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Snapshot 2010: Rensselaer, NY

	Rensselaer County	Error Margin	Target Value*	New York	Rank (of 62)
Health Outcomes					35
Mortality					31
Premature death	6,376	5,937-6,816	5,034	6,099
Morbidity					39
Poor or fair health	13%	10-17%	11%	16%
Poor physical health days	3.3	2.6-4.0	2.7	3.5
Poor mental health days	4.0	3.0-5.0	2.6	3.3
Low birthweight	7.5%	7.0-7.9%	6.1%	8.0%
Health Factors					32
Health Behaviors					40
Adult smoking	23%	19-28%	15%	20%
Adult obesity	27%	22-32%	24%	26%
Binge drinking	21%	16-28%	12%	16%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	11	9-13	7	8
Chlamydia rate	246		101	418
Teen birth rate	28	26-29	16	28
Clinical Care					26
Uninsured adults	14%	12-16%	12%	15%
Primary care provider rate	85		163	148
Preventable hospital stays	91	88-95	66	78
Diabetic screening	84%	82-86%	87%	80%
Hospice use	40%	36-44%	35%	21%
Social & Economic Factors					26
High school graduation	69%		84%	67%
College degrees	26%	24-27%	36%	31%
Unemployment	5%	5-5%	5%	5%
Children in poverty	15%	13-17%	13%	20%
Income inequality	40		39	50
Inadequate social support	22%	17-29%	15%	24%
Single-parent households	9%	8-10%	7%	10%
Violent crime rate	335		105	432
Physical Environment					43
Air pollution-particulate matter days	2		0	2
Air pollution-ozone days	8		1	5
Access to healthy foods	31%		71%	43%
Liquor store density	1.2			1.2

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