Ratio of Black non-Hispanics to White non-Hispanics for percentage of infants exclusively breastfed in the hospital
Source:2008-2010 Vital Statistics Data as of February, 2012
| % Black NH infants | % White NH infants | Ratio of percentages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg- 1 Western New York | |||
| Allegany | 75.0* | 64.2 | 1.17+ |
| Cattaraugus | 60.0 | 63.6 | 0.94 |
| Chautauqua | 19.4 | 57.6 | 0.34 |
| Erie | 37.5 | 64.0 | 0.59 |
| Genesee | 35.3 | 65.0 | 0.54 |
| Niagara | 23.3 | 56.5 | 0.41 |
| Orleans | 35.0 | 53.8 | 0.65 |
| Wyoming | s | 65.8 | s |
| Western New York | 36.0 | 62.0 | 0.58 |
| Reg- 2 Finger Lakes | |||
| Chemung | 45.2 | 60.6 | 0.74 |
| Livingston | s | 65.8 | s |
| Monroe | 36.8 | 72.1 | 0.51 |
| Ontario | 33.3 | 75.5 | 0.44 |
| Schuyler | s | 65.9 | s |
| Seneca | 60.0* | 71.3 | 0.84+ |
| Steuben | 57.7 | 62.5 | 0.92 |
| Wayne | 35.1 | 65.2 | 0.54 |
| Yates | 0.0* | 77.0 | 0.00+ |
| Finger Lakes | 37.1 | 69.6 | 0.53 |
| Reg- 3 Central New York | |||
| Cayuga | 32.4 | 61.0 | 0.53 |
| Cortland | 37.5* | 69.0 | 0.54+ |
| Herkimer | 76.5 | 51.0 | 1.50 |
| Jefferson | 53.8 | 64.5 | 0.83 |
| Lewis | 80.0* | 64.8 | 1.23+ |
| Madison | 60.0* | 66.4 | 0.90+ |
| Oneida | 23.0 | 49.0 | 0.47 |
| Onondaga | 29.1 | 64.7 | 0.45 |
| Oswego | 47.6 | 54.9 | 0.87 |
| St. Lawrence | 33.3* | 61.9 | 0.54+ |
| Tompkins | 46.3 | 76.9 | 0.60 |
| Central New York | 31.4 | 61.1 | 0.51 |
| Reg- 4 New York-Penn | |||
| Broome | 54.2 | 67.9 | 0.80 |
| Chenango | 100.0* | 69.3 | 1.44+ |
| Tioga | 100.0* | 73.2 | 1.37+ |
| New York-Penn | 55.6 | 69.0 | 0.81 |
| Reg- 5 Northeastern New York | |||
| Albany | 40.0 | 62.8 | 0.64 |
| Clinton | 83.3 | 68.2 | 1.22 |
| Columbia | 33.0 | 57.9 | 0.57 |
| Delaware | 88.2 | 61.3 | 1.44 |
| Essex | 0.0* | 67.4 | 0.00+ |
| Franklin | s | 54.0 | s |
| Fulton | 46.2* | 48.0 | 0.96+ |
| Greene | 50.0 | 59.2 | 0.84 |
| Hamilton | 0.0* | 63.6 | 0.00+ |
| Montgomery | 28.6* | 46.1 | 0.62+ |
| Otsego | 72.2 | 66.8 | 1.08 |
| Rensselaer | 29.1 | 53.6 | 0.54 |
| Saratoga | 62.5 | 65.9 | 0.95 |
| Schenectady | 34.6 | 57.9 | 0.60 |
| Schoharie | s | 61.4 | s |
| Warren | 57.1* | 64.5 | 0.89+ |
| Washington | 50.0* | 59.8 | 0.84+ |
| Northeastern New York | 38.3 | 60.5 | 0.63 |
| Reg- 6 Hudson Valley | |||
| Dutchess | 43.7 | 62.8 | 0.70 |
| Orange | 30.5 | 47.5 | 0.64 |
| Putnam | 50.0 | 61.1 | 0.82 |
| Rockland | 15.0 | 48.8 | 0.31 |
| Sullivan | 33.0 | 49.6 | 0.66 |
| Ulster | 50.0 | 64.9 | 0.77 |
| Westchester | 32.4 | 52.7 | 0.62 |
| Hudson Valley | 31.8 | 53.4 | 0.59 |
| Reg- 7 New York City | |||
| Bronx | 28.1 | 41.4 | 0.68 |
| Kings | 19.3 | 51.2 | 0.38 |
| New York | 38.6 | 56.2 | 0.69 |
| Queens | 24.0 | 42.7 | 0.56 |
| Richmond | 24.2 | 36.3 | 0.66 |
| New York City | 24.5 | 49.2 | 0.50 |
| Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk | |||
| Nassau | 30.3 | 41.8 | 0.73 |
| Suffolk | 28.8 | 47.0 | 0.61 |
| Nassau-Suffolk | 29.6 | 44.7 | 0.66 |
| New York State | 27.3 | 55.1 | 0.50 |
* Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the percentage is unstable
+ Fewer than 10 events in one or both rate numerators, therefore the ratio is unstable
s: Data do not meet reporting criteria
