2011 | Alexander, North Carolina
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| Alexander County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
North Carolina | Rank (of 100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 56 | ||||
| Mortality | 58 | ||||
| Premature death | 9,215 | 8,047-10,382 | 5,564 | 8,108 | |
| Morbidity | 56 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 22% | 16-30% | 10% | 18% | |
| Poor physical health days | 5.0 | 3.4-6.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.7 | 2.3-5.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.9% | 6.9-8.9% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 41 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 28 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 22% | 15-30% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 29% | 23-35% | 25% | 29% | |
| Excessive drinking | 13% | 8-22% | 8% | 12% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 22 | 17-28 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 140 | 83 | 414 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 51 | 45-56 | 22 | 50 | |
| Clinical Care | 53 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 21% | 18-25% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 2,287:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 68 | 62-74 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 89% | 77-100% | 89% | 86% | |
| Mammography screening | 68% | 54-82% | 74% | 67% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 60 | ||||
| High school graduation | 76% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 42% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 14.3% | 5.3% | 10.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 18% | 13-23% | 11% | 20% | |
| Inadequate social support | 23% | 15-33% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 22% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 7 | |||
| Physical Environment | 42 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 67% | 92% | 66% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 11 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
