Roosevelt County Health Highlights: Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty

New Mexico Population Demographics: Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty

Roosevelt County Compared to State


*Description of Dashboard Gauge

Description of the Dashboard Gauge

This "dashboard" type graphic is based on the community data on the right. It compares the community value on this indicator to the state overall value.
  • Excellent = The community's value on this indicator is BETTER than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.
  • Watch = The community's value is BETTER than state value, but the difference IS NOT statistically significant.
  • Improvement Needed = The community's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, but the difference IS NOT statistically significant.
  • Reason for Concern = The community's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.

The community value is considered statistically significantly different from the state value if the state value is outside the range of the community's 95% confidence interval. If the community's data or 95% confidence interval information is not available, a blank gauge image will be displayed with the message, "missing information."
NOTE: The labels used on the gauge graphic are meant to describe the community's status in plain language. The placement of the gauge needle is based solely on the statistical difference between the community and state values. When selecting priority health issues to work on, a community should take into account additional factors such as how much improvement could be made, the U.S. value, the statistical stability of the community number, the severity of the health condition, and whether the difference is clinically significant.

Why Is This Important?

The risk factors for childhood lead poisoning include living in housing built before 1950, being African American, and living in a family with a poverty-level income. Studies have documented low blood-lead testing rates among children living in households with these risk factors. This measure identifies counties with higher percentages of children who may be at increased risk for lead poisoning. When compared with lead-testing rates by county, populations with inadequate lead testing of young at-risk children may be identified in order to improve testing in these regions.

Related Indicators

Relevant Population Characteristics:


Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty - Percentage by County, New Mexico, 2010

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Roosevelt County 30.1%
95% Confidence Interval

Description of 95% Confidence Interval

The confidence interval indicates the range of probable true values for the level of risk in the community.

A value of "DNA" (Data Not Available) will appear if the confidence interval was not published with the IBIS indicator data for this measure.

For more information on confidence intervals, visit the New Mexico IBIS confidence interval page at http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resources/ConfidenceInterval.html.
(22.6% - 37.5%)
Statistical Stability

Description of Statistical Stability

  • Stable = This count or rate is relatively stable and should provide a good estimate of your community risk.
  • Unstable = This count or rate is statistically unstable (RSE >0.30), and may fluctuate widely due to random variation (chance).
  • Very Unstable = This count or rate is extremely unstable (RSE >0.50). This value should not be used to represent your population risk. You should combine years or otherwise increase the population denominator in this calculation.
  • DNA = Data Not Available. The required community value and/or confidence interval was not available for this measure.

For more information on statistical stability, visit the New Mexico IBIS Reliability and Validity page at http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resources/ReliabilityValidity.html.
Stable
New Mexico 32.8%
U.S. 26.4%

Note

Poverty status is determined by comparing household income to poverty thresholds (income cutoffs). Thresholds vary by family size. For instance, the poverty level for a family of four in 2012 was $23,050.  95% confidence intervals for NM counties were estimated as the 90% confidence interval for the 5 through 17 poverty estimate as a percentage of the point estimate, applied to the point estimate for the 0 through 4 age group.

Data Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html   Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.  

Measure Description for New Mexico Population Demographics: Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty

Definition: The estimated number and percentage of children under age 5 living in households with income below the federal poverty level.
Numerator: Estimated number of children, age 4 and under, living in households with income below 100% of the federal poverty level as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Denominator: The number of children, age 4 and under, in the population.
Click on this link to jump to the complete indicator profile report for New Mexico Population Demographics: Children Under Age 5 Living in Poverty (exits this community report).
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 05/24/2012
New Mexico Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program,, Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau, Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, New Mexico Department Health, 1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite 1320, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Heidi Krapfl, Chief, (505)476-3577 heidi.krapfl@state.nm.us; Leilani Schwarcz, Epidemiologist, (505)476-3704 leilani.schwarcz@state.nm.us. Toll free: 1-888-878-8992
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Content updated: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:25:00 MDT