2011 | Gaston, North Carolina
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| Gaston County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
North Carolina | Rank (of 100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 75 | ||||
| Mortality | 74 | ||||
| Premature death | 9,960 | 9,468-10,451 | 5,564 | 8,108 | |
| Morbidity | 67 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 21% | 19-23% | 10% | 18% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.2 | 3.8-4.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.0 | 3.5-4.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 9.5% | 9.1-9.9% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 53 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 44 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 28% | 25-31% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 27% | 24-30% | 25% | 29% | |
| Excessive drinking | 12% | 10-14% | 8% | 12% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 19 | 16-21 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 376 | 83 | 414 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 63 | 61-65 | 22 | 50 | |
| Clinical Care | 25 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 17% | 14-20% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,083:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 75 | 72-77 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 84% | 79-89% | 89% | 86% | |
| Mammography screening | 66% | 60-72% | 74% | 67% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 66 | ||||
| High school graduation | 75% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 53% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 14.0% | 5.3% | 10.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 21% | 17-25% | 11% | 20% | |
| Inadequate social support | 22% | 20-25% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 36% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 6 | 5-7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Physical Environment | 66 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 77% | 92% | 66% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 10 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
