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2011 | Borden, Texas | Inadequate social support

Summary Information

Range in Texas
(Min-Max):
6-32%
Overall in Texas: 23%
National Benchmark: 14% (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Social & Economic Factors (Family and Social Support)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2005-2009
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The social and emotional support measure is based on responses to the question: “How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?” The County Health Rankings reports the percent of the adult population that responds that they “never,” “rarely,” or “sometimes”  get the support they need.

This measure was calculated by the National Center for Health Statistics using data obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a random-digit dial survey. BRFSS data are representative of the total non-institutionalized U.S. population over 18 years of age living in households with a land-line telephone. 

Poor family support, minimal contact with others, and limited involvement in community life are associated with increased morbidity and early mortality. Furthermore social support networks have been identified as powerful predictors of health behaviors, suggesting that individuals without a strong social network are less likely to participate in healthy lifestyle choices.

More Information

Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.

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Sample Size Number of respondents
% No Social-Emotional Support Percent of adults that report not getting social/emotional support
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by BRFSS
Z-Score (Measure - Average of TX counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceSample Size% No Social-Emotional SupportError MarginZ-Score
Anderson34131%23-402.01
Andrews430.00
Angelina22427%18-371.22
Aransas530.00
Archer780.00
Armstrong13NR
Atascosa810.00
Austin1130.00
Bailey210.00
Bandera690.00
Bastrop16919%13-28-0.26
Baylor520.00
Bee520.00
Bell39415%11-20-1.03
Bexar3,51623%21-250.43
Blanco340.00
Borden10NR
Bosque550.00
Bowie1680.00
Brazoria33923%17-300.51
Brazos25616%11-23-0.93
Brewster1640.00
Briscoe17NR
Brooks120.00
Brown1210.00
Burleson460.00
Burnet1290.00
Caldwell910.00
Calhoun510.00
Callahan540.00
Cameron85830%25-361.91
Camp260.00
Carson480.00
Cass10023%15-340.47
Castro190.00
Chambers440.00
Cherokee13723%15-340.49
Childress220.00
Clay786%3-14-2.78
Cochran100.00
Coke34NR
Coleman340.00
Collin67016%12-21-0.85
Collingsworth40.00
Colorado510.00
Comal28117%12-24-0.67
Comanche360.00
Concho10NR
Cooke520.00
Coryell9616%9-27-0.91
Cottle7NR
Crane150.00
Crockett90.00
Crosby480.00
Culberson170.00
Dallam390.00
Dallas2,25827%24-311.36
Dawson250.00
Deaf Smith370.00
Delta190.00
Denton58715%12-20-1.03
DeWitt560.00
Dickens21NR
Dimmit260.00
Donley140.00
Duval260.00
Eastland700.00
Ector44523%16-310.39
Edwards16NR
El Paso3,93127%25-291.22
Ellis16317%10-27-0.77
Erath840.00
Falls420.00
Fannin670.00
Fayette680.00
Fisher160.00
Floyd200.00
Foard21NR
Fort Bend98722%17-280.23
Franklin390.00
Freestone380.00
Frio220.00
Gaines430.00
Galveston32725%18-350.92
Garza170.00
Gillespie830.00
Glasscock2NR
Goliad240.00
Gonzales460.00
Gray860.00
Grayson22325%18-330.80
Gregg44822%17-290.37
Grimes450.00
Guadalupe27128%20-371.40
Hale1130.00
Hall140.00
Hamilton360.00
Hansford180.00
Hardeman180.00
Hardin9620%12-31-0.14
Harris3,82924%22-270.75
Harrison25329%21-381.67
Hartley190.00
Haskell220.00
Hays35620%13-29-0.10
Hemphill14NR
Henderson17714%9-21-1.23
Hidalgo1,73529%25-331.71
Hill760.00
Hockley10213%7-22-1.52
Hood1580.00
Hopkins970.00
Houston1250.00
Howard550.00
Hudspeth310.00
Hunt1060.00
Hutchinson720.00
Irion14NR
Jack200.00
Jackson280.00
Jasper920.00
Jeff Davis36NR
Jefferson38225%19-310.79
Jim Hogg40.00
Jim Wells440.00
Johnson26421%16-280.09
Jones370.00
Karnes360.00
Kaufman1040.00
Kendall10515%9-26-1.03
Kenedy2NR
Kent2NR
Kerr14617%10-25-0.79
Kimble160.00
King6NR
Kinney12NR
Kleberg380.00
Knox110.00
La Salle90.00
Lamar11819%12-28-0.36
Lamb340.00
Lampasas470.00
Lavaca640.00
Lee420.00
Leon560.00
Liberty970.00
Limestone430.00
Lipscomb11NR
Live Oak280.00
Llano660.00
Loving16NR
Lubbock1,68720%17-24-0.02
Lynn180.00
Madison190.00
Marion490.00
Martin160.00
Mason19NR
Matagorda860.00
Maverick2560.00
McCulloch410.00
McLennan36727%21-341.26
McMullen13NR
Medina1040.00
Menard10NR
Midland53618%13-24-0.56
Milam530.00
Mills280.00
Mitchell230.00
Montague490.00
Montgomery46124%18-310.71
Moore650.00
Morris360.00
Motley2NR
Nacogdoches12915%9-24-1.13
Navarro940.00
Newton330.00
Nolan340.00
Nueces42020%14-28-0.08
Ochiltree340.00
Oldham6NR
Orange1870.00
Palo Pinto570.00
Panola570.00
Parker21717%12-25-0.63
Parmer370.00
Pecos1250.00
Polk12524%15-340.61
Potter40432%23-422.26
Presidio900.00
Rains250.00
Randall48915%10-23-1.03
Reagan120.00
Real160.00
Red River470.00
Reeves180.00
Refugio180.00
Roberts7NR
Robertson350.00
Rockwall780.00
Runnels310.00
Rusk1170.00
Sabine330.00
San Augustine220.00
San Jacinto370.00
San Patricio8818%11-29-0.46
San Saba190.00
Schleicher8NR
Scurry430.00
Shackelford150.00
Shelby690.00
Sherman10NR
Smith1,23225%21-300.86
Somervell190.00
Starr1070.00
Stephens320.00
Sterling7NR
Stonewall6NR
Sutton150.00
Swisher220.00
Tarrant2,88421%19-230.09
Taylor28721%15-280.04
Terrell37NR
Terry510.00
Throckmorton6NR
Titus630.00
Tom Green19718%12-24-0.60
Travis2,75721%19-240.15
Trinity510.00
Tyler8015%8-25-1.19
Upshur850.00
Upton80.00
Uvalde510.00
Val Verde73419%13-28-0.24
Van Zandt14115%9-24-1.19
Victoria13717%11-25-0.79
Walker11114%9-23-1.21
Waller410.00
Ward320.00
Washington680.00
Webb59122%16-300.25
Wharton650.00
Wheeler140.00
Wichita60220%15-26-0.20
Wilbarger410.00
Willacy280.00
Williamson1,38217%14-20-0.73
Wilson12418%12-27-0.50
Winkler180.00
Wise1180.00
Wood13421%13-30-0.00
Yoakum180.00
Young570.00
Zapata430.00
Zavala170.00

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"