Snapshot 2010: Whitley, IN

  Whitley
County
Error
Margin
Target
Value*
Indiana Rank
(of 92)
Health Outcomes 7
Mortality 6
Premature death 5,993 5,062-6,925 6,324 7,820  
Morbidity 12
Poor or fair health 11% 8-15% 13% 16%  
Poor physical health days 3.1 2.1-4.1 2.9 3.6  
Poor mental health days 2.4 1.5-3.2 2.5 3.6  
Low birthweight 7.4% 6.4-8.3% 6.4% 7.9%  
Health Factors 11
Health Behaviors 36
Adult smoking 23% 16-30% 21% 26%  
Adult obesity 29% 24-34% 25% 27%  
Binge drinking 21% 13-32% 9% 15%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate 17 12-23 12 16  
Chlamydia rate 144   76 328  
Teen birth rate 39 34-43 30 45  
Clinical Care 24
Uninsured adults 13% 11-15% 12% 14%  
Primary care provider rate 80   134 114  
Preventable hospital stays 75 69-81 66 81  
Diabetic screening 76% 71-81% 85% 79%  
Hospice use 29% 23-37% 36% 29%  
Social & Economic Factors 9
High school graduation 86%   85% 73%  
College degrees 17% 15-20% 25% 22%  
Unemployment 6% 6-7% 5% 6%  
Children in poverty 9% 8-11% 11% 17%  
Income inequality 39   37 43  
Inadequate social support 13% 8-20% 14% 20%  
Single-parent households 5% 4-7% 7% 10%  
Homicide rate     1 6  
Physical Environment 40
Air pollution-particulate matter days 9   3 8  
Air pollution-ozone days 4   0 5  
Access to healthy foods 50%   67% 38%  
Liquor store density 1.2     1.3  

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