Snapshot 2010: Quitman, GA

  Quitman
County
Error
Margin
Target
Value*
Georgia Rank
(of 157)
Health Outcomes 157
Mortality 157
Premature death 19,096 12,858-27,306 7,537 8,269  
Morbidity 110
Poor or fair health     12% 17%  
Poor physical health days     2.9 3.6  
Poor mental health days     2.6 3.5  
Low birthweight     7.1% 9.1%  
Health Factors 139
Health Behaviors 150
Adult smoking     17% 21%  
Adult obesity 33% 26-41% 26% 29%  
Binge drinking     5% 13%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     15 18  
Chlamydia rate 523   142 458  
Teen birth rate 92 67-118 39 57  
Clinical Care 46
Uninsured adults 17% 14-20% 15% 19%  
Primary care provider rate     143 100  
Preventable hospital stays 89 70-108 63 80  
Diabetic screening 79% 68-91% 84% 79%  
Hospice use     46% 37%  
Social & Economic Factors 138
High school graduation     70% 62%  
College degrees 7% 4-10% 25% 27%  
Unemployment 8% 7-10% 5% 6%  
Children in poverty 33% 26-41% 15% 20%  
Income inequality 46   40 46  
Inadequate social support     14% 21%  
Single-parent households 11% 9-13% 8% 11%  
Homicide rate     2 8  
Physical Environment 80
Air pollution-particulate matter days 6   4 9  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 2  
Access to healthy foods 0%   100% 41%  
Liquor store density 0.0     0.9  

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