2011 | Halifax, North Carolina
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| Halifax County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
North Carolina | Rank (of 100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 99 | ||||
| Mortality | 93 | ||||
| Premature death | 12,055 | 10,974-13,135 | 5,564 | 8,108 | |
| Morbidity | 98 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 29% | 21-38% | 10% | 18% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.9 | 4.1-5.7 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.8 | 3.0-4.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 13.1% | 12.2-14.0% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 91 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 95 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 22% | 17-27% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 37% | 31-43% | 25% | 29% | |
| Excessive drinking | 8% | 5-11% | 8% | 12% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 32 | 26-37 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 793 | 83 | 414 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 74 | 69-78 | 22 | 50 | |
| Clinical Care | 21 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 14% | 11-16% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,198:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 87 | 83-92 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 89% | 80-97% | 89% | 86% | |
| Mammography screening | 64% | 55-74% | 74% | 67% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 94 | ||||
| High school graduation | 75% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 45% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 13.1% | 5.3% | 10.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 33% | 26-40% | 11% | 20% | |
| Inadequate social support | 38% | 30-46% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 48% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 11 | 8-14 | 1 | 7 | |
| Physical Environment | 28 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 88% | 92% | 66% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 4 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
