2011 | Macon, North Carolina
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| Macon County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
North Carolina | Rank (of 100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 34 | ||||
| Mortality | 57 | ||||
| Premature death | 9,143 | 7,856-10,430 | 5,564 | 8,108 | |
| Morbidity | 6 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 14% | 11-18% | 10% | 18% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.8 | 2.9-4.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.1 | 2.2-4.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.7% | 6.6-8.8% | 6.0% | 9.1% | |
| Health Factors | 14 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 12 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 20% | 16-25% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 27% | 23-32% | 25% | 29% | |
| Excessive drinking | 10% | 7-15% | 8% | 12% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 18 | 13-24 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 103 | 83 | 414 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 55 | 49-62 | 22 | 50 | |
| Clinical Care | 20 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 26% | 22-31% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 770:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 43 | 39-47 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 89% | 78-100% | 89% | 86% | |
| Mammography screening | 68% | 57-79% | 74% | 67% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 31 | ||||
| High school graduation | 83% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 51% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 10.4% | 5.3% | 10.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 24% | 18-30% | 11% | 20% | |
| Inadequate social support | 18% | 14-23% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 27% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 7 | |||
| Physical Environment | 37 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 50% | 92% | 66% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 12 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
