2011 | Forrest, Mississippi
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| Forrest County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Mississippi | Rank (of 81) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 35 | ||||
| Mortality | 33 | ||||
| Premature death | 11,047 | 10,204-11,890 | 5,564 | 11,030 | |
| Morbidity | 35 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 20% | 17-23% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.9 | 3.3-4.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 5.3 | 4.3-6.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 11.3% | 10.6-12.0% | 6.0% | 11.6% | |
| Health Factors | 14 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 22 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 21% | 18-26% | 15% | 24% | |
| Adult obesity | 35% | 30-40% | 25% | 34% | |
| Excessive drinking | 12% | 9-16% | 8% | 11% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 26 | 21-30 | 12 | 32 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 1,065 | 83 | 728 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 55 | 52-58 | 22 | 65 | |
| Clinical Care | 30 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 28% | 23-33% | 13% | 24% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,157:1 | 631:1 | 1,155:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 80 | 75-85 | 52 | 100 | |
| Diabetic screening | 80% | 71-90% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 54% | 44-64% | 74% | 56% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 20 | ||||
| High school graduation | 55% | 92% | 64% | ||
| Some college | 62% | 68% | 53% | ||
| Unemployment | 7.8% | 5.3% | 9.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 32% | 25-39% | 11% | 30% | |
| Inadequate social support | 24% | 20-29% | 14% | 25% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 45% | 20% | 44% | ||
| Homicide rate | 8 | 5-10 | 1 | 10 | |
| Physical Environment | 12 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 75% | 92% | 58% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 9 | 17 | 7 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
