Population Projection by Age Group

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Population Projection by Age Group Colusa County
2000-2004

• The total population in Colusa County is
  projected to increase by 71.5 percent or 13,526
  residents by the year 2040.
• The senior population is projected to have the
  greatest percentage increase between 2000 and
  2040. The number of residents age 75 to 84 is
  expected to more than double and the population
  85 and older will increase by 222.2 percent to
  reach 857 by the year 2040.

Projected Total Population Increase Colusa
County 2000-2004
Source California Department of Finance
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Self-Sufficiency Standard Wage by County By
Selected Family Types 2003

• The top five job occupations with the most
  openings (below) represent 25.6 percent of job
  openings in Colusa County and the surrounding
  area.
• Of the jobs with median hourly wages listed,
  only two adults working as Retail Salespersons
  would support a family with an infant and a
  preschooler in Colusa County based on the 2003
  Self-Sufficiency Standard Wage for the family
  types listed.

Occupations with the Most Job Openings 2002-2012
Northern Counties Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen,
Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama,
and Trinity Counties)
Source Labor Market Information Division
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The Cost of Child Care Colusa County 2005

• In Colusa County there were an estimated 2,515
  children ages 0-13 with parents in the labor
  force and 1,134 licensed child care slots.
  Licensed child care is available for 45 percent
  of the children with parents in the labor force.
• 19 percent of child care center slots are
  allocated for infants.
• For families with one minimum wage earner,
  making 14,040 annually, child care for one
  infant in a licensed family child care home
  consumes a full third (33) of the total
  household budget.
• For a preschooler in a licensed child care
  center, 31 percent of household income needed.
  (4,332)

Source The 2005 California Child Care Portfolio
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Type of Current Health Insurance Coverage Colusa
County 2003 and 2005 Combined

• More than one-third (38.0) of Colusa County
  residents had employment-based insurance coverage
  in 2003 and 2005.
• More than One-third (38.0) of residents
  received publicly subsidized coverage including
  Medicaid/Medi-Cal, Medicare, and other publicly
  funded coverage.
• More than 16 percent of Colusa County Residents
  were uninsured.

Colusa County data are combined with Tehama and
Glenn Counties
Source California Health Interview Survey 2003
and 2005 Combined
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Percent of Colusa County Residents Diagnosed
with Chronic Diseases 2003 and 2005 Data Combined

• According to the 2003 and 2005 California Health
  Interview Survey (CHIS) findings, nearly one
  third (27.8) of Colusa County Adults had been
  diagnosed with high blood pressure.
• 10.4 percent heart disease
• 8.5 percent diabetes
• 16 percent of Children, Teens and Adults had been
  diagnosed with asthma in 2003 and 2005.

Colusa County data are combined with Tehama and
Glenn Counties
Source California Health Interview Survey 2003
and 2005 Data Combined
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Percent of Respondents Overweight or Obese Nine
County Region 2003 and 2005 Data Combined

• In Colusa County (2003 and 2005) 59.8 percent of
  Teens and Adults were found to be overweight or
  obese. This is the highest rate in the Nine
  County Region.
• For the Nine County Region as a whole the
  results were 51.4 percent.

Source California Health Interview Survey
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Children, Drugs, and Alcohol 2005-06 School
Year Asked of all Students

• 73 percent of 11th graders reported use of
  alcohol and/or drugs in their lifetime. This was
  one of the highest rates in the Nine County
  Region.
• 62 percent of Colusa 9th grade respondents said
  they had used alcohol and/or drugs in their
  lifetime. This was the highest rate in the Nine
  County Region for 9th grade respondents.
• Nearly half (45) of 7th grade respondents
  reported alcohol and drug use. This is by far the
  highest rate for 7th grade in the region,
  compared to 30 statewide.

Source California Healthy Kids Survey, 2005-06

• 41 percent of Colusa County 11th grade
  respondents, and 30 percent of 9th grade
  respondents said they had either driven a car
  after consuming alcohol or been a passenger in a
  car when the driver (a friend) had been drinking.
• California as a whole reported 30 percent of
  11th grade students and 22 percent of 9th grade
  respondents had either driven after drinking or
  been in a car when the driver (a friend) had been
  drinking.

Note This question was not asked of 7th grade
students
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Children, Drugs, and Alcohol 2005-06 School
Year Asked of Students who had Used Drugs or had
at Least One Drink

• For all grade levels, Colusa County had the
  lowest rates of being high from using drugs in
  the Nine County Region.
• 11th grade respondents in Colusa County had one
  of the highest rates of students who reported
  being either very drunk or sick after drinking in
  the Nine County Region. More than half (51)
  said they had been very drunk/sick one or more
  times.

Source California Healthy Kids Survey, 2005-06

• 15 percent of 7th grade respondents reported
  having been very drunk/sick after drinking at
  least one time. This is the highest rate in the
  Nine County Region and is twice as high as rates
  reported in El Dorado (7), Nevada (5), Placer
  (6), and Sacramento (8) Counties. The State of
  California as a whole reported 9 percent had been
  very drunk/sick after consuming alcohol.

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Percent of Students Not in Healthy Fitness Zone
Colusa County Grades 5, 7, and 9 2005-06

• Local experts agree that the percent of students
  not in the healthy fitness zone for aerobic
  capacity should be less than 20 percent.
• One-third of 5th and 7th grade students in
  Colusa County did not reach the healthy fitness
  zone for aerobic capacity in 2005-06.
• More than 44 percent in 9th grade failed to test
  in the healthy fitness zone.

Source California Department of Education
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Reported Child Abuse Cases with Substantiations
Colusa County 1998-2005

• One-third of reported child abuse cases in
  Colusa County for 2005 were substantiated, a
  total of 96 calls.

Data Source California Children's Services
Archive, CWS/CMS 2006 Quarter 2
Extract. Population Data Source California
Department of Finance annual population
projections (Based on the 2000 U.S. Census).
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We would like to thank and acknowledge the
following individuals who provided assistance
with and input to the Healthy Futures Project
Report Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D.,
Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities,
U.C. Davis School of Medicine Roseanne Bernardy,
Adult Services, City of Sacramento Ruth Blank,
CEO, Sacramento Region Community Foundation Jeff
Brown, Director, Nevada County Human Services
Agency Joseph Cassady, D.O., Public Health
Officer, Yuba County Health and Human Services
Department Dick Colvin, Vice President of
Marketing, Northern California, The
PennySaver Bob Crouch, Senior Vice President,
Community and Government Affairs, Wells Fargo
Bank Richard Dana, Executive Director, Mutual
Assistance Network of Del Paso Heights Bonnie
Davies, Executive Director, Colusa Child
Advocates for Parents and Children Steve Heath,
President CEO, United Way California Capital
Region Alan Lange, Vice President, Policy and
Advocacy Division, Community Services Planning
Council Ann Lucas, Executive Director, Nonprofit
Resource Center Nina Machado, Executive Director,
First 5 Amador Paul Phinney, M.D., Member,
Sacramento County Children's Coalition Starine
Reese, Vice President, Community Impact, United
Way California Capital Region Donna Sneeringer,
Public Affairs Manager, Child Action,
Inc. Richard Sun, M.D., California Department of
Health Services Alondra Thompson, Licensed
Clinical Social Worker Glennah Trochet, M.D.,
Sacramento County Public Health Officer Mariko
Yamada, Yolo County Supervisor, District
4    Special thanks to Carol Whiteside,
President, Great Valley Center for her
presentation The Value of Regional Health and
Social Planning.