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Snapshot 2010: Hernando, FL
| Hernando County |
Error Margin |
Target Value* |
Florida | Rank (of 67) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 39 | ||||
| Mortality | 34 | ||||
| Premature death | 9,060 | 8,461-9,660 | 6,978 | 7,933 | |
| Morbidity | 43 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 19% | 15-24% | 13% | 16% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.5 | 3.4-5.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Poor mental health days | 5.7 | 4.4-7.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.2% | 6.6-7.7% | 7.3% | 8.4% | |
| Health Factors | 27 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 28 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 25% | 21-30% | 18% | 21% | |
| Adult obesity | 25% | 22-29% | 21% | 24% | |
| Binge drinking | 12% | 9-15% | 8% | 14% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 22 | 19-24 | 16 | 19 | |
| Chlamydia rate | 175 | 149 | 318 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 42 | 40-45 | 35 | 46 | |
| Clinical Care | 18 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 20% | 17-22% | 18% | 24% | |
| Primary care provider rate | 66 | 119 | 100 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 76 | 74-78 | 52 | 69 | |
| Diabetic screening | 79% | 77-80% | 83% | 80% | |
| Hospice use | 54% | 50-58% | 50% | 44% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 43 | ||||
| High school graduation | 69% | 75% | 64% | ||
| College degrees | 15% | 14-16% | 30% | 25% | |
| Unemployment | 9% | 8-9% | 4% | 6% | |
| Children in poverty | 15% | 12-17% | 14% | 17% | |
| Income inequality | 42 | 41 | 47 | ||
| Inadequate social support | 23% | 18-29% | 16% | 21% | |
| Single-parent households | 6% | 5-7% | 7% | 9% | |
| Violent crime rate | 428 | 293 | 714 | ||
| Physical Environment | 40 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 43% | 60% | 50% | ||
| Liquor store density | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data



