2011 | Edgecombe, North Carolina
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| Edgecombe County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
North Carolina | Rank (of 100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 95 | ||||
| Mortality | 97 | ||||
| Premature death | 12,299 | 11,225-13,373 | 5,564 | 8,108 | |
| Morbidity | 92 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 24% | 20-28% | 10% | 18% | |
| Poor physical health days | 5.3 | 3.8-6.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.8 | 2.1-3.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 12.7% | 11.8-13.6% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 99 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 99 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 28% | 24-33% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 37% | 32-44% | 25% | 29% | |
| Excessive drinking | 9% | 6-13% | 8% | 12% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 23 | 18-28 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 1,215 | 83 | 414 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 72 | 67-76 | 22 | 50 | |
| Clinical Care | 16 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 14% | 11-17% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 2,495:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 76 | 72-80 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 91% | 82-99% | 89% | 86% | |
| Mammography screening | 71% | 60-82% | 74% | 67% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 99 | ||||
| High school graduation | 78% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 44% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 16.1% | 5.3% | 10.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 36% | 28-43% | 11% | 20% | |
| Inadequate social support | 31% | 25-39% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 51% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 12 | 9-15 | 1 | 7 | |
| Physical Environment | 98 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 80% | 92% | 66% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 6 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
