AREA PROFILE -- LINCOLN
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
U.S. CENSUS ESTIMATES, 2004
LINCOLN - 34,979 NEBRASKA - 1,747,214
POPULATION BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
AGE PERCENT NATIVE NATIVE
GROUP TOTAL BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC TOTAL PERCENT BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC
0-4 2,282 6.5 29 16 9 186 122,049 7.0 6,566 1,726 2,087 15,560
5-14 4,705 13.5 72 47 26 472 236,970 13.6 14,021 3,332 3,652 24,538
15-24 5,177 14.8 63 43 22 387 266,314 15.2 13,893 3,368 4,811 21,847
25-44 8,544 24.4 79 85 43 482 473,637 27.1 22,127 4,736 11,084 40,755
45-64 9,062 25.9 41 57 41 338 416,441 23.8 13,444 2,631 5,077 13,752
65-74 2,529 7.2 4 8 4 73 111,352 6.4 2,767 471 821 2,126
75-84 1,867 5.3 2 5 14 55 84,541 4.8 1,454 213 325 1,044
85+ 813 2.3 1 5 5 17 35,910 2.1 549 93 76 359
<18 8,917 25.5 124 79 44 803 446,083 25.5 24,698 6,261 7,104 47,141
65+ 5,209 14.9 7 18 23 145 231,803 13.3 4,770 777 1,222 3,529
POPULATION BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
PERCENT NATIVE NATIVE
GENDER TOTAL BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC TOTAL PERCENT BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC
Men 17,202 49.2 170 140 83 1,031 863,628 49.4 37,128 8,068 13,719 65,048
Women 17,777 50.8 121 126 81 979 883,586 50.6 37,693 8,502 14,214 54,933
15-17 953 10 7 5 77 42,285 1,986 590 663 3,127
POPULATION BY RACE/ETHNICITY
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
RACE/ETHNICITY NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT
White 33,976 97.1 1,609,056 92.1
Black 291 0.8 74,821 4.3
Native American 266 0.8 16,570 0.9
Asian 164 0.5 27,933 1.6
Hispanic 2,010 5.7 119,981 6.9
Minority * 2,889 8.3 250,577 14.3
* Minority Population = Total Population - White, Not Hispanic Population
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE, 2000 CENSUS
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
% OF % OF % OF % OF
HOUSE- HOUSE- HOUSE- HOUSE-
HOLDS HOLDS HOLDS HOLDS
WITH NO WITH AT WITH NO WITH AT
CHILDREN LEAST 1 CHILDREN LEAST 1
FAMILY TYPE <18 CHILD<18 <18 CHILD<18
Married couples 30.7 25.3 28.6 25.6
Male householders 1.0 2.2 1.3 2.0
Female householders 2.0 6.0 2.6 6.5
Male householder nonfamilies 15.1 0.3 15.2 0.3
Female householder nonfamilies 17.4 0.1 17.8 0.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE AND RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000 CENSUS
% OF HOUSEHOLDS % OF HOUSEHOLDS
Native Native
Total White Black American Total White Black American
Families 67.2 66.8 62.3 65.4 66.6 66.2 65.0 74.3
Married Couples 56.0 56.2 32.0 41.4 54.2 55.4 28.8 35.4
W/Children < 18 25.3 25.0 24.5 20.7 25.6 25.4 16.7 24.0
Single Parent Families 11.2 7.7 24.6 20.6 12.4 7.2 28.7 32.6
Male householder 3.2 2.9 22.7 5.1 3.3 3.0 5.4 8.8
W/Children < 18 2.2 2.0 18.9 3.4 2.0 1.8 3.6 6.7
Female Householder 8.0 7.7 7.6 18.9 9.1 7.8 30.8 30.1
W/Children < 18 6.0 5.7 5.7 17.2 6.5 5.4 25.1 25.9
Nonfamily households 32.9 33.1 37.7 34.5 33.4 33.7 34.9 25.7
% OF HOUSEHOLDS % OF HOUSEHOLDS
Asian Hispanic Minority * Asian Hispanic Minority *
Families 67.4 73.9 70.4 66.9 77.3 70.2
Married Couples 58.2 52.2 49.3 53.7 54.0 42.1
W/Children < 18 25.6 33.4 30.4 33.0 40.7 28.3
Single Parent Families 4.6 17.7 17.1 8.3 17.9 21.8
Male householder 4.6 7.4 7.7 4.5 9.6 7.1
W/Children < 18 2.3 5.4 5.5 2.2 6.3 4.6
Female Householder 4.6 14.3 13.4 8.7 13.7 21.0
W/Children < 18 2.3 12.3 11.6 6.1 11.6 17.2
Nonfamily households 32.6 26.2 29.5 33.1 22.6 29.9
* Minority Population = Total Population - White, Not Hispanic Population
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000 CENSUS
Percent of persons 25 years and older
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Native Native
Total White Black American Total White Black American
Less than 9th grade 5.0 4.5 14.3 7.8 5.4 4.5 5.3 9.0
9th to 11th grade 8.6 8.3 17.5 25.6 8.0 7.3 16.0 15.1
High school diploma 33.4 33.4 16.7 15.6 31.3 31.8 31.2 33.7
Some college, no degree 27.9 28.5 17.5 27.8 24.3 24.5 27.4 26.1
Associate degree 8.8 8.8 5.6 11.1 7.3 7.5 5.9 7.4
Baccalaureate degree 11.8 12.0 22.2 12.2 16.5 17.0 10.5 6.2
Graduate or professional 4.4 4.5 6.3 0.0 7.3 7.4 3.6 2.6
degree
Percent of persons 25 years and older
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Asian Hispanic Minority * Asian Hispanic Minority *
Less than 9th grade 0.0 19.5 16.5 10.8 34.2 17.9
9th to 11th grade 0.0 13.0 13.4 11.9 19.2 16.3
High school diploma 32.3 39.8 36.3 17.1 21.3 25.5
Some college, no degree 29.0 14.4 15.3 13.3 13.9 20.1
Associate degree 0.0 9.4 8.6 5.4 2.9 4.8
Baccalaureate degree 3.2 3.8 7.5 21.8 5.9 10.0
Graduate or professional 35.5 0.0 2.4 19.8 2.7 5.5
degree
* Minority Population = Total Population - White, Not Hispanic Population
SOCIAL INDICATORS
PER CAPITA INCOME, 2000 CENSUS
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
$18,696 $19,613
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, 2002 CENSUS ESTIMATES
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
$38,165 $41,978
PERCENT BELOW 100% POVERTY, 2002 CENSUS ESTIMATES
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
5-17 Years of Age 12.6 10.8
Total Population 11.0 10.0
PERCENT BELOW 100% POVERTY BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000 CENSUS *
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
White 9.1 8.2
Black 29.2 27.4
Native American 32.6 33.0
Asian 7.2 12.8
Hispanic 18.3 20.4
* A '.' indicates the population estimate of the racial/ethnic group is zero.
PERCENT OF WORKERS UNEMPLOYED, DEPT. OF LABOR, MAY, 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
# UNEMPLOYED % OF WORKERS # UNEMPLOYED % OF WORKERS
711 3.7 39,368 4.0
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE, 2003-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
% of 7-12th Grade Member-
ship Who Drop Out of School 1.8 1.9
NEW FAMILIES AT RISK BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000-2004
First Births to Unmarried Women Under Age 20 with Less Than H.S. Education
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
# BIRTHS % OF 1ST BIRTHS* # BIRTHS % OF 1ST BIRTHS*
Total 66 7.3 4,398 9.0
White 64 7.2 3,351 7.7
Black 2 33.3 653 24.4
Native American 0 . 232 36.9
Asian 0 0.0 39 2.9
Hispanic 15 25.0 1,034 19.3
* Percentage based on at least 6 first births.
REPORTS AND/OR ARRESTS FOR VIOLENT CRIME, DUI AND OTHER DRUG CHARGES, 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Total Arrests 3,154 90.2 94,648 54.2
Arrests for violent crimes * 36 1.0 1,596 0.9
Reported forcible rape offenses 9 0.3 195 0.1
Arrests for DUI 328 9.4 14,163 8.1
Drug law violation arrests 379 1.1 10,898 6.2
*Violent crimes include: murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
JUVENILE ARRESTS(<18) FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, DUI AND DRUG LAW VIOLATIONS, 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Total Arrests 608 68.2 14,867 33.3
Arrests for violent crimes * 1 0.1 224 0.5
Arrests for DUI 7 0.8 348 0.8
Drug law violation arrests 30 3.4 1,150 2.6
*Violent crimes include: murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY, CY 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Average number of children
in out-of-home care * 252 27.9 7,160 15.9
*Children in temporary or permanent out-of home care (foster care, group homes or
other residential care facilities).
CHILDREN INVOLVED IN SUBSTANTIATED CASES OF ABUSE/NEGLECT, CY 2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Rate per 1,000 Children < Age 19 8.7 8.6
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, JULY 1, 1999 - JUNE 30, 2000
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Number of Crisis Calls
Received by Multi-County Agency 1,155 30.8 108,312 63.3
Total New Contacts for
Multi-County Agency 871 23.3 24,249 14.2
LINCOLN MULTI-COUNTY AREA ALSO INCLUDES:
Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas
HEALTH STATUS
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000-2004
Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population
NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NATIVE
LINCOLN NEBRASKA YEAR 2010 BLACK AMERICAN HISPANIC
CAUSE OF DEATH DEATHS RATE DEATHS RATE OBJECTIVE RATE RATE RATE
Heart Disease (#1) 478 214.9 20,262 205.1 -- 245.6 276.0 110.6
Cancer -- All Sites (#2) 385 185.5 16,798 182.0 147.0 255.2 201.9 117.8
Lung/Bronchus/Trachea 110 53.9 4,444 49.1 39.0 81.5 60.1 24.6
Breast (Female) 32 30.4 1,224 23.8 20.7 41.3 32.8 9.7
Prostate 29 34.6 943 25.7 25.9 48.8 18.5 9.3
Cerebrovascular (#3) 112 49.4 5,385 54.0 47.4 87.0 55.2 28.8
Unintentional Injuries (#4) 63 34.2 3,457 37.6 19.4 25.2 92.6 34.9
Motor Vehicle 23 14.1 1,469 16.6 12.0 9.7 43.8 17.4
Chronic Lung Disease (#5) 98 45.8 3,746 39.4 -- 39.2 54.7 12.4
Suicide 25 14.6 922 10.7 8.2 4.6 9.1 4.2
Homicide 8 4.9 259 3.0 2.0 20.3 11.9 6.6
Diabetes Related 180 83.2 6,933 72.6 25.0 162.8 260.9 109.3
Tobacco Related 305 145.7 12,886 137.2 -- 184.1 192.6 75.5
Alcohol Related 67 35.0 3,255 35.5 -- 41.9 137.3 41.2
Work Related Accidents 5 3.3 209 2.4 -- 0.4 0.9 2.5
All Causes 1,692 794.4 75,953 789.1 -- 1,110.5 1,269.2 559.0
NOTE: Age adjusted rates are based on the 2000 U.S. census standard.
CANCER INCIDENCE, 1999-2003
Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates per 100,000 Population
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Native
Total Total Total Total Black American Hispanic
Cancer Type # Cases Rate # Cases Rate Rate Rate Rate
All Sites 924 469.0 42,194 474.2 474.5 393.6 292.3
Lung & Bronchus 127 63.5 5,572 62.7 93.3 62.7 39.3
Breast (Female) 150 141.1 6,278 131.8 102.2 56.9 57.2
Prostate 117 131.6 6,470 165.9 197.9 146.3 57.0
Colorectal 109 53.4 5,366 59.1 61.9 47.7 44.5
NOTE: Age adjusted rates are based on the 2000 U.S. census standard.
LEADING REASONS FOR HOSPITALIZATION (NEBRASKA OCCURRANCE ONLY), 2003-2004
Age-Adjusted Hospital Discharge Rates per 100,000 Population
LINCOLN NEBRASKA PERCENT
CONDITION/INJURY # DISCHARGES RATE # DISCHARGES RATE DIFFERENCE
All Conditions/Injuries 9,388 12,622.00 359,031 9,837.00 28.3
Pregnancy/Childbirth 1,980 2,944.00 89,507 2,465.00 19.4
All Injuries 1,474 1,904.00 55,504 1,509.00 26.2
Diabetes Related Diseases 1,379 1,737.00 46,921 1,277.00 36.0
Heart Disease 1,020 1,242.00 37,934 1,014.00 22.5
Digestive Diseases 855 1126 29,464 808.0 39.4
Musculoskeletal Diseases 520 658.0 23,783 659.0 -0.2
Psychosis/Mental Health 692 1037 17,125 492.0 110.8
Pneumonia 373 463.0 14,664 386.0 19.9
Genitourinary Diseases 473 662.0 14,656 411.0 61.1
Cancer 300 368.0 11,800 322.0 14.3
Fractures 247 301.0 9,998 261.0 15.3
Other Respiratory Diseases 235 302.0 9,145 246.0 22.8
Tobacco Related Diseases 246 303.0 9,566 257.0 17.9
Surgical/Medical Complications 231 297.0 8,506 236.0 25.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 214 255.0 8,131 214.0 19.2
COPD 196 255.0 7,578 208.0 22.6
Alcohol Related Diseases 74 101.0 2,405 67.0 50.7
Leading Causes of Injury
Falls 317 368.0 11,318 291.0 26.5
MV Accidents 62 87.0 2,218 62.0 40.3
Self-Inflicted 99 148.0 1,754 50.0 196.0
Other Unintentional 52 67.0 1,215 33.0 103.0
Poisoning 25 37.0 592 16.0 131.3
Struck/Pierced by Object 23 31.0 609 17.0 82.4
Overexertion 13 15.0 480 13.0 15.4
Environmental 25 34.0 513 14.0 142.9
Assault 21 32.0 442 12.0 166.7
LEADING PAYER TYPE FOR HOSPITALIZATION, 2003-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA PERCENT
PAYER TYPE DISCHARGES % DISCHARGES % DIFFERENCE
Commercial 3,511 37.4 168,501 46.9 -20.3
Medicare 3,905 41.6 131,141 36.5 14.0
Medicaid 1,572 16.7 50,769 14.1 18.4
Self-Pay 58 0.6 3,460 1.0 -40.0
Other State/Federal 342 3.6 5,160 1.4 157.1
NOTE: Age adjusted rates are based on the 2000 U.S. census standard.
INCIDENCE OF AIDS, 2000-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
*Rate Rate
1.7 3.8
* County or HD rates are not available. The above rates are the rate per
100,000 population of the Service Area containing the county or HD.
INCIDENCE OF RESOURCE INTENSIVE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Rate Rate
West Nile Virus (WNV) 369 112
Chronic Hepatitis C 105 64.2
TB 0.0 1.6
Note: Rates are per 100,000 Population.
INCIDENCE RATES OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES BY RACE/ETHNICITY
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
2000-2004 2000-2004
2004 2004 Native His- 2004 2004 Native His-
AGE GROUP Total White Black American Asian panic Total White Black American Asian panic
All Ages 152.3 61.9 480.0 95.7 0.0 201.5 424.4 193.7 2847.6 903.3 166.6 518.3
< 18 55.4 46.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.4 226.2 83.9 1616.4 383.6 67.7 125.0
> 17 151.3 47.6 649.4 0.0 0.0 233.9 455.9 207.6 3181.6 1086.7 163.3 667.2
STD TYPE
Gonorrhea 11.5 5.9 80.0 0.0 0.0 23.7 65.8 19.1 1025.7 127.1 19.6 62.9
Chlamydia 83.3 50.1 400.0 95.7 0.0 177.8 301.3 146.5 1695.1 722.6 131.0 413.7
Female 118.4 80.8 535.7 215.1 0.0 311.8 433.6 223.1 2278.7 1163.2 198.0 666.3
Herpes 54.6 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.0 18.6 82.7 18.7 7.3 23.5
Note: Rates are per 100,000 Population.
ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA, 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Rate * # of Persons ** # of Persons **
Age 65-74 10% 253 11,135
Age 75-84 20% 373 16,908
Age 85+ 47% 382 16,878
* Source: Prevalence estimates - Alzheimer's Association.
** Number of persons is the Alzheimer prevalence times the 2004 U.S. Census estimate.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
INFANT MORTALITY BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
INFANT INFANT NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
RACE/ETHNICITY DEATHS RATE DEATHS RATE OBJECTIVE
White 13 5.5 670 5.9 4.5
Black 1 83.3 121 16.9 4.5
Native American 0 0.0 31 14.4 4.5
Asian 0 0.0 10 3.5 4.5
Total 14 5.9 838 6.6 4.5
Hispanic 1 6.7 109 6.9 4.5
Note: Rates are per 1,000 live births.
VERY LOW (<1500 GR) AND LOW (<2500 GR) BIRTH WEIGHT BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000-2004
NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
LINCOLN NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE
WEIGHT NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE RATE
Very Low - All Births 25 10.5 1,611 12.7 9.0
Low - All Births 152 63.8 8,821 69.4 50.0
White 148 63.1 7,431 65.8 50.0
Black 1 83.3 897 125.1 50.0
Native American 0 0.0 145 67.2 50.0
Asian 3 200.0 221 77.7 50.0
Hispanic 10 66.7 976 62.0 50.0
Note: Rates are per 1,000 live births.
NUMBER OF INFANTS BORN WITH BIRTH DEFECTS, 1999-2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
# of % of # of % of
Infants Total Births Infants Total Births
Infants with birth
defects 34 1.5 4,534 3.6
TEEN AGE BIRTHS BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Age of Mother 10-17 15-17 10-17 15-17
NUMBER % NUMBER % NUMBER % NUMBER %
All Births 59 2.5 59 2.5 3,715 2.9 3,583 2.8
White 59 2.5 59 2.5 2,792 2.5 2,718 2.4
Black 0 0.0 0 0.0 631 8.8 586 8.2
Native Amer 0 0.0 0 0.0 184 8.5 179 8.3
Asian 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 1.3 35 1.2
Hispanic 13 8.7 13 8.7 881 5.6 846 5.4
PERCENTAGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY, 2000-2004
NUMBER OF CIGARETTES NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
SMOKED PER DAY LINCOLN NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE
1-10 14.6 10.4 --
11-20 5.3 2.8 --
21+ 0.6 0.6 --
Unknown 0.1 0.3 --
TOTAL 20.6 14.1 2.0
Note: These figures are based on pregnant women who have a live birth.
PERCENT BEGINNING PRENATAL CARE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER, 2000-2004
NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
RACE LINCOLN NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE
White 85.6 84.7 90.0
Black 75.0 70.5 90.0
Native American 62.5 68.3 90.0
Asian 73.3 82.2 90.0
Total 85.4 83.2 90.0
Hispanic 77.3 69.3 90.0
Note: These figures are based on pregnant women who have a live birth.
CHILDREN AGED 19-35 MONTHS UP-TO-DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS, July 2003 - June 2004
NEBRASKA
LINCOLN NEBRASKA CURRENT
OBJECTIVE
% of children receiving County-level data
4 DTP/3 Polio/1 Measles- not avaliable 82.4% 90%
Containing Vaccine/3 Hib/
3 Hepatitis B
RISK FACTOR PREVALENCE
BRFSS RISK FACTOR PREVALENCE ESTIMATES (ADULTS AGE 18 OR OLDER), 2000-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA NEBRASKA
* % WITH % WITH YEAR 2010
RISK FACTOR (N) BEHAVIOR (N) BEHAVIOR OBJECTIVE
Obese (body mass
index 30 or higher) 1,042 21.0 23,583 22.4 15%
No leisure-time
physical activity 1,089 26.7 24,965 25.0 15%
Currently smoke
cigarettes 1,090 20.3 24,932 21.1 12%
Chronic drinking
60+/Mo Men - 30+/Mo Women 984 4.2 21,579 4.8 --
No health insurance 1,087 12.9 24,932 11.9 0%
Could not see physician in
past 12 months due to cost 835 6.7 16,873 8.4 4%
Mammogram
in past two
years (Ages 40+) 353 72.8 6,913 75.5 75%
Immunization rates (65+)
Flu shot past 12 months 312 69.4 6,210 71.5 90%
Pneumonia immunization 309 55.0 6,123 63.2 90%
General health good to
excellent (self-reported) 1,084 84.7 24,924 87.4 --
Ten or more days in past 30
days health not good
Physical health 919 11.9 20,236 9.7 --
Mental health 926 7.5 20,276 9.5 --
* Note: With the exception of Sarpy, county percentages are the
Health District percentage containing the county. Douglas and
Lancaster counties are their own Health District
YOUTH RISK BEHAVIORS, GRADES 9-12, 2003
NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
NEBRASKA U.S. OBJECTIVE
Smoking at least once in
past 30 days 24% 35% 15%
Drank alcohol on at least
1 of past 30 days 47% 50% --
Binge drinking (5+ drinks
on an occasion) in past
30 days 32% 32% 25%
Drinking and driving
in past 30 days 21% 13% 10%
Riding in a motor vehicle with
someone who has been drinking
alcohol (past 30 days) 39% 33% 30%
Ever used marijuana in lifetime 35% 49% --
Used marijuana in past 30 days 18% 27% 5%
Ever used cocaine (any form) in
lifetime 7% 10% --
Ever used inhalants (sniffed glue,
breathed contents of aerosol spray
cans, inhaled paints/sprays to get
high) in lifetime 12% 15% --
RACIAL/ETHNIC RISK FACTOR PREVALENCE ESTIMATES, AGES 18 & OLDER, 2000-2004
State-Level Data Only
African Native Asian Hispanic
Risk Factor American American American American White
Obese (BMI 30 or higher) 34 39 11 24 23
No leisure-time physical activity 34 29 25 44 25
Currently smoke cigarettes 27 44 20 18 23
General health good to excellent 77 76 89 73 86
No health insurance 20 27 14 45 11
Could not afford to see physician 17 21 13 17 9
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
NITRATE LEVELS IN COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS, 2000-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
% OF % OF
# OF COMM POP AVERAGE # OF COMM POP AVERAGE
COMMNTY DRINKING NITRATE COMMNTY DRINKING NITRATE NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
SYSTEMS >10 PPM LEVEL* SYSTEMS >10 PPM LEVEL* OBJECTIVE
< 1% who drink
52 0.0 3.1 1351 1.0 3.0 water >10 ppm
* Weighted average. Weight is the number served by the water system.
FLUORIDE LEVELS IN COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS, 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
% OF % OF
SYSTEMS COMM POP SYSTEMS COMM POP
# OF WITH COMMTY % DRINKING # OF WITH COMMTY % DRINKING
COMMNTY FLUORIDE OF 2000 FLUORIDE COMMNTY FLUORIDE OF 2000 FLUORIDE
SYSTEMS .75-1 PPM CENSUS .75-1 PPM SYSTEMS .75-1 PPM CENSUS .75-1 PPM
9 0 80.3 0.0 607 97 81.1 67.5
Nebraska Year 2010 Objective: at least 80% of people served by community
water systems receive optimal levels of
fluoride (.75-1 ppm).
HIGH BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN UNDER AGE 6, 2002-2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
# w/High % # w/High % NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
LEAD LEVEL Blood Lead Tested Blood Lead Tested OBJECTIVE
>9ug/dL 0 0.0 1846 3.3 0% (>9ug/dL)
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PRACTICE, 2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
# Persons # Persons
# of Served per # of Served per
PROFESSION Practitioners Practitioner Practitioners Practitioner
General/Family Practice 9 3867 677 2569
Internal Medicine 6 5800 227 7662
Pediatrics 1 34802 162 10736
OB/Gynecology 4 8701 143 12163
Psychiatry 3 11601 140 12424
Physician Assistant 4 8701 445 3909
Nurse Practitioner 7 4972 329 5287
Licensed Practical Nurse 190 183 6337 274
Dentist 20 1740 1084 1605
Registered Nurse 331 105 18257 95
Note: Persons served was calculated using 2003 census estimates.
RN's (2002) & Primary Care Physicians (2004) by Race/Ethnicity
# RN's # Primary Care Physicians # RN's # Primary Care Physicians
White 273 21 15729 1023
Black . 0 166 15
Native American 1 0 54 5
Asian . 2 117 43
Hispanic 3 0 183 25
Other Race/Ethnicity/Unknown 2 0 85 4
FEDERAL SHORTAGE AREA DESIGNATIONS, 2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
HPSA Part Part
MUA/MUP No Part
EMERGENCY SERVICES, 2003
SERVICE LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Ambulance services 5 394
AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORATION, 1998
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE IN LINCOLN ? YES .
COMMUNITIES SERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN LINCOLN :
North Platte
SERVICE UTILIZATION DATA
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND EXPENDITURES, FY 2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
TOTAL PERSONS % OF TOTAL PERSONS % OF
ELIGIBLE(#) ELIGIBLES ELIGIBLE(#) ELIGIBLES
Medicaid 4,784 100.0 205,498 100.0
Aged 463 9.7 18,449 9.0
Blind & Disabled 733 15.3 26,534 12.9
ADC Children 2,873 60.1 134,743 65.6
ADC Adults 715 14.9 25,772 12.5
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
TOTAL % OF TOTAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL
DOLLARS MEDICAID DOLLARS MEDICAID
($000) DOLLARS ($000) DOLLARS
Medicaid $26,957 100.0 $1,280,005 100.0
Aged 6,931 27.8 353,582 29.4
Blind & Disabled 8,549 34.3 432,011 36.0
ADC Children 6,731 27.0 319,452 26.6
ADC Adults 2,742 11.0 95,724 8.0
MEDICAID EXPENDITURES BY TYPE OF SERVICE PROVIDED, FY 2003
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
TOTAL % OF TOTAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL
DOLLARS MEDICAID DOLLARS MEDICAID
($000) DOLLARS ($000) DOLLARS
All Medicaid $26,957 100.0 $1,280,005 100.0
Medicaid Fee-for-Service 21,189 78.6 970,707 75.8
Hospital--Inpatient 6,108 22.7 257,282 20.1
Hospital--Outpatient 2,739 10.2 75,892 5.9
ICF Mentally Retarded 277 1.0 50,253 3.9
Nursing Facility 4,390 16.3 271,975 21.2
Physician 2,467 9.2 100,083 7.8
Dental 706 2.6 33,337 2.6
Prescribed Drugs 4,502 16.7 181,885 14.2
Other Medicaid (Includes
Capitated Payments) 5,768 21.4 309,298 24.2
UTILIZATION OF SERVICES BY PROGRAM, FY 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PAYMENT MONTHLY PAYMENT
PARTICIPANTS ($) PARTICIPANTS ($)
Aid to Dependent 232 $356.11* 12,237 $353.16*
Children (ADC)
Food Stamp Program 2,670 $74.01** 111,435 $79.42**
* Average payment per family.
** Average payment per person.
NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED BY PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
SERVICE PROVIDED LINCOLN NEBRASKA
WIC, UNDUPLICATED PERSONS SERVED, 2004
Pregnant women seen 83 4,527
Breastfeeding clients seen 86 5,609
Postpartum women seen 329 10,951
Infants seen 217 9,521
Children seen 873 39,835
Native Native
Total WIC clients Total Black Am Asian Hispanic Total Black Am Asian Hispanic
seen in 2004 1,588 46 4 12 282 70,449 7,664 1,316 1,296 20,674
Reproductive health, 2004 782 42,421
NURSING HOME AND HOSPITAL LONG-TERM CARE OCCUPANCY, 2004
LINCOLN NEBRASKA
Nursing Home and Hospital
Long-Term Care Facilities
Number of licensed beds 326 17,130
Occupancy rate 88.5 82.7
Persons Aged 65 and Older
Living in Nursing Homes or
Hospital Long-Term Care
Facilities
Number 268 12,710
Percent of population 5.1 5.5
aged 65 and older
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