2011 | Vernon, Louisiana
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| Vernon | Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Louisiana | Rank (of 64) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 5 | ||||
| Mortality | 6 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,935 | 8,039-9,832 | 5,564 | 10,654 | |
| Morbidity | 6 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 19% | 16-23% | 10% | 19% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.1 | 3.2-4.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.5 | 1.9-3.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.4% | 7.7-9.0% | 6.0% | 10.9% | |
| Health Factors | 41 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 56 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 28% | 24-34% | 15% | 23% | |
| Adult obesity | 34% | 29-40% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 16% | 12-20% | 8% | 16% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 22 | 17-27 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 508 | 83 | 528 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 76 | 71-81 | 22 | 55 | |
| Clinical Care | 62 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 34% | 29-39% | 13% | 26% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,661:1 | 631:1 | 863:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 189 | 179-199 | 52 | 98 | |
| Diabetic screening | 81% | 69-92% | 89% | 77% | |
| Mammography screening | 43% | 32-54% | 74% | 60% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 9 | ||||
| High school graduation | 70% | 92% | 61% | ||
| Some college | 53% | 68% | 51% | ||
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 5.3% | 6.8% | ||
| Children in poverty | 22% | 17-26% | 11% | 25% | |
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 15-25% | 14% | 23% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 31% | 20% | 41% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 13 | |||
| Physical Environment | 47 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 38% | 92% | 62% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 2 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
