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2011 | Hamilton, New York

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  Hamilton
County		 Error
Margin		 National
Benchmark*		 New York Rank
(of 62)
Health Outcomes 11
Mortality 6
Premature death 4,745 3,178-6,813 5,564 5,933  
Morbidity 30
Poor or fair health     10% 16%  
Poor physical health days     2.6 3.5  
Poor mental health days     2.3 3.4  
Low birthweight     6.0% 8.1%  
Health Factors 15
Health Behaviors 17
Adult smoking     15% 19%  
Adult obesity 25% 19-33% 25% 25%  
Excessive drinking     8% 17%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 8  
Sexually transmitted infections 40   83 458  
Teen birth rate     22 27  
Clinical Care 45
Uninsured adults 32% 28-37% 13% 18%  
Primary care physicians 2,480:1   631:1 689:1  
Preventable hospital stays 53 42-63 52 75  
Diabetic screening 87% 59-100% 89% 82%  
Mammography screening 79% 47-100% 74% 61%  
Social & Economic Factors 8
High school graduation 90%   92% 69%  
Some college 55%   68% 63%  
Unemployment 7.4%   5.3% 8.4%  
Children in poverty 16% 12-20% 11% 19%  
Inadequate social support     14% 24%  
Children in single-parent households 28%   20% 34%  
Violent crime rate 86   100 416  
Physical Environment 54
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 4  
Air pollution-ozone days 1   0 5  
Access to healthy foods 33%   92% 61%  
Access to recreational facilities 0   17 11  

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