Snapshot 2010: Delta, CO

  Delta
County
Error
Margin
Target
Value*
Colorado Rank
(of 56)
Health Outcomes 24
Mortality 34
Premature death 6,584 5,482-7,685 4,442 6,185  
Morbidity 20
Poor or fair health 15% 10-20% 6% 13%  
Poor physical health days 3.1 2.3-4.0 2.1 3.1  
Poor mental health days 2.9 2.0-3.8 2.0 3.0  
Low birthweight 7.9% 6.8-8.9% 7.5% 8.8%  
Health Factors 32
Health Behaviors 37
Adult smoking 22% 17-28% 12% 19%  
Adult obesity 20% 16-25% 14% 19%  
Binge drinking 11% 7-16% 11% 17%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 16-29 13 16  
Chlamydia rate 165   50 362  
Teen birth rate 58 52-64 17 47  
Clinical Care 40
Uninsured adults 23% 20-26% 15% 18%  
Primary care provider rate 112   178 123  
Preventable hospital stays 64 59-69 37 55  
Diabetic screening 75% 68-81% 90% 78%  
Hospice use 33% 25-43% 50% 43%  
Social & Economic Factors 33
High school graduation 77%   94% 76%  
College degrees 18% 16-19% 44% 33%  
Unemployment 4% 4-5% 3% 5%  
Children in poverty 18% 14-21% 8% 15%  
Income inequality 42   38 44  
Inadequate social support 17% 13-23% 12% 17%  
Single-parent households 7% 6-8% 6% 8%  
Homicide rate     0 4  
Physical Environment 26
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 0  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 1  
Access to healthy foods 44%   57% 37%  
Liquor store density 4.0     2.4  

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