2011 | Caldwell, North Carolina
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| Caldwell County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
North Carolina | Rank (of 100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 54 | ||||
| Mortality | 42 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,752 | 8,041-9,464 | 5,564 | 8,108 | |
| Morbidity | 68 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 20% | 17-24% | 10% | 18% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.4 | 3.5-5.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.4 | 3.5-5.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 9.0% | 8.3-9.7% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 55 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 57 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 26% | 22-30% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 31% | 27-35% | 25% | 29% | |
| Excessive drinking | 9% | 7-12% | 8% | 12% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 19 | 15-22 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 199 | 83 | 414 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 63 | 59-67 | 22 | 50 | |
| Clinical Care | 35 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 16% | 13-19% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,229:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 78 | 74-82 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 84% | 76-92% | 89% | 86% | |
| Mammography screening | 64% | 55-73% | 74% | 67% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 69 | ||||
| High school graduation | 79% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 47% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 15.4% | 5.3% | 10.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 21% | 16-25% | 11% | 20% | |
| Inadequate social support | 23% | 19-27% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 30% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 4 | 3-6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Physical Environment | 13 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 100% | 92% | 66% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 8 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
