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Snapshot 2010: East Baton Rouge, LA

	East Baton Rouge	Error Margin	Target Value*	Louisiana	Rank (of 64)
Health Outcomes					19
Mortality					23
Premature death	10,121	9,772-10,469	8,948	10,807
Morbidity					18
Poor or fair health	15%	13-16%	17%	19%
Poor physical health days	3.1	2.7-3.4	2.9	3.6
Poor mental health days	2.7	2.4-3.1	2.1	3.0
Low birthweight	11.6%	11.3-11.9%	8.6%	10.8%
Health Factors					3
Health Behaviors					2
Adult smoking	20%	18-21%	20%	23%
Adult obesity	28%	25-30%	28%	31%
Binge drinking	14%	13-16%	6%	14%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	19	18-21	19	23
Chlamydia rate	510		174	452
Teen birth rate	42	41-43	44	56
Clinical Care					4
Uninsured adults	20%	18-23%	17%	21%
Primary care provider rate	145		145	119
Preventable hospital stays	62	60-63	83	106
Diabetic screening	77%	76-79%	81%	75%
Hospice use	30%	27-33%	37%	31%
Social & Economic Factors					15
High school graduation	65%		75%	60%
College degrees	32%	31-33%	22%	20%
Unemployment	4%	4-5%	4%	5%
Children in poverty	24%	21-27%	22%	27%
Income inequality	49		42	48
Inadequate social support	24%	21-27%	18%	23%
Single-parent households	12%	11-13%	10%	12%
Homicide rate	15	13-16	5	13
Physical Environment					61
Air pollution-particulate matter days	0		1	4
Air pollution-ozone days	30		0	3
Access to healthy foods	33%		63%	38%
Liquor store density	0.2			0.4

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