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February 17, 2010
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CHR in the News
Snapshot 2010: Bronx, NY
| Bronx County |
Error Margin |
Target Value* |
New York | Rank (of 62) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 62 | ||||
| Mortality | 61 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,426 | 8,263-8,590 | 5,034 | 6,099 | |
| Morbidity | 62 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 27% | 24-29% | 11% | 16% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.4 | 3.8-4.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.9 | 3.4-4.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 9.6% | 9.5-9.8% | 6.1% | 8.0% | |
| Health Factors | 62 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 39 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 20% | 18-23% | 15% | 20% | |
| Adult obesity | 25% | 22-29% | 24% | 26% | |
| Binge drinking | 13% | 11-16% | 12% | 16% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 5 | 5-5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Chlamydia rate | 1,070 | 101 | 418 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 52 | 51-52 | 16 | 28 | |
| Clinical Care | 59 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 11% | 10-12% | 12% | 15% | |
| Primary care provider rate | 106 | 163 | 148 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 102 | 101-104 | 66 | 78 | |
| Diabetic screening | 68% | 67-69% | 87% | 80% | |
| Hospice use | 10% | 9-11% | 35% | 21% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 62 | ||||
| High school graduation | 84% | 67% | |||
| College degrees | 16% | 16-17% | 36% | 31% | |
| Unemployment | 7% | 7-8% | 5% | 5% | |
| Children in poverty | 38% | 36-40% | 13% | 20% | |
| Income inequality | 48 | 39 | 50 | ||
| Inadequate social support | 33% | 29-37% | 15% | 24% | |
| Single-parent households | 23% | 22-23% | 7% | 10% | |
| Violent crime rate | 637 | 105 | 432 | ||
| Physical Environment | 37 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 92% | 71% | 43% | ||
| Liquor store density | 0.8 | 1.2 | |||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
