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Snapshot 2010: Edgecombe, NC

	Edgecombe County	Error Margin	Target Value*	North Carolina	Rank (of 100)
Health Outcomes					94
Mortality					94
Premature death	11,856	10,825-12,888	7,420	8,174
Morbidity					86
Poor or fair health	27%	23-31%	15%	19%
Poor physical health days	4.4	3.6-5.3	3.1	3.6
Poor mental health days	2.6	2.0-3.2	2.7	3.2
Low birthweight	12.6%	11.7-13.5%	7.7%	9.0%
Health Factors					99
Health Behaviors					100
Adult smoking	30%	25-35%	20%	23%
Adult obesity	38%	33-44%	24%	29%
Binge drinking	9%	6-13%	5%	11%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	22	17-27	15	20
Chlamydia rate	873		89	346
Teen birth rate	74	70-79	39	51
Clinical Care					35
Uninsured adults	11%	9-13%	14%	17%
Primary care provider rate	41		154	115
Preventable hospital stays	81	76-85	55	73
Diabetic screening	87%	85-89%	88%	84%
Hospice use	17%	13-22%	37%	28%
Social & Economic Factors					99
High school graduation	61%		82%	74%
College degrees	10%	8-12%	31%	25%
Unemployment	11%	10-11%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	33%	27-39%	15%	20%
Income inequality	47		40	46
Inadequate social support	32%	26-39%	16%	20%
Single-parent households	15%	11-18%	6%	10%
Homicide rate	12	9-17	4	7
Physical Environment					65
Air pollution-particulate matter days	0		0	1
Air pollution-ozone days	8		0	4
Access to healthy foods	44%		69%	45%
Liquor store density	1.1			0.6

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