Report Card

III. Report Card: Summary of Health & Social Indicators for Cortland County

Indicators of Health & Safety
Indicators of Social Cohesion
Indicators of Employment, Economy & Welfare
Indicators of Housing & Environment
Indicators of Positive Development through the Life Stages

KEY

	Indicates favorable status compared to Upstate, State and/or National data
	A closer look is required. Change in percent or rate may be desired
\/	Goal is to decrease the number
/\	Goal is to increase the number
~	neither favorable nor unfavorable
TBD	To be determined
*AS	Age and sex adjusted to the 2000 census
**AA	Age adjusted to 2000 census
***	0% = best in U.S 50% = national average 100% = worst in U.S.
****BMI	Body Mass Index

Indicators of Employment, Economy and Welfare

Indicators	Current Cortland County Data	Current National Data	Upstate NY Data	Current NYS Data	Cortland Status	Cortland County Goal
Personal income per capita (7)	$20,402 (1999)			$33,890 (1999)		/\
Unemployment (8,18)	5.9% (2001) 7.2% (2002)	4.8% (2001)	3.8% (2001)	4.9% (2001) 6.1% (2002)		\/
Children (0-17) receiving public assistance (2)	8.4% (1995) 4.6% (2000)		9.0% (1995) 4.5% (2000)	17.1% (1995) 8.8% (2000)		\/

References for Footnotes:

(1)  Vital Statistics of NYS 2000
(2)  NYS Touchstones Kids Count 2002 Data Book
(3)  Phone calls to agencies
(4)  State Health Dept. at www.health.state.ny.us
(5)  www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov
(6)  NYS Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance
(7)  www.empire.state.ny.us.nysdc/ftp/economics/PersInc.Home.html
(8)  www.labor.state.ny.us
(9)  www.scorecard.org
(10) www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/html/objectives
(11) www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/51
(12) www.guttmacher.org/pubs/teen_stats.html
(13) Columbia University
(14) http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us
(15) www.cdc.gov/nohss/FluoridationV.asp
(16) www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ (National Vital Statistics Reports)
(17) www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5101al.htm
(18) www.bls.gov/lau
(19) www.americanheart.org
(20) www.elections.state.ny.us
(21) www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts
(22) www.statehealthfacts.kff.org
(23) www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/brfss/pdf/brfss_vol_9number1.pdf
(24) www.cdc.gov/nccphp/sgr/chap5.htm

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