Report Card 2008
Report Card Key
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~ Neither favorable nor unfavorable |
TBD = To Be Determined BMI =Body Mass Index BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey AA = Age adjusted, 2000 census AS = Age and sex adjusted, 2000 census |
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
Indicators of Social Cohesion, Culture and Recreation |
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| Indicators | Cortland County | Upstate, NY | N.Y. State | National | Cortland Status | Cortland County Goal |
| 1) Attendance at museums, theaters, galleries and cultural centers [5] | 71,068 (2007) | ~ |  |
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2) Eligible voters actually registered to vote (18yrs+) [20,21] |
79.1% [20] (2007) |
86.1% [20] (2007) |
78.7% [20] (2007) |
68.0% [21]
(2006) |
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| 3) Registered voters Nov 2007 [20] | 29,367 | 7,076,042 | 11,245,218 | ~ | |
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4) Registered voters that actually voted in Presidential race [20] |
67.9% (2004) |
67.9% (2004) | 62.9% (2004) |  |
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5) RSVP hours (Retired Sr. Volunteer Program) [5] |
77,378 (2006) |
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6) Out of wedlock births compared to all births [16, 6] |
43.8% [16] (2005) |
33.1% [16] (2005) |
39.0% [16] (2005) |
36.9% [6] (2005) |
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Indicators of Employment, Economy and Welfare |
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| Indicators | Cortland County | Upstate, NY | N.Y. State | National | Cortland Status | Cortland County Goal |
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1) Median household income [24,13] |
$39,337 [13] (2005) |
$51,384 [24] (2006) |
$48,451 [24]
(2006) |
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| 2) Number employed 16 yrs+ [11, 18] (not seasonally adjusted) | 22,400 [11] (2007) | 5,434,800 [11] (2007) | 9,087,300 [11] (2007) | 137,623,000 [18] (2007) | ~ | |
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3) Unemployment [11, 18]
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5.2% (2006) |
4.2% [11] (2007) | 4.5% (2006) 4.5% (2007) [11] |
4.6% [18] (2007) |
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4) Children (0-17) receiving public assistance [3] |
5.4% (2006) |
3.9% (2006) |
6.8% (2006) |
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5) Children (0-17) below poverty [3] |
17.6% (2004) |
13.9% (2004) |
20.8% (2004) |
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Indicators of Housing and Environment |
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| Indicators | Cortland County | Upstate, NY | N.Y. State | National | Cortland Status | Cortland County Goal |
| 1) Median housing value [24] | $74,700 (2000) | $303,400 (2006) | $185,200 (2006) | ~ | ||
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2) Vacant housing [5, 24] |
8.9% (2005) [5] |
10.4% (2006) [24] | 11.6% (2006) [24] | |
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| 3) Mobile home housing [5, 24] | 8.6% (2005) [5] |
2.5% (2006) [24] | 6.5% (2006) [24] | ~ | ||
| 4) Percent of drinking water systems in compliance for: | ||||||
| a) max. contaminants [5] bacteriological |
99% | 97% | |
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| b) treatment technique [5] | 99% | 99% | |
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| a) reporting requirements [5] | 70% (2007) |
63% (2007) |
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Positive Development Through the Life Stages |
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| Indicators | Cortland County | Upstate, NY | N.Y. State | National | Cortland Status | Cortland County Goal |
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1) High school dropouts [25] |
3.2% (2005-2006) |
3.0% (2005-2006) |
4.3% (2005-2006) |
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2) High school graduates intending to go to college [3] |
79.5% [3] (2005-2006) |
86.3% [3] (2005-2006) |
65.2% [3] (2005-2006) |
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3) Persons (10-17 yrs) in need of supervision (PINS) [3] |
25.9/1,000 (2006) |
14.6/1,000 (2006) | 11.3/1,000 (2006) | |
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4) Children in foster care age 0-21 yrs [3] |
7.4/1,000 [3] (2007) |
3.1/1,000 [3] (2007) |
4.9/1,000 [3] (2007) |
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References for Footnotes1. NYS Dept. of Health: Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention 2. National Center for Health Statistics Fast Stats: Asthma 3. NYS Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse 4. CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 5. Calls to agencies 6. National Center for Health Statistics 7. NYS DOH: New York State Cancer Registry 8. NCI Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results 9. CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12. Guttmacher Institute Teenage Pregnancy Statistics 13. Stats Indiana 14. NYSDOH, Tobacco Free Cortland Survey, 2006 15. East End Survey, 2004 16. NYS Vital Statistics 2005 17. US Dept. of HHS Administration for Children and Families 18. US Dept. of Labor Unemployment Statistics 21. US Census Bureau 22. Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts 23. Dept. of Justice FBI Crime in the US 2002 |
* South Central New York (Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Otsego, Tioga & Tompkins Counties)
Report Cards prior to 2007 included Delaware Co. & excluded Tompkins Co.
** South Central New York (Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga & Tompkins Counties)
*** Data combines Cortland and Tompkins counties and cannot be separated.
**** Report Card data prior to 2006 represented the rate of child abuse. Data 2006 and later reflects the % of indicated reports
***** Previous reports used 6 CNY counties, current uses 8
****** Previous report card data reported 16-20 year olds.
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