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July 26, 2010
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Snapshot 2010: Bolivar, MS
| Bolivar County |
Error Margin |
Target Value* |
Mississippi | Rank (of 81) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 67 | ||||
| Mortality | 72 | ||||
| Premature death | 13,628 | 12,328-14,928 | 9,601 | 10,997 | |
| Morbidity | 43 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 21% | 17-26% | 18% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.0 | 3.1-5.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.1 | 3.1-5.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 12.8% | 11.8-13.7% | 9.3% | 11.4% | |
| Health Factors | 67 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 47 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 23% | 18-28% | 20% | 25% | |
| Adult obesity | 36% | 31-42% | 31% | 33% | |
| Binge drinking | 13% | 9-19% | 6% | 11% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 24 | 18-30 | 25 | 32 | |
| Chlamydia rate | 1,064 | 270 | 745 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 75 | 70-80 | 47 | 65 | |
| Clinical Care | 12 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 14% | 12-17% | 14% | 20% | |
| Primary care provider rate | 70 | 125 | 88 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 114 | 107-121 | 78 | 106 | |
| Diabetic screening | 73% | 68-78% | 82% | 74% | |
| Hospice use | 38% | 30-47% | 38% | 29% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 69 | ||||
| High school graduation | 67% | 72% | 64% | ||
| College degrees | 24% | 20-27% | 23% | 19% | |
| Unemployment | 9% | 9-9% | 6% | 7% | |
| Children in poverty | 53% | 48-58% | 22% | 29% | |
| Income inequality | 57 | 43 | 47 | ||
| Inadequate social support | 37% | 30-45% | 17% | 24% | |
| Single-parent households | 16% | 13-19% | 9% | 13% | |
| Homicide rate | 17 | 12-23 | 5 | 11 | |
| Physical Environment | 78 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 13% | 80% | 37% | ||
| Liquor store density | 1.9 | 1.0 | |||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data



