DEMOGRAPHICS AND VITAL STATISTICS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK POPULATION AS COMPARED TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND VITAL STATISTICS OF NEW YORK STATE

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THE NEW YORK STATE POPULATIONTHE LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK<NEW YORK POPULATION

Mortality Rate: 712 (per 100,000) (2003-2004)Top Three Causes(percentage of deaths): -Other: 35%*-Cancer: 23%-Heart Disease: 14%

**Other includes Suicide (4%), Accidents (3%), Homicide (2%), Congenital Conditions (2%),Diseases of the Nervous System (2%), and Other (22%).* http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2006chp-309.pdfAverage Life Span:

*http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/mn3profile.pdf

Socioeconomic CharacteristicsMedian Income: $33,292 (in 2008)* http://www.arcwebservices.com/services/servlet/EBIS_Reports?serviceName=FreeZip&errorURL=http://bao.esri.com/esribis%3Fcommand%3Dzipcodelookup&zipcode=10002&x=4&y=14

Percentage Of Families Under the Poverty Line: 23%(2006)309.pdf

Racial and Ethnic Make-up (2006)White: 41%Asian: 27%Black: 6%Hispanic: 23%Other: 3%*http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2006chp-309.pdf

(Admission Rates per 100,000 people)Heart Disease: 1,635Cancer: 752Mental illness: 722

*http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2006chp-309.pdf

MorbidityIn 2007, 27% of adults in New York reported having hypertension.38% of those screened reported having high blood cholesterol.The American Cancer Society estimates that 100,960 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in New York in 2007.In 2007, 28% of adults in New York reported being diagnosed with arthritis.* http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/states/pdf/new_york.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/states/pdf/new_york.pdf

Mortality Rate: 764.6 (total per 100,000) (2006)

Top Three Causes (death rate per 100,000): -Major Cardiovascular Disease: 311.2 (or 40.7%)-Cancer: 181.4 (or 23.7%)-Other: 112.4 (or 14.7%)

*http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2006/table33a.htmAverage Life Span: 77.9 yrs. *www.census.gov/population/projections/MethTab2.xls

)Race and Ethic Breakdown: numbers of live births of a race/total live births-White: 53%-Black: 16.9%-Hispanic: 19.3%-Other: 10.7%-Not listed: .1%*http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2006/table33a.htm

Socioeconomic CharacteristicsMedian Income: $56,033 (in 2008)Percentage Of Families Under the Poverty Line:13.8% (2006-2008)

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Racial and Ethnic Make-up (2006)White: 60.5%Asian: 7.2%Black: 15.2%Hispanic: 16.7%

*http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/vital_statistics/2006/