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2011 | Custer, Colorado

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  Custer
County		 Error
Margin		 National
Benchmark*		 Colorado Rank
(of 57)
Health Outcomes 23
Mortality 25
Premature death     5,564 6,094  
Morbidity 15
Poor or fair health 7% 4-13% 10% 13%  
Poor physical health days 2.5 1.0-4.1 2.6 3.1  
Poor mental health days 2.3 1.0-3.7 2.3 3.0  
Low birthweight     6.0% 8.9%  
Health Factors 27
Health Behaviors 22
Adult smoking     15% 19%  
Adult obesity 18% 12-25% 25% 19%  
Excessive drinking     8% 18%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 15  
Sexually transmitted infections 75   83 395  
Teen birth rate 32 18-46 22 45  
Clinical Care 39
Uninsured adults 30% 25-34% 13% 20%  
Primary care physicians 1,315:1   631:1 816:1  
Preventable hospital stays 35 24-46 52 52  
Diabetic screening     89% 80%  
Mammography screening     74% 65%  
Social & Economic Factors 33
High school graduation 95%   92% 77%  
Some college 59%   68% 66%  
Unemployment 6.6%   5.3% 7.7%  
Children in poverty 23% 17-29% 11% 14%  
Inadequate social support     14% 17%  
Children in single-parent households 36%   20% 27%  
Homicide rate     1 4  
Physical Environment 14
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 1  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 8  
Access to healthy foods 50%   92% 59%  
Access to recreational facilities 25   17 12  

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