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Snapshot 2010: Floyd, GA
| Floyd County |
Error Margin |
Target Value* |
Georgia | Rank (of 157) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 63 | ||||
| Mortality | 70 | ||||
| Premature death | 10,016 | 9,291-10,741 | 7,537 | 8,269 | |
| Morbidity | 62 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 20% | 16-24% | 12% | 17% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.0 | 2.9-5.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.3 | 3.2-5.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.7% | 8.2-9.3% | 7.1% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 38 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 64 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 19% | 15-25% | 17% | 21% | |
| Adult obesity | 32% | 27-38% | 26% | 29% | |
| Binge drinking | 7% | 5-11% | 5% | 13% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 18 | 15-22 | 15 | 18 | |
| Chlamydia rate | 311 | 142 | 458 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 68 | 64-71 | 39 | 57 | |
| Clinical Care | 2 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 17% | 15-20% | 15% | 19% | |
| Primary care provider rate | 230 | 143 | 100 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 83 | 79-86 | 63 | 80 | |
| Diabetic screening | 84% | 81-86% | 84% | 79% | |
| Hospice use | 39% | 34-44% | 46% | 37% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 59 | ||||
| High school graduation | 61% | 70% | 62% | ||
| College degrees | 16% | 15-18% | 25% | 27% | |
| Unemployment | 7% | 6-7% | 5% | 6% | |
| Children in poverty | 23% | 19-27% | 15% | 20% | |
| Income inequality | 46 | 40 | 46 | ||
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 15-26% | 14% | 21% | |
| Single-parent households | 10% | 8-12% | 8% | 11% | |
| Homicide rate | 6 | 4-8 | 2 | 8 | |
| Physical Environment | 116 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 11 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 42% | 100% | 41% | ||
| Liquor store density | 1.2 | 0.9 | |||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data



