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2011 | Adams, Colorado | Inadequate social support

Summary Information

Range in Colorado
(Min-Max):		 9-28%
Overall in Colorado: 17%
National Benchmark: 14% (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Social & Economic Factors (Family and Social Support)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2005-2009
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The social and emotional support measure is based on responses to the question: “How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?” The County Health Rankings reports the percent of the adult population that responds that they “never,” “rarely,” or “sometimes”  get the support they need.

This measure was calculated by the National Center for Health Statistics using data obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a random-digit dial survey. BRFSS data are representative of the total non-institutionalized U.S. population over 18 years of age living in households with a land-line telephone. 

Poor family support, minimal contact with others, and limited involvement in community life are associated with increased morbidity and early mortality. Furthermore social support networks have been identified as powerful predictors of health behaviors, suggesting that individuals without a strong social network are less likely to participate in healthy lifestyle choices.

More Information

Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.

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Sample Size Number of respondents
% No Social-Emotional Support Percent of adults that report not getting social/emotional support
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by BRFSS
Z-Score (Measure - Average of CO counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceSample Size% No Social-Emotional SupportError MarginZ-Score
Adams3,04419%18-220.57
Alamosa25619%13-280.57
Arapahoe4,28918%17-200.32
Archuleta18111%6-22-1.40
Baca730.00
Bent750.00
Boulder2,52414%12-16-0.72
Broomfield40016%12-22-0.26
Chaffee28514%10-20-0.74
Cheyenne40NR
Clear Creek12915%9-24-0.62
Conejos1040.00
Costilla460.00
Crowley390.00
Custer760.00
Delta44917%13-22-0.04
Denver4,24523%22-251.51
Dolores72NR
Douglas2,18513%11-15-1.11
Eagle35823%17-301.42
El Paso4,91715%14-17-0.43
Elbert37614%10-20-0.74
Fremont61618%14-220.20
Garfield54722%17-281.17
Gilpin760.00
Grand16011%6-20-1.47
Gunnison18315%8-26-0.45
Hinsdale20NR
Huerfano860.00
Jackson32314%10-19NR
Jefferson4,88314%12-15-0.84
Kiowa21NR
Kit Carson1400.00
La Plata59216%12-20-0.33
Lake910.00
Larimer2,68314%12-16-0.77
Las Animas20318%13-250.25
Lincoln850.00
Logan28522%16-281.12
Mesa1,53816%14-19-0.23
Mineral28NR
Moffat25420%14-280.79
Montezuma31024%18-321.73
Montrose49018%14-240.28
Morgan34523%18-301.54
Otero25628%20-362.53
Ouray839%5-17-1.93
Park25115%11-22-0.40
Phillips610.00
Pitkin1660.00
Prowers14816%9-27-0.26
Pueblo1,46919%17-220.49
Rio Blanco15216%9-27-0.21
Rio Grande17919%12-290.52
Routt3499%6-13-2.07
Saguache840.00
San Juan14NR
San Miguel670.00
Sedgwick480.00
Summit21917%11-26-0.06
Teller35615%10-21-0.52
Washington770.00
Weld1,98017%15-19-0.09
Yuma13820%12-310.66

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"