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Child Well-being: Albany County

The Child Well-being Report provides a snapshot of the overall health, education and well-being of children, youth and families. This is the default profile.

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rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Economic Security: Albany County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	10,337	17.4		7,443	13.2		19.9
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	12,761	21.1		13,014	22.6		24.5
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,703	6.1		3,102	5.4		6.3
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,275	2.1		1,105	1.9		2.1
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools, number and percent children in grades K-12 (2009/10;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	12,436	31.2		16,272	42.0		N/A

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Physical and Emotional Health: Albany County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	54	35.6		37	24.5		49.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	N/A	N/A		*8	*47.7		38.7
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	26	104.5		24	99.8		118.8
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*1	*2.4		*0	*0.0		3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	27	8.6		24	7.6		4.8
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	88	352.4		54	223.1		319.8
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	121	970.8		99	825.5		941.3
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, number and rate/100,000 males all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	424	290.6		460	310.2		338.9
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 females ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	375	3024.3		340	2809.5		3319.7
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	962	616.3		1,010	636.7		651.6
Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*2	*16.4		*2	*19.1		19.7
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*3	*16.9		*3	*17.2		10.0
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*3	*15.4		*3	*15.9		11.7
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*4	*17.4		*3	*13.9		30.5
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	26	46.8		26	46.5		82.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Education: Albany County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	540	35.2		462	30.7		33.2
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,061	42.1		1,396	49.9		52.3
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	999	41.5		1,349	48.3		47.7
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,626	81.6		2,709	85.8		82.6
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	265	8.2		226	7.2		6.0

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Civic Engagement: Albany County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2004-2006;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	24	58.2		*11	*26.1		39.1
Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years, number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	934	247.3		490	138.4		106.7
Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years, number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	175	46.3		116	32.8		56.9
Juvenile Arrests - Property Crimes (under age of 16), number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	305	100.3		119	41.7		N/A
Juvenile Arrests - Violent Crimes (under age of 16), number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	55	18.1		46	16.1		N/A
Juvenile - Arrests for Drug Use/Possession/Sale, number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	21	6.9		*11	*3.9		N/A
Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated, number and rate/10,000 arrests for young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	173	45.8		87	24.6		17.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Family: Albany County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	206	2.5		216	2.6		3.0
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	154	2.5		194	2.4		1.7
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	164	44.3		184	46.0		36.4
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,218	19.4		1,146	18.9		17.1
Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal and status of free for adoption (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	32	72.7		23	48.9		51.2

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Community: Albany County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,185	40.1		1,161	37.4		35.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	11,200	7.0		6,800	4.3		4.7
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	47,223	22.0		46,169	20.9		22.2
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2013-2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	39,373	12.6		36,325	11.4		14.5

Created October 23, 2019 5:42 PM EST

Notes:

N/A: Data not available.
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.

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