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Snapshot 2010: Vernon, LA
| Vernon | Error Margin |
Target Value* |
Louisiana | Rank (of 64) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 2 | ||||
| Mortality | 4 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,672 | 7,782-9,562 | 8,948 | 10,807 | |
| Morbidity | 4 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 18% | 15-22% | 17% | 19% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.1 | 3.1-5.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.4 | 1.6-3.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.8% | 7.2-8.5% | 8.6% | 10.8% | |
| Health Factors | 44 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 60 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 30% | 25-36% | 20% | 23% | |
| Adult obesity | 31% | 26-37% | 28% | 31% | |
| Binge drinking | 13% | 10-18% | 6% | 14% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 25 | 20-30 | 19 | 23 | |
| Chlamydia rate | 409 | 174 | 452 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 77 | 72-82 | 44 | 56 | |
| Clinical Care | 54 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 26% | 21-30% | 17% | 21% | |
| Primary care provider rate | 66 | 145 | 119 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 191 | 181-201 | 83 | 106 | |
| Diabetic screening | 77% | 73-81% | 81% | 75% | |
| Hospice use | 22% | 16-30% | 37% | 31% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 11 | ||||
| High school graduation | 66% | 75% | 60% | ||
| College degrees | 16% | 14-18% | 22% | 20% | |
| Unemployment | 5% | 4-5% | 4% | 5% | |
| Children in poverty | 24% | 20-28% | 22% | 27% | |
| Income inequality | 41 | 42 | 48 | ||
| Inadequate social support | 19% | 14-26% | 18% | 23% | |
| Single-parent households | 11% | 9-13% | 10% | 12% | |
| Homicide rate | 6 | 3-8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Physical Environment | 40 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 17% | 63% | 38% | ||
| Liquor store density | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
