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Snapshot 2010: Buncombe, NC

	Buncombe County	Error Margin	Target Value*	North Carolina	Rank (of 100)
Health Outcomes					25
Mortality					25
Premature death	7,990	7,559-8,420	7,420	8,174
Morbidity					30
Poor or fair health	17%	15-18%	15%	19%
Poor physical health days	3.6	3.3-3.9	3.1	3.6
Poor mental health days	3.4	3.0-3.7	2.7	3.2
Low birthweight	9.1%	8.7-9.5%	7.7%	9.0%
Health Factors					3
Health Behaviors					6
Adult smoking	24%	22-26%	20%	23%
Adult obesity	21%	19-24%	24%	29%
Binge drinking	11%	9-12%	5%	11%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	15	13-17	15	20
Chlamydia rate	268		89	346
Teen birth rate	46	44-48	39	51
Clinical Care					3
Uninsured adults	18%	16-20%	14%	17%
Primary care provider rate	206		154	115
Preventable hospital stays	49	47-51	55	73
Diabetic screening	88%	86-89%	88%	84%
Hospice use	33%	30-36%	37%	28%
Social & Economic Factors					12
High school graduation	75%		82%	74%
College degrees	31%	30-32%	31%	25%
Unemployment	5%	5-5%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	19%	17-22%	15%	20%
Income inequality	46		40	46
Inadequate social support	16%	14-19%	16%	20%
Single-parent households	8%	7-9%	6%	10%
Homicide rate	5	4-6	4	7
Physical Environment					13
Air pollution-particulate matter days	0		0	1
Air pollution-ozone days	6		0	4
Access to healthy foods	58%		69%	45%
Liquor store density	0.5			0.6

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