2011 | Covington, Mississippi
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| Covington County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Mississippi | Rank (of 81) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 43 | ||||
| Mortality | 30 | ||||
| Premature death | 10,902 | 9,202-12,602 | 5,564 | 11,030 | |
| Morbidity | 68 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 27% | 22-32% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 5.5 | 4.3-6.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.5 | 3.3-5.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 11.4% | 10.1-12.8% | 6.0% | 11.6% | |
| Health Factors | 52 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 67 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 27% | 21-35% | 15% | 24% | |
| Adult obesity | 38% | 32-45% | 25% | 34% | |
| Excessive drinking | 7% | 3-14% | 8% | 11% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 47 | 35-58 | 12 | 32 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 736 | 83 | 728 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 72 | 65-79 | 22 | 65 | |
| Clinical Care | 57 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 29% | 24-34% | 13% | 24% | |
| Primary care physicians | 2,561:1 | 631:1 | 1,155:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 107 | 96-117 | 52 | 100 | |
| Diabetic screening | 83% | 66-100% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 64% | 46-83% | 74% | 56% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 44 | ||||
| High school graduation | 55% | 92% | 64% | ||
| Some college | 47% | 68% | 53% | ||
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 5.3% | 9.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 37% | 29-46% | 11% | 30% | |
| Inadequate social support | 31% | 23-40% | 14% | 25% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 36% | 20% | 44% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 10 | |||
| Physical Environment | 24 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 100% | 92% | 58% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 5 | 17 | 7 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
