AREA PROFILE -- NORTHERN
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
U.S. CENSUS ESTIMATES, 2004
NORTHERN - 267,614 NEBRASKA - 1,747,214
POPULATION BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
AGE PERCENT NATIVE NATIVE
GROUP TOTAL BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC TOTAL PERCENT BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC
0-4 17,409 6.5 126 866 117 3,095 122,049 7.0 6,566 1,726 2,087 15,560
5-14 37,134 13.9 401 1,417 288 4,654 236,970 13.6 14,021 3,332 3,652 24,538
15-24 42,298 15.8 439 1,350 375 3,673 266,314 15.2 13,893 3,368 4,811 21,847
25-44 62,691 23.4 612 1,525 636 7,397 473,637 27.1 22,127 4,736 11,084 40,755
45-64 65,025 24.3 185 928 341 1,953 416,441 23.8 13,444 2,631 5,077 13,752
65-74 19,717 7.4 19 188 54 220 111,352 6.4 2,767 471 821 2,126
75-84 16,056 6.0 10 80 21 71 84,541 4.8 1,454 213 325 1,044
85+ 7,284 2.7 4 29 6 45 35,910 2.1 549 93 76 359
<18 70,662 26.4 665 2,839 534 9,043 446,083 25.5 24,698 6,261 7,104 47,141
65+ 43,057 16.1 33 297 81 336 231,803 13.3 4,770 777 1,222 3,529
POPULATION BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
PERCENT NATIVE NATIVE
GENDER TOTAL BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC TOTAL PERCENT BLACK AMERICAN ASIAN HISPANIC
Men 132,816 49.6 1,000 3,079 854 11,600 863,628 49.4 37,128 8,068 13,719 65,048
Women 134,798 50.4 796 3,304 984 9,508 883,586 50.6 37,693 8,502 14,214 54,933
15-17 7,747 58 267 63 555 42,285 1,986 590 663 3,127
POPULATION BY RACE/ETHNICITY
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
RACE/ETHNICITY NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT
White 256,095 95.7 1,609,056 92.1
Black 1,796 0.7 74,821 4.3
Native American 6,383 2.4 16,570 0.9
Asian 1,838 0.7 27,933 1.6
Hispanic 21,108 7.9 119,981 6.9
Minority * 31,437 11.7 250,577 14.3
* Minority Population = Total Population - White, Not Hispanic Population
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE, 2000 CENSUS
NORTHERN 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 31.2 27.5 28.6 25.6
Male householders 1.3 2.0 1.3 2.0
Female householders 2.1 5.4 2.6 6.5
Male householder nonfamilies 13.6 0.3 15.2 0.3
Female householder nonfamilies 16.6 0.0 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 69.5 69.1 65.6 80.9 66.6 66.2 65.0 74.3
Married Couples 58.7 59.2 41.7 33.5 54.2 55.4 28.8 35.4
W/Children < 18 27.5 26.9 29.3 25.4 25.6 25.4 16.7 24.0
Single Parent Families 10.8 6.6 21.0 40.1 12.4 7.2 28.7 32.6
Male householder 3.3 3.0 7.8 11.9 3.3 3.0 5.4 8.8
W/Children < 18 2.0 1.8 7.0 9.4 2.0 1.8 3.6 6.7
Female Householder 7.5 6.9 16.1 35.5 9.1 7.8 30.8 30.1
W/Children < 18 5.4 4.8 14.0 30.7 6.5 5.4 25.1 25.9
Nonfamily households 30.5 31.0 34.3 19.0 33.4 33.7 34.9 25.7
% OF HOUSEHOLDS % OF HOUSEHOLDS
Asian Hispanic Minority * Asian Hispanic Minority *
Families 75.2 83.1 80.6 66.9 77.3 70.2
Married Couples 58.9 57.3 50.5 53.7 54.0 42.1
W/Children < 18 41.7 49.4 40.9 33.0 40.7 28.3
Single Parent Families 11.7 20.2 24.2 8.3 17.9 21.8
Male householder 5.8 11.6 10.9 4.5 9.6 7.1
W/Children < 18 3.2 7.2 7.4 2.2 6.3 4.6
Female Householder 10.5 14.2 19.2 8.7 13.7 21.0
W/Children < 18 8.5 13.0 16.8 6.1 11.6 17.2
Nonfamily households 24.8 16.9 19.4 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Native Native
Total White Black American Total White Black American
Less than 9th grade 8.3 7.2 1.4 8.9 5.4 4.5 5.3 9.0
9th to 11th grade 8.8 8.2 15.7 16.5 8.0 7.3 16.0 15.1
High school diploma 37.7 38.5 25.8 32.7 31.3 31.8 31.2 33.7
Some college, no degree 22.1 22.5 24.9 25.6 24.3 24.5 27.4 26.1
Associate degree 7.4 7.5 9.7 9.6 7.3 7.5 5.9 7.4
Baccalaureate degree 11.2 11.5 20.3 4.0 16.5 17.0 10.5 6.2
Graduate or professional 4.5 4.6 2.2 2.7 7.3 7.4 3.6 2.6
degree
Percent of persons 25 years and older
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Asian Hispanic Minority * Asian Hispanic Minority *
Less than 9th grade 19.0 45.4 31.2 10.8 34.2 17.9
9th to 11th grade 17.0 25.5 21.8 11.9 19.2 16.3
High school diploma 21.2 16.1 22.0 17.1 21.3 25.5
Some college, no degree 15.2 7.9 13.9 13.3 13.9 20.1
Associate degree 7.9 1.4 4.2 5.4 2.9 4.8
Baccalaureate degree 12.7 2.5 4.6 21.8 5.9 10.0
Graduate or professional 7.0 1.2 2.3 19.8 2.7 5.5
degree
* Minority Population = Total Population - White, Not Hispanic Population
SOCIAL INDICATORS
PER CAPITA INCOME, 2000 CENSUS
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
$16,536 $19,613
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, 2002 CENSUS ESTIMATES
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
$36,994 $41,978
PERCENT BELOW 100% POVERTY, 2002 CENSUS ESTIMATES
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
5-17 Years of Age 11.6 10.8
Total Population 10.6 10.0
PERCENT BELOW 100% POVERTY BY RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000 CENSUS *
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
White 9.6 8.2
Black 23.6 27.4
Native American 36.8 33.0
Asian 10.2 12.8
Hispanic 21.0 20.4
* A '.' indicates the population estimate of the racial/ethnic group is zero.
PERCENT OF WORKERS UNEMPLOYED, DEPT. OF LABOR, MAY, 2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
# UNEMPLOYED % OF WORKERS # UNEMPLOYED % OF WORKERS
6,090 4.1 39,368 4.0
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE, 2003-2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
% of 7-12th Grade Member-
ship Who Drop Out of School 1.5 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
# BIRTHS % OF 1ST BIRTHS* # BIRTHS % OF 1ST BIRTHS*
Total 693 10.8 4,398 9.0
White 548 9.2 3,351 7.7
Black 8 23.5 653 24.4
Native American 110 43.8 232 36.9
Asian 4 5.8 39 2.9
Hispanic 186 17.8 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Total Arrests 11145 41.6 94,648 54.2
Arrests for violent crimes * 132 0.5 1,596 0.9
Reported forcible rape offenses 15 0.1 195 0.1
Arrests for DUI 2,026 7.6 14,163 8.1
Drug law violation arrests 1,199 4.5 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Total Arrests 2,069 29.3 14,867 33.3
Arrests for violent crimes * 17 0.2 224 0.5
Arrests for DUI 63 0.9 348 0.8
Drug law violation arrests 126 1.8 1,150 2.6
*Violent crimes include: murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY, CY 2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Average number of children
in out-of-home care * 843 11.7 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Rate per 1,000 Children < Age 19 6.7 8.6
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, JULY 1, 1999 - JUNE 30, 2000
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
NUMBER RATE/1,000 NUMBER RATE/1,000
Number of Crisis Calls
Received by Multi-County Agency 12,146 40.2 108,312 63.3
Total New Contacts for
Multi-County Agency 3,549 11.7 24,249 14.2
NORTHERN MULTI-COUNTY AREA ALSO INCLUDES:
Northern plus Butler, Polk & Saunders Counties
HEALTH STATUS
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2000-2004
Age-Adjusted Death Rates per 100,000 Population
NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA NATIVE
NORTHERN NEBRASKA YEAR 2010 BLACK AMERICAN HISPANIC
CAUSE OF DEATH DEATHS RATE DEATHS RATE OBJECTIVE RATE RATE RATE
Heart Disease (#1) 4,032 210.4 20,262 205.1 -- 245.6 276.0 110.6
Cancer -- All Sites (#2) 2,904 172.1 16,798 182.0 147.0 255.2 201.9 117.8
Lung/Bronchus/Trachea 739 45.4 4,444 49.1 39.0 81.5 60.1 24.6
Breast (Female) 214 23.1 1,224 23.8 20.7 41.3 32.8 9.7
Prostate 158 22.2 943 25.7 25.9 48.8 18.5 9.3
Cerebrovascular (#3) 1,132 57.6 5,385 54.0 47.4 87.0 55.2 28.8
Unintentional Injuries (#4) 643 42.7 3,457 37.6 19.4 25.2 92.6 34.9
Motor Vehicle 321 23.0 1,469 16.6 12.0 9.7 43.8 17.4
Chronic Lung Disease (#5) 560 30.7 3,746 39.4 -- 39.2 54.7 12.4
Suicide 119 8.9 922 10.7 8.2 4.6 9.1 4.2
Homicide 29 2.2 259 3.0 2.0 20.3 11.9 6.6
Diabetes Related 1,257 69.5 6,933 72.6 25.0 162.8 260.9 109.3
Tobacco Related 2,231 127.6 12,886 137.2 -- 184.1 192.6 75.5
Alcohol Related 582 37.0 3,255 35.5 -- 41.9 137.3 41.2
Work Related Accidents 51 3.7 209 2.4 -- 0.4 0.9 2.5
All Causes 13,737 758.9 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Native
Total Total Total Total Black American Hispanic
Cancer Type # Cases Rate # Cases Rate Rate Rate Rate
All Sites 7,369 464.1 42,194 474.2 474.5 393.6 292.3
Lung & Bronchus 888 55.5 5,572 62.7 93.3 62.7 39.3
Breast (Female) 1,062 127.3 6,278 131.8 102.2 56.9 57.2
Prostate 1,295 181.2 6,470 165.9 197.9 146.3 57.0
Colorectal 1,049 63.7 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA PERCENT
CONDITION/INJURY # DISCHARGES RATE # DISCHARGES RATE DIFFERENCE
All Conditions/Injuries 52,131 8,839.00 359,031 9,837.00 -10.1
Pregnancy/Childbirth 11,110 2,224.00 89,507 2,465.00 -9.8
All Injuries 8,072 1,290.00 55,504 1,509.00 -14.5
Diabetes Related Diseases 6,963 1,078.00 46,921 1,277.00 -15.6
Heart Disease 6,291 940.00 37,934 1,014.00 -7.3
Digestive Diseases 4,628 753.0 29,464 808.0 -6.8
Musculoskeletal Diseases 3,607 596.0 23,783 659.0 -9.6
Psychosis/Mental Health 1,633 308.0 17,125 492.0 -37.4
Pneumonia 2,523 375.0 14,664 386.0 -2.8
Genitourinary Diseases 2,309 399.0 14,656 411.0 -2.9
Cancer 1,800 287.0 11,800 322.0 -10.9
Fractures 1,472 216.0 9,998 261.0 -17.2
Other Respiratory Diseases 1,647 269.0 9,145 246.0 9.3
Tobacco Related Diseases 1,484 224.0 9,566 257.0 -12.8
Surgical/Medical Complications 1,200 201.0 8,506 236.0 -14.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,296 184.0 8,131 214.0 -14.0
COPD 1,195 187.0 7,578 208.0 -10.1
Alcohol Related Diseases 318 51.0 2,405 67.0 -23.9
Leading Causes of Injury
Falls 1,786 250.0 11,318 291.0 -14.1
MV Accidents 303 54.0 2,218 62.0 -12.9
Self-Inflicted 200 37.0 1,754 50.0 -26.0
Other Unintentional 134 21.0 1,215 33.0 -36.4
Poisoning 69 12.0 592 16.0 -25.0
Struck/Pierced by Object 89 15.0 609 17.0 -11.8
Overexertion 76 12.0 480 13.0 -7.7
Environmental 80 14.0 513 14.0 0.0
Assault 37 7.0 442 12.0 -41.7
LEADING PAYER TYPE FOR HOSPITALIZATION, 2003-2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA PERCENT
PAYER TYPE DISCHARGES % DISCHARGES % DIFFERENCE
Commercial 20,447 39.2 168,501 46.9 -16.4
Medicare 23,376 44.8 131,141 36.5 22.7
Medicaid 7,359 14.1 50,769 14.1 0.0
Self-Pay 321 0.6 3,460 1.0 -40.0
Other State/Federal 628 1.2 5,160 1.4 -14.3
NOTE: Age adjusted rates are based on the 2000 U.S. census standard.
INCIDENCE OF AIDS, 2000-2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
*Rate Rate
1.3 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Rate Rate
West Nile Virus (WNV) 94.5 112
Chronic Hepatitis C 29.7 64.2
TB 1.1 1.6
Note: Rates are per 100,000 Population.
INCIDENCE RATES OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES BY RACE/ETHNICITY
NORTHERN 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 188.6 113.1 1115.6 1146.1 427.9 395.0 424.4 193.7 2847.6 903.3 166.6 518.3
< 18 61.2 22.3 67.3 578.6 255.5 80.9 226.2 83.9 1616.4 383.6 67.7 125.0
> 17 163.5 102.6 1333.3 1384.0 391.9 542.4 455.9 207.6 3181.6 1086.7 163.3 667.2
STD TYPE
Gonorrhea 8.9 4.7 149.7 63.7 0.0 26.4 65.8 19.1 1025.7 127.1 19.6 62.9
Chlamydia 155.5 93.3 857.1 1009.2 416.9 336.7 301.3 146.5 1695.1 722.6 131.0 413.7
Female 231.8 143.4 1012.7 1634.0 639.2 561.0 433.6 223.1 2278.7 1163.2 198.0 666.3
Herpes 19.3 12.4 27.2 25.5 0.0 22.0 42.0 18.6 82.7 18.7 7.3 23.5
Note: Rates are per 100,000 Population.
ESTIMATED PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA, 2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Rate * # of Persons ** # of Persons **
Age 65-74 10% 1,972 11,135
Age 75-84 20% 3,211 16,908
Age 85+ 47% 3,423 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
INFANT INFANT NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
RACE/ETHNICITY DEATHS RATE DEATHS RATE OBJECTIVE
White 103 6.2 670 5.9 4.5
Black 0 0.0 121 16.9 4.5
Native American 11 11.5 31 14.4 4.5
Asian 2 13.9 10 3.5 4.5
Total 119 6.5 838 6.6 4.5
Hispanic 18 5.6 109 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE
WEIGHT NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE RATE
Very Low - All Births 198 10.8 1,611 12.7 9.0
Low - All Births 1,072 58.7 8,821 69.4 50.0
White 982 58.9 7,431 65.8 50.0
Black 12 96.0 897 125.1 50.0
Native American 44 45.9 145 67.2 50.0
Asian 15 104.2 221 77.7 50.0
Hispanic 184 57.6 976 62.0 50.0
Note: Rates are per 1,000 live births.
NUMBER OF INFANTS BORN WITH BIRTH DEFECTS, 1999-2003
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
# of % of # of % of
Infants Total Births Infants Total Births
Infants with birth
defects 564 3.1 4,534 3.6
TEEN AGE BIRTHS BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY, 2000-2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Age of Mother 10-17 15-17 10-17 15-17
NUMBER % NUMBER % NUMBER % NUMBER %
All Births 576 3.2 560 3.1 3,715 2.9 3,583 2.8
White 464 2.8 453 2.7 2,792 2.5 2,718 2.4
Black 9 7.2 9 7.2 631 8.8 586 8.2
Native Amer 86 9.0 84 8.8 184 8.5 179 8.3
Asian 3 2.1 2 1.4 36 1.3 35 1.2
Hispanic 164 5.1 156 4.9 881 5.6 846 5.4
PERCENTAGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY, 2000-2004
NUMBER OF CIGARETTES NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
SMOKED PER DAY NORTHERN NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE
1-10 11.0 10.4 --
11-20 2.7 2.8 --
21+ 0.4 0.6 --
Unknown 0.9 0.3 --
TOTAL 14.9 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 NORTHERN NEBRASKA OBJECTIVE
White 84.6 84.7 90.0
Black 62.4 70.5 90.0
Native American 74.7 68.3 90.0
Asian 84.8 82.2 90.0
Total 83.4 83.2 90.0
Hispanic 71.6 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
NORTHERN 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA NEBRASKA
* % WITH % WITH YEAR 2010
RISK FACTOR (N) BEHAVIOR (N) BEHAVIOR OBJECTIVE
Obese (body mass
index 30 or higher) 3,829 23.5 23,583 22.4 15%
No leisure-time
physical activity 4,071 26.7 24,965 25.0 15%
Currently smoke
cigarettes 4,068 20.7 24,932 21.1 12%
Chronic drinking
60+/Mo Men - 30+/Mo Women 3,532 4.4 21,579 4.8 --
No health insurance 4,065 13.7 24,932 11.9 0%
Could not see physician in
past 12 months due to cost 2,744 9.3 16,873 8.4 4%
Mammogram
in past two
years (Ages 40+) 1,216 70.3 6,913 75.5 75%
Immunization rates (65+)
Flu shot past 12 months 1,148 69.5 6,210 71.5 90%
Pneumonia immunization 1,127 59.5 6,123 63.2 90%
General health good to
excellent (self-reported) 4,060 86.9 24,924 87.4 --
Ten or more days in past 30
days health not good
Physical health 3,279 10.2 20,236 9.7 --
Mental health 3,284 8.1 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
NORTHERN 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
305 1.6 2.2 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
NORTHERN 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
163 36 76.2 51.2 607 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
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
# w/High % # w/High % NEBRASKA YEAR 2010
LEAD LEVEL Blood Lead Tested Blood Lead Tested OBJECTIVE
>9ug/dL 280 3.4 1846 3.3 0% (>9ug/dL)
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PRACTICE, 2003
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
# Persons # Persons
# of Served per # of Served per
PROFESSION Practitioners Practitioner Practitioners Practitioner
General/Family Practice 107 2512 677 2569
Internal Medicine 19 14145 227 7662
Pediatrics 12 22397 162 10736
OB/Gynecology 11 24433 143 12163
Psychiatry 8 33595 140 12424
Physician Assistant 64 4199 445 3909
Nurse Practitioner 30 8959 329 5287
Licensed Practical Nurse 1268 212 6337 274
Dentist 118 2278 1084 1605
Registered Nurse 2320 116 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 1364 124 15729 1023
Black 3 2 166 15
Native American 7 0 54 5
Asian 2 5 117 43
Hispanic 6 2 183 25
Other Race/Ethnicity/Unknown 1 1 85 4
FEDERAL SHORTAGE AREA DESIGNATIONS, 2003
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
HPSA Part Part
MUA/MUP Part Part
EMERGENCY SERVICES, 2003
SERVICE NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Ambulance services 107 394
AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORATION, 1998
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE IN NORTHERN ? YES .
COMMUNITIES SERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN NORTHERN :
Northern Nebraska Cities
SERVICE UTILIZATION DATA
MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND EXPENDITURES, FY 2003
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
TOTAL PERSONS % OF TOTAL PERSONS % OF
ELIGIBLE(#) ELIGIBLES ELIGIBLE(#) ELIGIBLES
Medicaid 32,444 100.0 205,498 100.0
Aged 3,762 11.6 18,449 9.0
Blind & Disabled 3,621 11.2 26,534 12.9
ADC Children 22,023 67.9 134,743 65.6
ADC Adults 3,038 9.4 25,772 12.5
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
TOTAL % OF TOTAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL
DOLLARS MEDICAID DOLLARS MEDICAID
($000) DOLLARS ($000) DOLLARS
Medicaid $197,556 100.0 $1,280,005 100.0
Aged 69,457 37.7 353,582 29.4
Blind & Disabled 53,608 29.1 432,011 36.0
ADC Children 48,910 26.6 319,452 26.6
ADC Adults 12,133 6.6 95,724 8.0
MEDICAID EXPENDITURES BY TYPE OF SERVICE PROVIDED, FY 2003
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
TOTAL % OF TOTAL TOTAL % OF TOTAL
DOLLARS MEDICAID DOLLARS MEDICAID
($000) DOLLARS ($000) DOLLARS
All Medicaid $197,556 100.0 $1,280,005 100.0
Medicaid Fee-for-Service 158,686 80.3 970,707 75.8
Hospital--Inpatient 39,935 20.2 257,282 20.1
Hospital--Outpatient 13,538 6.9 75,892 5.9
ICF Mentally Retarded 1,513 0.8 50,253 3.9
Nursing Facility 51,943 26.3 271,975 21.2
Physician 18,995 9.6 100,083 7.8
Dental 5,461 2.8 33,337 2.6
Prescribed Drugs 27,302 13.8 181,885 14.2
Other Medicaid (Includes
Capitated Payments) 38,870 19.7 309,298 24.2
UTILIZATION OF SERVICES BY PROGRAM, FY 2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PAYMENT MONTHLY PAYMENT
PARTICIPANTS ($) PARTICIPANTS ($)
Aid to Dependent 1,264 $353.03* 12,237 $353.16*
Children (ADC)
Food Stamp Program 14,864 $75.76** 111,435 $79.42**
* Average payment per family.
** Average payment per person.
NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED BY PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
SERVICE PROVIDED NORTHERN NEBRASKA
WIC, UNDUPLICATED PERSONS SERVED, 2004
Pregnant women seen 536 4,527
Breastfeeding clients seen 637 5,609
Postpartum women seen 2,207 10,951
Infants seen 1,586 9,521
Children seen 6,760 39,835
Native Native
Total WIC clients Total Black Am Asian Hispanic Total Black Am Asian Hispanic
seen in 2004 11,726 220 260 77 4,299 70,449 7,664 1,316 1,296 20,674
Reproductive health, 2004 5,851 42,421
NURSING HOME AND HOSPITAL LONG-TERM CARE OCCUPANCY, 2004
NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Nursing Home and Hospital
Long-Term Care Facilities
Number of licensed beds 3,803 17,130
Occupancy rate 81.9 82.7
Persons Aged 65 and Older
Living in Nursing Homes or
Hospital Long-Term Care
Facilities
Number 2,835 12,710
Percent of population 6.5 5.5
aged 65 and older
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