Snapshot 2010: Adams, CO

  Adams
County
Error
Margin
Target
Value*
Colorado Rank
(of 56)
Health Outcomes 36
Mortality 37
Premature death 6,943 6,668-7,219 4,442 6,185  
Morbidity 37
Poor or fair health 18% 16-20% 6% 13%  
Poor physical health days 3.7 3.3-4.1 2.1 3.1  
Poor mental health days 3.3 2.9-3.6 2.0 3.0  
Low birthweight 8.8% 8.6-9.1% 7.5% 8.8%  
Health Factors 49
Health Behaviors 53
Adult smoking 22% 21-24% 12% 19%  
Adult obesity 24% 22-27% 14% 19%  
Binge drinking 18% 16-20% 11% 17%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate 16 14-17 13 16  
Chlamydia rate 437   50 362  
Teen birth rate 65 63-67 17 47  
Clinical Care 26
Uninsured adults 16% 14-18% 15% 18%  
Primary care provider rate 51   178 123  
Preventable hospital stays 68 64-71 37 55  
Diabetic screening 83% 80-85% 90% 78%  
Hospice use 49% 43-56% 50% 43%  
Social & Economic Factors 42
High school graduation 66%   94% 76%  
College degrees 17% 17-18% 44% 33%  
Unemployment 6% 5-6% 3% 5%  
Children in poverty 18% 16-20% 8% 15%  
Income inequality 38   38 44  
Inadequate social support 19% 17-21% 12% 17%  
Single-parent households 11% 10-11% 6% 8%  
Homicide rate 6 4-6 0 4  
Physical Environment 13
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 0  
Air pollution-ozone days 1   0 1  
Access to healthy foods 52%   57% 37%  
Liquor store density 2.2     2.4  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data