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Snapshot 2010: Albany, NY

	Albany County	Error Margin	Target Value*	New York	Rank (of 62)
Health Outcomes					27
Mortality					36
Premature death	6,453	6,122-6,785	5,034	6,099
Morbidity					18
Poor or fair health	12%	10-15%	11%	16%
Poor physical health days	2.6	2.1-3.1	2.7	3.5
Poor mental health days	2.7	2.2-3.2	2.6	3.3
Low birthweight	8.0%	7.6-8.3%	6.1%	8.0%
Health Factors					12
Health Behaviors					22
Adult smoking	22%	19-25%	15%	20%
Adult obesity	26%	22-30%	24%	26%
Binge drinking	18%	15-22%	12%	16%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	7	6-8	7	8
Chlamydia rate	344		101	418
Teen birth rate	20	19-21	16	28
Clinical Care					4
Uninsured adults	14%	12-16%	12%	15%
Primary care provider rate	165		163	148
Preventable hospital stays	76	74-78	66	78
Diabetic screening	84%	82-86%	87%	80%
Hospice use	36%	34-39%	35%	21%
Social & Economic Factors					16
High school graduation	74%		84%	67%
College degrees	36%	35-38%	36%	31%
Unemployment	5%	5-5%	5%	5%
Children in poverty	15%	13-17%	13%	20%
Income inequality	44		39	50
Inadequate social support	20%	16-24%	15%	24%
Single-parent households	10%	9-11%	7%	10%
Violent crime rate	513		105	432
Physical Environment					57
Air pollution-particulate matter days	4		0	2
Air pollution-ozone days	6		1	5
Access to healthy foods	26%		71%	43%
Liquor store density	1.8			1.2

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data