Table 1.
Demographic data from 8 zip codes exposed to aerial pyrethroid pesticides and 16 control zip codes.
| Zip code | Land Area (sq km) | Children <20 years | Premature births (per 100 births) | Low birthweight (per 100 births) | Neonate death rate (per 1,000 births) | White (%) | Below poverty level (%) | Male (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial-exposed zip codes | 1 | 36 | 5,000 | 49 (10) | 32 (7) | 2.0 | 4,715 (94) | 165 (3) | 2,568 (51) |
| 2 | 21 | 743 | 7 (8) | 5 (6) | 0.0 | 739 (99) | 79 (11) | 371 (50) | |
| 3 | 38 | 872 | 12 (12) | 8 (8) | 0.0 | 851 (98) | 110 (13) | 435 (50) | |
| 4 | 45 | 3,319 | 38 (10) | 24 (6) | 5.0 | 3,067 (92) | 262 (8) | 1,733 (52) | |
| 5 | 8 | 1,942 | 29 (11) | 12 (5) | 0.0 | 1,746 (90) | 410 (21) | 1,022 (53) | |
| 6 | 17 | 4,174 | 65 (10) | 42 (7) | 4.7 | 3,907 (94) | 351 (8) | 2,140 (51) | |
| 7 | 66 | 2,268 | 20 (8) | 14 (5) | 0.0 | 2,252 (99) | 399 (18) | 1,140 (50) | |
| 8 | 3 | 755 | 11 (9) | 13 (10) | 0.0 | 744 (99) | 38 (5) | 375 (50) | |
| Sum | 233 | 19,073 | 231 | 150 | 18,021 | 1,813 | 9,783 | ||
| Mean | 29 | 2,384 | 29 | 19 | 1.5 | 2,253 | 227 | 1,223 | |
| Control zip codes | 9 | 28 | 2,082 | 30 (11) | 15 (5) | 3.6 | 1,959 (94) | 283 (14) | 1,073 (52) |
| 10 | 5 | 4,354 | 87 (13) | 69 (10) | 7.4 | 2,308 (53) | 1,924 (44) | 1,994 (46) | |
| 11 | 29 | 2,959 | 38 (9) | 32 (8) | 4.8 | 2,784 (94) | 145 (5) | 1,529 (52) | |
| 12 | 25 | 587 | 7 (11) | 6 (9) | 0.0 | 576 (98) | 66 (11) | 300 (51) | |
| 13 | 6 | 3,769 | 77 (11) | 73 (11) | 4.3 | 2,880 (76) | 1,165 (31) | 1,911 (51) | |
| 14 | 6 | 2,762 | 18 (9) | 14 (7) | 14.0 | 2,138 (77) | 351 (13) | 1,374 (50) | |
| 15 | 38 | 750 | 12 (10) | 11 (9) | 0.0 | 706 (94) | 158 (21) | 381 (51) | |
| 16 | 79 | 2,306 | 20 (8) | 20 (8) | 0.0 | 2,260 (98) | 383 (17) | 1,157 (50) | |
| 17 | 55 | 923 | 10 (11) | 7 (8) | 10.8 | 889 (96) | 157 (17) | 471 (51) | |
| 18 | 24 | 7,984 | 94 (9) | 68 (6) | 1.8 | 7,106 (89) | 798 (10) | 4,074 (51) | |
| 19 | 63 | 2,526 | 21 (10) | 15 (7) | 14.2 | 2,104 (83) | 58 (2) | 1,331 (53) | |
| 20 | 8 | 3,349 | 42 (9) | 26 (6) | 4.2 | 3,238 (97) | 258 (8) | 1,674 (50) | |
| 21 | 24 | 2,858 | 25 (10) | 18 (7) | 0.0 | 2,689 (94) | 66 (2) | 1,470 (51) | |
| 22 | 13 | 3,975 | 64 (9) | 44 (6) | 7.2 | 3,629 (91) | 537 (14) | 2,023 (51) | |
| 23 | 28 | 603 | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 8.8 | 425 (71) | 136 (23) | 298 (50) | |
| 24 | 20 | 2910 | 31 (7) | 20 (5) | 2.3 | 2,765 (95) | 469 (16) | 1,454 (50) | |
| Sum | 451 | 44,697 | 581 | 444 | 38,455 | 6953 | 22,514 | ||
| Mean | 28 | 2,794 | 36 | 28 | 5.2 | 2,403 | 435 | 1,407 | |
| p Value | 0.92 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.82 | 0.14 | 0.63 | |
The 2013 American Community Survey was used to determine the number of children younger than 20 years, the percentage of children of Caucasian (white) descent, the percentage of children below the poverty level, and the percentage of male children in each zip code. The 2010–2012 New York State Vital Statistics data from March 2014 was used to determine the rate of premature births, rate of low weight (<2 kg) births, and the neonatal death rate.