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Snapshot 2010: Gordon, GA

	Gordon County	Error Margin	Target Value*	Georgia	Rank (of 157)
Health Outcomes					62
Mortality					60
Premature death	9,648	8,730-10,566	7,537	8,269
Morbidity					82
Poor or fair health	20%	14-28%	12%	17%
Poor physical health days	4.9	3.6-6.3	2.9	3.6
Poor mental health days	5.5	3.6-7.4	2.6	3.5
Low birthweight	7.5%	6.8-8.2%	7.1%	9.1%
Health Factors					70
Health Behaviors					59
Adult smoking	26%	19-34%	17%	21%
Adult obesity	28%	22-34%	26%	29%
Binge drinking	9%	4-17%	5%	13%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	26	20-31	15	18
Chlamydia rate	142		142	458
Teen birth rate	95	89-101	39	57
Clinical Care					91
Uninsured adults	21%	19-24%	15%	19%
Primary care provider rate	84		143	100
Preventable hospital stays	98	92-105	63	80
Diabetic screening	84%	80-87%	84%	79%
Hospice use	30%	24-38%	46%	37%
Social & Economic Factors					56
High school graduation	60%		70%	62%
College degrees	11%	9-13%	25%	27%
Unemployment	7%	7-8%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	20%	16-24%	15%	20%
Income inequality	40		40	46
Inadequate social support	21%	13-33%	14%	21%
Single-parent households	8%	6-11%	8%	11%
Homicide rate			2	8
Physical Environment					129
Air pollution-particulate matter days	8		4	9
Air pollution-ozone days	2		0	2
Access to healthy foods	13%		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