MORTALITY (Rates per 100,000 Population)                    
Total Deaths 1,406 1038.7 1,433 1050.5 1,426 1038.9 1,478 1073.8 1,546 1117.6
Lung Cancer (Total) 86 63.5 84 61.6 89 64.8 94 68.3 102 73.7
Lung Cancer (Male) 46 69.2 45 67.2 56 83.4 53 78.9 54 79.9
Lung Cancer (Female) 40 58.0 39 56.1 33 47.1 41 58.2 48 67.8
Breast Cancer (Female) 15 21.8 18 25.9 25 35.7 31 44.0 33 46.6
Cervical Cancer 1 1.5 0 0.0 1 1.4 0 0.0 1 1.4
Cerebrovasular Disease 63 46.5 75 55.0 77 56.1 86 62.5 97 70.1
Diseases of the Heart 423 312.5 421 308.6 451 328.6 466 338.6 542 391.8
Homicides 4 3.0 2 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.7 3 2.2
Suicides 10 7.4 11 8.1 11 8.0 9 6.5 13 9.4
Unintentional Injury 47 34.7 42 30.8 42 30.6 51 37.1 33 23.9
Motor Vehicle 17 12.6 14 10.3 20 14.6 19 13.8 12 8.7
Non-Motor Vehicle 30 22.2 28 20.5 22 16.0 32 23.2 21 15.2
AIDS 0 0.0 2 1.5 2 1.5 1 0.7 1 0.7
Cirrhosis (Liver) 19 14.0 6 4.4 10 7.3 14 10.2 10 7.2
HOSPITALIZATIONS (Rates Per 10,000 Population)                    
Pediatric (0-4)                    
- Asthma 22 30.8 30 41.2 30 40.4 22 29.5 29 38.6
- Gastroenteritis 14 19.6 19 26.1 19 25.6 15 20.1 16 21.3
- Otitis Media 3 4.2 2 2.7 5 6.7 0 0.0 5 6.6
Drug Related 257 19.0 255 18.7 242 17.6 147 10.7 128 9.3
Head Injury (5) 50 3.7 45 3.3 61 4.4 57 4.1 64 4.6
DISEASE MORBIDITY (3)                    
AIDS Cases (4) 6 4.4 9 6.6 6 4.4 4 2.9 10 7.2
Early Syphilis 1 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
Chlamydia Incidence 317 234.2 265 194.3 290 211.3 277 201.2 270 195.2
TB Incidence 2 1.5 2 1.5 2 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.7
Ecoli O157 Incidence 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1.4
Meningococcal Incidence 1 0.7 1 0.7 5 3.6 3 2.2 1 0.7
Pertussis Incidence 9 6.6 10 7.3 2 1.5 8 5.8 7 5.1
Lyme Disease Incidence 1 0.7 3 2.2 2 1.5 1 0.7 0 0.0

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