2011 | Tangipahoa, Louisiana
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| Tangipahoa | Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Louisiana | Rank (of 64) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 47 | ||||
| Mortality | 54 | ||||
| Premature death | 12,528 | 11,804-13,253 | 5,564 | 10,654 | |
| Morbidity | 30 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 22% | 19-25% | 10% | 19% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.5 | 2.9-4.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.1 | 2.6-3.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | |
| Low birthweight | 10.9% | 10.4-11.5% | 6.0% | 10.9% | |
| Health Factors | 31 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 47 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 23% | 20-27% | 15% | 23% | |
| Adult obesity | 35% | 30-39% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 14% | 11-18% | 8% | 16% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 37 | 33-41 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 643 | 83 | 528 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 57 | 54-59 | 22 | 55 | |
| Clinical Care | 35 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 27% | 22-32% | 13% | 26% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,305:1 | 631:1 | 863:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 133 | 128-138 | 52 | 98 | |
| Diabetic screening | 76% | 68-83% | 89% | 77% | |
| Mammography screening | 58% | 50-65% | 74% | 60% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 31 | ||||
| High school graduation | 70% | 92% | 61% | ||
| Some college | 49% | 68% | 51% | ||
| Unemployment | 7.6% | 5.3% | 6.8% | ||
| Children in poverty | 29% | 24-35% | 11% | 25% | |
| Inadequate social support | 24% | 20-29% | 14% | 23% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 39% | 20% | 41% | ||
| Homicide rate | 11 | 9-13 | 1 | 13 | |
| Physical Environment | 7 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 69% | 92% | 62% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 11 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
