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Snapshot 2010: Guilford, NC

	Guilford County	Error Margin	Target Value*	North Carolina	Rank (of 100)
Health Outcomes					10
Mortality					11
Premature death	7,428	7,143-7,713	7,420	8,174
Morbidity					14
Poor or fair health	13%	12-15%	15%	19%
Poor physical health days	3.0	2.7-3.3	3.1	3.6
Poor mental health days	3.0	2.7-3.4	2.7	3.2
Low birthweight	9.2%	8.9-9.5%	7.7%	9.0%
Health Factors					17
Health Behaviors					20
Adult smoking	20%	18-22%	20%	23%
Adult obesity	28%	25-31%	24%	29%
Binge drinking	12%	10-14%	5%	11%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	14	13-15	15	20
Chlamydia rate	505		89	346
Teen birth rate	37	36-38	39	51
Clinical Care					12
Uninsured adults	17%	15-19%	14%	17%
Primary care provider rate	124		154	115
Preventable hospital stays	56	54-58	55	73
Diabetic screening	86%	85-87%	88%	84%
Hospice use	29%	27-31%	37%	28%
Social & Economic Factors					27
High school graduation	84%		82%	74%
College degrees	32%	31-33%	31%	25%
Unemployment	6%	6-6%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	21%	18-23%	15%	20%
Income inequality	47		40	46
Inadequate social support	18%	16-21%	16%	20%
Single-parent households	11%	10-12%	6%	10%
Homicide rate	8	7-9	4	7
Physical Environment					78
Air pollution-particulate matter days	1		0	1
Air pollution-ozone days	13		0	4
Access to healthy foods	44%		69%	45%
Liquor store density	0.6			0.6

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