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Snapshot 2010: Wake, NC

	Wake County	Error Margin	Target Value*	North Carolina	Rank (of 100)
Health Outcomes					1
Mortality					1
Premature death	5,431	5,251-5,612	7,420	8,174
Morbidity					1
Poor or fair health	12%	11-14%	15%	19%
Poor physical health days	2.5	2.3-2.7	3.1	3.6
Poor mental health days	2.3	2.1-2.5	2.7	3.2
Low birthweight	7.8%	7.6-8.0%	7.7%	9.0%
Health Factors					2
Health Behaviors					5
Adult smoking	16%	14-18%	20%	23%
Adult obesity	27%	25-29%	24%	29%
Binge drinking	13%	11-14%	5%	11%
Motor vehicle crash death rate	12	11-13	15	20
Chlamydia rate	353		89	346
Teen birth rate	29	29-30	39	51
Clinical Care					13
Uninsured adults	17%	16-19%	14%	17%
Primary care provider rate	120		154	115
Preventable hospital stays	57	56-59	55	73
Diabetic screening	85%	84-87%	88%	84%
Hospice use	30%	28-32%	37%	28%
Social & Economic Factors					2
High school graduation	83%		82%	74%
College degrees	47%	46-47%	31%	25%
Unemployment	5%	5-5%	5%	6%
Children in poverty	11%	10-12%	15%	20%
Income inequality	44		40	46
Inadequate social support	18%	16-20%	16%	20%
Single-parent households	9%	8-9%	6%	10%
Homicide rate	4	3-4	4	7
Physical Environment					98
Air pollution-particulate matter days	5		0	1
Air pollution-ozone days	19		0	4
Access to healthy foods	47%		69%	45%
Liquor store density	0.5			0.6

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