1996 Community Health Indicators
Cattaraugus
County
Demographics
Population
Population Density
Access to and Delivery of Health Care
Pediatric Asthma (age 0-4) Hospitalizations
Early Prenatal Care
Education
High School Grads Receiving Regents Diploma (1995-96)
Births
Very Low Birthweight (less than 1,500 grams)
State
84,000
64
52
737
832.1
73.6%
42.8%
9
18,506,400
392
11,056 840.7
170,768 70.4%
39.6%
0.8%
4,007
1.5%
Mental Health
Self-Inflicted Injury (age 10+)
High School Students’ Suicide Attempts
65
N/A
92.4
8,538 53.8
7.0%
Nutrition/Physical Activity
Cardiovascular Heart Disease Mortality (1994-96)
Adult Population Participating in Physical Activity 3+/wk
Adult Population Consuming 5+ Daily Servings of Fruits and Vegetables
397
N/A
N/A
472.1
74,900 406.2
13.9 %
25.4 %
3
7.3
213
N/A
69.5
50,496 88.5
43.0 %
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents - Number Killed or Injured
High School Students Who Drink Heavily
(5+ drinks on one occasion in past month)
104
N/A
123.8
10,828 58.5
31.0 %
Tobacco Use
Lung Cancer Mortality (1994-96)
High School Students Who Are Regular Smokers
(smoked at least 20 days in last month)
53
N/A
62.6
9,915 53.8
19.0 %
16
19.0
2,500
21
N/A
25.0
Work Environment
Worker-Related Injury Mortality (1994-96)
Sexual Activity
Adolescent Pregnancies (15-19)
High School Students Who Ever Had Sexual Intercourse
Unintentional Injury
Non-Motor Vehicle Mortality (1994-96)
Violent and Abusive Behavior
Assault-Related Hospitalizations
High School Students Carrying a Weapon in the Past Month
374
4.7
13.6
10,259 55.4
17.0 %