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Westfield
Taunton
Springfield
Salem
Revere
Quincy
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Malden
Lynn
Lowell
Leominster
Lawrence
Holyoke
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Fall River
Everett
Chicopee
Chelsea
Brockton
Barnstable
Population
Total
46,781
93,217
36,166
55,875
37,525
90,853
51,007
60,681
40,530
70,273
55,684 91,339
42,943
90,120
50,555
41,547
153,170
55,718
<18 (%)
19.8
27.6
26.3
21.1
22.1
21.9
23.9
23.3
26.7
30.6
24.0
24.1
25.1
19.1
65+ (%)
19.7
11.0
11.0
15.6
11.6
14.6
11.6
12.3
14.6
8.6
14.9
10.4
11.4
89.1
48.2
32.0
79.9
65.3
85.8
71.5
81.0
50.7
22.7
79.1
58.1
4.0
31.3
5.2
2.7
11.5
2.2
3.9
3.0
2.4
2.5
4.2
1.2
2.6
2.2
1.8
4.7
2.9
4.0
2.4
1.6
2.7
3.2
8.3
3.0
1.5
3.1
3.2
2.0
1.9
0.7
Hispanic (%)
2.5
9.6
57.6
14.1
15.4
5.9
18.6
11.7
32,256
22,108
18,816
22,011
22,667
20,591
22,311
% below 100%
poverty
6.7
13.1
23.9
15.4
11.5
19.0
% unemployed
5.9
10.4
9.3
8.7
8.1
% < High
School
graduates
6.4
18.6
31.4
18.4
41,373 178,397
24.4
21.3
16.7
21.6
20.7
26.8
23.1
23.2
21.9
11.7
14.5
18.1
15.1
15.5
12.9
11.0
13.2
13.5
12.5
54.5
59.8
70.8
88.9
70.9
70.3
78.6
41.4
85.9
91.0
66.3
5.5
11.1
11.7
7.2
4.6
3.4
4.0
2.8
20.2
4.7
1.5
8.4
2.9
18.7
5.2
17.6
1.3
0.9
21.2
5.9
1.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
5.3
0.4
2.9
3.7
1.5
2.8
7.1
2.1
1.7
1.1
2.4
1.9
3.5
1.1
1.9
44.6
71.7
10.9
14.0
27.7
8.1
13.6
3.5
2.8
18.7
14.7
34.5
4.9
4.9
18.1
29,520
19,673
15,913
25,817
32,592
23,834
30,378
18,105
26,081
25,436
24,213
19.2
11.8
28.4
27.3
8.6
17.7
19.4
11.4
22.2
16.4
9.1
11.1
11.3
27.4
10.2
12.0
17.9
11.4
9.7
7.8
12.2
7.3
5.3
7.4
8.6
8.8
9.8
8.2
7.2
7.7
7.3
13.2
6.5
7.0
8.0
23.5
32.9
17.0
12.1
25.0
35.2
14.4
22.1
22.8
14.8
34.4
12.0
12.9
20.8
11.5
24.5
19.4
10.0
16.2
Socio-economic
Per capita
income $
27,471 22,831
20,944
27,261 20,438
Perinatal (2006-2008)
IMR (infant
deaths per 1000
live births)
4.2
8.3
4.6
3.2
4.1
8.4
4.4
6.3
8.5
5.6
5.8
6.3
5.7
5.9
8.5
3.2
4.4
8.1
3.9
9.3
8.0
4.6
8.1
% LBW
(birthweight <
2500 grams)
6.1
10.1
9.0
7.5
8.5
9.3
7.9
8.4
9.0
8.6
7.0
8.8
8.7
8.8
10.7
9.1
7.4
8.6
7.2
10.7
7.2
6.2
8.3
% adequate
prenatal care
84.3
74.1
80.5
79.9
82.3
85.3
80.2
85.4
73.9
71.5
79.9
69.0
76.8
83.0
70.8
67.7
88.2
81.0
81.4
70.1
76.1
80.6
72.9
Worcester
Westfield
Taunton
Springfield
Salem
Revere
Quincy
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Malden
Lynn
Lowell
Leominster
Lawrence
Holyoke
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Fall River
Everett
Chicopee
6.1
Chelsea
Brockton
Barnstable
% early
gestational age
(< 37 wks)
11.1
9.4
9.2
7.8
8.5
7.9
9.3
8.1
9.5
8.2
8.7
9.1
9.6
10.4
7.8
8.6
8.8
9.9
11.2
9.2
8.6
8.2
1173.5
581.0
1284.7
991.4
1145.6
1074.4
739.2
2043.0
1490.1
762.7
842.6
1371.6
821.0
821.9
1124.3
654.9
821.2
1074.7
2371.7
742.1
674.9
1823.9
Pediatric/adolescent
ER Pediatric
asthma visits
(0-15 yrs, 2006- 874.4
2008, per
100,000)
% Poisoned
cases of blood
lead levels
(blood lead
levels 25
g/dL) (06-08)
0.0
1.3
1.2
--
--
--
--
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.7
1.2
--
0.8
--
--
--
--
0.6
--
--
0.6
21.1
44.2
86.0
37.0
38.7
55.6
47.3
35.1
101.9
79.2
30.0
51.3
52.5
24.0
66.6
49.9
13.2
44.3
26.0
75.5
30.3
19.5
35.5
9.8
13.2
10.5
16.9
6.9
16.1
16.1
9.1
16.9
11.9
16.1
15.2
14.9
6.9
20.3
15.6
8.3
10.5
14.9
14.6
13.1
16.9
15.0
Obesity rate*
(2009)
15.7
19.4
21.9
26.3
24.4
28.6
19.6
19.1
26.3
31.0
19.6
24.4
22.7
24.4
28.8
21.5
20.8
21.9
22.7
36.8
25.0
26.3
27.0
Lung cancer
deaths (06-08)
50.7
54.6
47.5
63.1
54.0
56.8
59.6
61.8
44.9
47.2
55.9
59.6
58.2
54.0
45.0
61.2
63.1
66.6
63.8
53.2
69.3
55.8
58.1
Breast cancer
deaths (06-08)
28.3
25.4
16.6
22.0
16.7
20.2
21.5
23.1
11.2
13.9
27.9
16.8
23.2
15.2
16.6
29.3
21.9
19.9
25.2
21.4
17.2
25.2
22.9
Diabetes hosp
rate (06-08)
119.9
284.7
238.1
169.3
240.9
231.9
128.2
164.7
211.7
271.4
116.5
201.2
191.4
145.4
222.1
235.5
161.4
179.5
133.3
259.2
164.9
104.9
168.4
Heart disease
deaths (06-08)
120.4
185.3
166.4
199.7
161.8
195.0
164.6
201.7
201.8
149.8
181.5
216.0
179.2
156.8
205.2
171.9
167.1
180.9
177.3
178.6
232.4
173.3
173.8
6.4
5.5
11.9
7.8
9.0
5.4
10.5
8.3
5.6
6.1
8.0
7.1
11.5
10.6
5.9
Injury (2006-2008, rates are age adjusted death rates per 100,000))
Motor vehicle
death rate
12.4
8.5
--
5.7
4.3
9.0
4.8
8.8
Worcester
Westfield
Taunton
Springfield
Salem
Revere
Quincy
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Malden
Lynn
Lowell
Leominster
Lawrence
Holyoke
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Fall River
Everett
Chicopee
Chelsea
Brockton
Barnstable
Homicide rate
--
8.6
8.1
--
5.2
3.3
--
--
5.5
5.1
--
6.2
4.4
--
3.7
--
1.4
4.3
--
9.4
3.2
--
2.1
17.8
7.6
--
5.8
6.9
8.6
9.7
6.5
5.8
5.6
8.2
6.0
5.3
7.5
8.4
11.6
10.5
7.9
6.5
6.7
11.8
7.0
8.6
390.4
548.0
697.4
496.4
846.4
1190.9
552.9
308.2
686.3
411.8
230.3
496.5
934.0
747.4
795.8
325.4
894.3
1178.9
228.1
703.5
466.7
178.1
969.2
Poisoning
hospitalizations
(2006-2008,
116.2
age-adjusted
rate)
185.1
151.2
169.0
133.0
146.5
148.2
126.5
154.1
96.8
127.3
106.8
162.5
112.1
158.9
223.8
111.5
155.8
98.8
211.6
120.0
101.1
139.7
Binge drinking*
12.3
(2009)
16.7
16.9
20.3
19.4
14.8
12.5
21.7
20.3
16.6
12.5
19.2
12.6
19.4
16.5
22.3
24.1
16.9
12.6
16.2
21.7
20.3
17.6
Suicide rate
Substance Abuse
Admissions for
Injection drug
use (2008,
crude rate)
198.3
380.6
556.7
250.9
353.1
246.4
281.4
163.3
820.2
464.5
159.1
440.7
387.3
405.4
519.6
136.5
215.6
329.3
249.7
699.7
166.8
59.4
526.0
TB (2007)
NA
5.0
14.7
NA
NA
5.4
NA
NA
NA
7.4
NA
10.4
8.7
15.9
NA
NA
12.2
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.3
Syphilis (2008)
NA
5.0
14.7
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
14.6
30.6
NA
10.4
7.6
17.6
6.4
NA
11.1
NA
NA
7.0
NA
0.0
9.5
Gonorrhea
(2008)
31.3
89.7
35.2
38.5
45.8
35.8
NA
23.3
82.8
27.0
NA
15.1
64.0
37.0
61.4
NA
22.1
28.5
24.0
182.3
23.1
NA
31.1
Chlamydia
(2008)
194.1
648.6
509.8
315.0
425.9
372.4
348.0
303.2
727.7
864.1
275.4
276.1
521.8
297.9
413.8
373.2
228.8
406.1
261.7
1003.5
230.7
136.0
418.7
82.3
87.4
81.4
82.8
81.4
82.3
85.1
82.8
82.7
85.9
87.4
83.7
84.7
84.2
83.5
85.9
85.7
88.7
82.3
82.9
85.7
80.6
83.5
Worcester
Westfield
Taunton
Springfield
Salem
Revere
Quincy
Pittsfield
New Bedford
Malden
Lynn
Lowell
Leominster
Lawrence
Holyoke
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Fall River
Everett
Chicopee
Chelsea
Brockton
Barnstable
* Prostate
cancer
screening
66.3
56.1
53.6
60.4
46.3
57.5
50.8
60.7
60.4
59.5
50.8
48.5
62.0
46.3
60.3
62.9
62.9
53.6
62.0
53.2
62.1
60.4
59.6
* Colorectal
screening
60.0
61.2
64.4
54.9
55.4
51.1
57.2
57.2
54.9
50.6
57.2
52.1
63.7
55.4
52.4
64.9
62.2
64.4
63.7
56.4
65.5
54.9
60.8
89.7
99.2
94
97.4
97.8
93.2
97
100
97.4
87.6
97
97.9
95.6
97.8
91.6
94.1
99.5
94
95.6
93.1
98.3
97.4
93.9
% publicly
financed PNC
48.6
61.9
74.2
50.5
65.0
66.1
53.5
34.1
75.0
72.8
38.5
55.0
66.3
43.6
58.0
55.8
32.3
59.6
37.3
72.6
44.0
40.7
49.7
8.1
14.1
NA
NA
NA
10.9
NA
NA
NA
17.0
NA
11.7
6.2
NA
16.1
NA
6.5
10.0
6.2
14.2
NA
NA
8.5
626.5
816.0
779.6
792.5
690.2
804.1
776.7
803.4
847.9
665.3
794.8
869.2
754.3
657.7
781.9
766.3
706.8
783.3
700.3
808.7
835.9
753.6
813.3
Premature
Mortality Rate
304.1
406.7
397.7
370.8
306.2
435.5
403.2
389.9
409.1
343.6
336.1
433.7
386.8
319.8
422.2
362.8
344.7
379.2
311.3
450.8
410.3
349.8
400.6
% fair-poor
health*
7.7
14.2
16.9
12.7
7.6
23.1
12.9
11.7
12.7
30.3
12.9
17.5
18.0
7.6
28.5
13.1
7.4
16.9
18.0
24.2
12.7
12.7
16.9
% depressed*
(had 15+ days
of Poor mental
health)
5.2
17.6
10.3
10.8
6.8
17.7
10.1
NA
10.8
13.2
10.1
11.2
10.3
6.8
16.1
8.9
7.0
10.3
10.3
13.7
9.1
10.8
11.9
STATE
6,511,176
22.3
13.4
78.9
5.7
4.8
2.3
8.3
33,460
10.1
6.7
11.6
4.9
7.9
82.7
STATE
8.9
910.0
0.4
21.1
10.9
21.8
50.9
21.5
136.8
164.9
6.4
STATE
2.8
7.1
424.3
101.9
17.6
269.1
3.5
7.5
31.9
268.2
84.7
STATE
60.5
61.1
96.6
35.0
7.0
704.0
294.4
12.0
8.9
NOTES:
* BRFSS indicators. For Springfield, Worcester, Fall River, New Bedford, Lawrence, Lowell city indicators
were used; for all other cities, their enclosing Community Health Newtork Association (CHNA) indicators
were used.
For BRFSS Indicators: Prostate: Had Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, within year - BRFSS
survey data: Percent of All Respondents
Colorectal: Had Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy test, within 5 years - BRFSS survey data: Percent of All
Respondents (Ages 50+)
Mammography: Had a mammogram, within 2 years - BRFSS survey data: Percent of All Respondents
(Women 40+)
-- Rates are not calculated for events less than 5 events
Source for Population and Socio-economic data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community
Survey