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Snapshot 2010: Jefferson, KY

	Jefferson County	Error Margin	Target Value*	Kentucky	Rank (of 120)
Health Outcomes					33
Mortality					35
Premature death	8,375	8,141-8,609	7,127	8,914
Morbidity					37
Poor or fair health	16%	15-18%	17%	22%
Poor physical health days	3.6	3.3-4.0	3.6	4.7
Poor mental health days	3.8	3.4-4.2	3.3	4.4
Low birthweight	9.2%	9.0-9.5%	7.2%	8.7%
Health Factors					34
Health Behaviors					12
Adult smoking	26%	24-28%	24%	29%
Adult obesity	28%	25-30%	29%	29%
Binge drinking	12%	10-13%	5%	9%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	13	12-14	18	23
Chlamydia rate	372		53	209
Teen birth rate	52	51-53	42	52
Clinical Care					2
Uninsured adults	14%	12-15%	12%	16%
Primary care provider rate	163		137	110
Preventable hospital stays	73	71-74	79	110
Diabetic screening	83%	82-84%	85%	79%
Hospice use	28%	26-30%	42%	27%
Social & Economic Factors					47
High school graduation	85%		94%	85%
College degrees	25%	25-25%	21%	17%
Unemployment	6%	6-6%	6%	6%
Children in poverty	21%	19-23%	17%	24%
Income inequality	47		41	47
Inadequate social support	18%	16-21%	13%	19%
Single-parent households	11%	10-11%	7%	9%
Homicide rate	8	8-9	1	5
Physical Environment					120
Air pollution-particulate matter days	17		0	2
Air pollution-ozone days	23		0	2
Access to healthy foods	44%		63%	30%
Liquor store density	1.6			0.9

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