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2011 | Kiowa, Colorado

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  Kiowa
County		 Error
Margin		 National
Benchmark*		 Colorado Rank
(of 57)
Health Outcomes NR
Mortality NR
Premature death     5,564 6,094  
Morbidity NR
Poor or fair health     10% 13%  
Poor physical health days     2.6 3.1  
Poor mental health days     2.3 3.0  
Low birthweight     6.0% 8.9%  
Health Factors NR
Health Behaviors NR
Adult smoking     15% 19%  
Adult obesity 20% 13-28% 25% 19%  
Excessive drinking     8% 18%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 15  
Sexually transmitted infections 151   83 395  
Teen birth rate     22 45  
Clinical Care NR
Uninsured adults 22% 18-26% 13% 20%  
Primary care physicians     631:1 816:1  
Preventable hospital stays 69 48-90 52 52  
Diabetic screening     89% 80%  
Mammography screening     74% 65%  
Social & Economic Factors NR
High school graduation 95%   92% 77%  
Some college 73%   68% 66%  
Unemployment 4.7%   5.3% 7.7%  
Children in poverty 17% 13-22% 11% 14%  
Inadequate social support     14% 17%  
Children in single-parent households 26%   20% 27%  
Homicide rate     1 4  
Physical Environment NR
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 1  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 8  
Access to healthy foods 25%   92% 59%  
Access to recreational facilities 0   17 12  

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