EPI DATA BRIEF - Louisville Metro Government

Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director
Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation November 2012, No. 1
Health Behavioral Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults in
Louisville Metro
DEMOGRAPHICS
In 2010, more than one-third of the total population for Louisville Metro was 24 years of age
and under (239,630). i
Fifty one percent were male and 49% were female.
According to 2010 American Community Survey estimates, there were 157,619 White,
61,448 African American and 12,666 Hispanic/Latino individuals 24 years of age and under
living in Jefferson County. ii
DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO USE
The 2011-2012 Safe and Drug Free School Survey found that the percentage of middle and
high school students consuming alcohol, smoking marijuana or using other illegal drugs
more than once in the past 30 days increased compared to the previous school year. iii
Twenty percent of surveyed students reported engaging in alcohol use more than once in
past 30 days.
More than a quarter of students did not think there was a risk of self harm from smoking
marijuana.
The percentage of students that perceive consuming alcohol, smoking marijuana and
tobacco products or using illegal drugs as having no or a slight risk of self harm has
increased since 2009-2010.
Percent of Students Engaging in
Risk Behaviors More than Once
in the Past 30 Days
Alcohol Consumption
Smoking & Other Tobacco
Products Usage
Smoked Marijuana
Binge Drinking
Used Illegal Drugs
6
7
7
12
14
14
11
11
11
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
18
17
20
16
15
15
Smoked Marijuana
Alcohol
consumption
Smoking & Other
Tobacco Products
Usage
Used Illegal Drugs
Source: Safe and Drug Free School Survey, Jefferson County Public Schools
EPI DATA BRIEF
Percent of Students Who Think
There is No or Slight Risk of Self
Harm if Regularly Engaging in Risk
Behaviors
11
13
13
17
19
19
17
18
18
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
25
27
27
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TEEN BIRTHS
In 2010, the estimated
birth rate to teenage
females between 15 to 19
years of age in Louisville
Metro was 41.4 per 1,000
females.
This rate was lower than
the state (46.2) but higher
than the national rate.
(34.2).
Females 19 years of age
and under had the highest
rates of low birth weight
births in 2010 (12.7%).
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Source: 2010 Vital Statistics Jefferson County Preliminary Birth Records, Kentucky
Department for Public Health; 2010 National Vital statistics Final Report, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
From 2007 to 2011, more than half of all Gonorrhea and Chlamydial infections reported were
seen in individuals that were less than 25 years of age.
The reported incidence of Chlamydial infections has more than doubled among this age group
and increased by 60% for Gonorrhea infections during the same time period.
From 2010 to 2011, the incidence rates among Blacks under the age of 25 increased by 23%
for Gonorrhea and 21% for Chlamydia.
For Whites under the age of 25 the incidence rates for Gonorrhea increased by 27% and 18%
for Chlamydia during the same time period.
528
605
1512
1225
Louisville Metro
Source: Kentucky Department for Public Health
2915
Source: KY Department for Public Health
2404
90
Kentucky
114
USA
LM White
LM Black
Birth Rates per 1,000 Females
15-19 Years of Age by Race, 2010
Trends of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence Rates
per 100,000 Population Under 25 Year Age, Jefferson
County/Louisville Metro
1427
1568
Total Black White Total Black White
Gonorrhea Chlamydia
Gonorrhea Chlamydia
27.8
34.2
369
2010
2011
435
41.4
46.2
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60.8
0.0 16.0 32.0 48.0 64.0

NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Of all high school students participating in the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey
(YRBS), 37% reported being physically active for at least an hour per day or more over the
past 7 days.
Twenty percent of female and 14% male high school students reported not being physically
active in the past week.
17
Percentage of Students Participating in Physical Activities,
2010
Not Physically Active in past 7 days
Physically active for at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past 7 days
37
Source: Community Putting Prevention to Work Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey,
Jefferson County Public Schools
Seventeen percent of high school students reported consuming fruits and vegetables
5 or more times per day in the past week.
Twenty percent of male students and 14% of female students reported consuming 5
or more fruits and vegetables.
Percentage of Students Consuming Fruits and Vegetables
5 or More Times Within the Past
Week, 2010
17
14
48
20
20
All Students Male Female White Black
14 14
All Students Male Female White Black
Source: Community Putting Prevention to Work Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
Survey, Jefferson County Public Schools
26
15
41
21
21
31
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INJURY AND VIOLENCE
Unintentional injuries,
assault (homicide) and
motor vehicle crashes are
the top three leading
causes of death among
adolescents and young
adults in Louisville Metro.
The assault (homicide)
death rate for Blacks
(12.2) is more than eight
times that for Whites
(1.5).
i
9.4
Age-Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000
Population for 24 Years Age and Under by
Race, 2009
Louisville
Metro
8.2
12.9
U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Retrieved 2012 from American Factfinder at:
http://factfinder2census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.
ii American Community survey, U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Retrieved 2012 from American Factfinder at:
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_3YR_S0201&
prodType=table
3.5
3.8
3.2
4.1
1.5
12.2
2.0
White
Black
Unintentional injuries Motor vehicle crash Assault (Homicide) Suicide
Source: 2009 Vital Statistics Final Death Records, Kentucky Department for Public Health
Race/Ethnicity: For purposes of this report, specific terms of reference were selected. For race categories, the terms “White”
and “Black” are used. Hispanic refers to an ethnic category and not one race. However, the ethnic category of Hispanic and
other race categories, such as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian, were not included in this analysis due to limited
sample size yielding unreliable data results.
Data Sources: Sources include vital statistics obtained from Kentucky Department for Public Health; U.S. Census, U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Jefferson County Public Schools and data collected and maintained at
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW).
Result findings from the Safe and Drug-free School Survey (SDFS) were conducted in Jefferson County Public School district
during the school years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. The numbers of responses were more than 100,000 for three years
combined and include students from grades 6-12. Every year the data is collected from different cohorts. The total sample
size for each school year 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 was 31,647, 35,708 and 39,904 respectively. The following
conclusions were drawn from the comparison of three years survey results. These results should be interpreted with caution
as they may be impacted by total sample size for each year, response rates, size of the school and other issues.
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS) was conducted as a part of Communities Putting Prevention to Work
(CPPW) grant among 9th to 12 th grade students from selected Jefferson County Public Schools in 2011.
Produced by: Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, LMPHW
For more information contact 502-574-8270 or visit the LMPHW website at: www.louisvilleky.gov/health.
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