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Snapshot 2010: Chattooga, GA

	Chattooga County	Error Margin	Target Value*	Georgia	Rank (of 157)
Health Outcomes					118
Mortality					89
Premature death	10,427	9,023-11,831	7,537	8,269
Morbidity					145
Poor or fair health	28%	19-39%	12%	17%
Poor physical health days	5.7	3.5-8.0	2.9	3.6
Poor mental health days	5.8	3.4-8.2	2.6	3.5
Low birthweight	8.9%	7.8-10.1%	7.1%	9.1%
Health Factors					78
Health Behaviors					60
Adult smoking	29%	20-40%	17%	21%
Adult obesity	26%	21-32%	26%	29%
Binge drinking	9%	4-18%	5%	13%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	27	19-35	15	18
Chlamydia rate	261		142	458
Teen birth rate	90	81-98	39	57
Clinical Care					71
Uninsured adults	16%	13-18%	15%	19%
Primary care provider rate	38		143	100
Preventable hospital stays	74	67-81	63	80
Diabetic screening	77%	73-82%	84%	79%
Hospice use	28%	21-39%	46%	37%
Social & Economic Factors					115
High school graduation	59%		70%	62%
College degrees	7%	5-10%	25%	27%
Unemployment	10%	9-10%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	25%	20-30%	15%	20%
Income inequality	40		40	46
Inadequate social support			14%	21%
Single-parent households	11%	7-16%	8%	11%
Homicide rate			2	8
Physical Environment					11
Air pollution-particulate matter days	6		4	9
Air pollution-ozone days	4		0	2
Access to healthy foods	100%		100%	41%
Liquor store density	0.4			0.9

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