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2011 | Travis, Texas | Poor or fair health

Summary Information

Range in Texas
(Min-Max):
5-34%
Overall in Texas: 19%
National Benchmark: 10% (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Outcomes - Morbidity
Weight in Health Outcomes: 10%
Years of Data Used: 2003-2009
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The counties are shaded with lighter counties having a better rank. Gray counties are not reported (NR).
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Self-reported health status is a general measure of health-related quality of life in a population. This measure is based on survey responses to the question: “In general, would you say that your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?” The value reported in the County Health Rankings is the percent of adult respondents who rate their health “fair” or “poor.” The measure is age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.

This measure was calculated by the National Center for Health Statistics using data 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. Seven years of data are used to generate more stable estimates of self-reported health status.

Self-reported health status is a widely used measure of people’s health-related quality of life. In addition to measuring how long people live, it is important to also include measures of how healthy people are while alive – self-reported health status has been shown to be a very reliable measure of current health. 

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
% Fair/Poor Percent of adults that report fair or poor health
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by BRFSS
Z-Score (Measure - Average of TX counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceSample Size% Fair/PoorError MarginZ-Score
Anderson40219%15-250.19
Andrews549%4-18-1.73
Angelina28625%20-321.24
Aransas7616%11-23-0.50
Archer830.00
Armstrong16NR
Atascosa12327%19-371.60
Austin1460.00
Bailey320.00
Bandera9011%6-20-1.31
Bastrop23019%14-260.09
Baylor8016%10-25-0.46
Bee7222%14-320.59
Bell55519%15-230.06
Bexar4,49118%16-19-0.13
Blanco400.00
Borden14NR
Bosque7021%14-310.52
Bowie24822%16-300.70
Brazoria47615%11-19-0.68
Brazos3588%6-11-1.84
Brewster17319%11-300.06
Briscoe22NR
Brooks180.00
Brown16424%16-331.01
Burleson5419%12-310.19
Burnet16611%7-18-1.40
Caldwell1190.00
Calhoun8022%13-330.59
Callahan760.00
Cameron1,10730%26-342.12
Camp370.00
Carson559%3-22-1.75
Cass1460.00
Castro280.00
Chambers600.00
Cherokee1670.00
Childress280.00
Clay910.00
Cochran160.00
Coke43NR
Coleman460.00
Collin96511%9-14-1.31
Collingsworth80.00
Colorado7218%10-30-0.05
Comal35316%10-24-0.44
Comanche480.00
Concho18NR
Cooke850.00
Coryell13919%13-270.08
Cottle11NR
Crane220.00
Crockett150.00
Crosby6311%6-19-1.31
Culberson220.00
Dallam440.00
Dallas3,41220%18-210.20
Dawson330.00
Deaf Smith550.00
Delta260.00
Denton85213%10-17-0.97
DeWitt707%4-13-2.06
Dickens23NR
Dimmit360.00
Donley200.00
Duval350.00
Eastland900.00
Ector55019%15-240.19
Edwards20NR
El Paso4,92126%24-281.42
Ellis20716%11-22-0.51
Erath10715%8-26-0.70
Falls5315%8-27-0.57
Fannin850.00
Fayette880.00
Fisher170.00
Floyd240.00
Foard28NR
Fort Bend1,18317%14-21-0.22
Franklin5012%6-22-1.16
Freestone5617%10-27-0.29
Frio330.00
Gaines570.00
Galveston47414%11-18-0.85
Garza220.00
Gillespie1226%3-13-2.23
Glasscock6NR
Goliad290.00
Gonzales580.00
Gray11819%11-310.13
Grayson30119%14-250.13
Gregg52918%14-23-0.07
Grimes690.00
Guadalupe34818%13-24-0.16
Hale14018%12-25-0.09
Hall190.00
Hamilton490.00
Hansford220.00
Hardeman230.00
Hardin13114%10-20-0.81
Harris5,41119%18-210.11
Harrison31623%17-310.90
Hartley240.00
Haskell240.00
Hays45316%11-21-0.51
Hemphill20NR
Henderson24522%15-300.57
Hidalgo2,12929%27-321.99
Hill11118%11-27-0.05
Hockley11617%12-24-0.27
Hood20222%14-330.61
Hopkins14516%11-23-0.50
Houston1700.00
Howard860.00
Hudspeth330.00
Hunt14822%15-320.70
Hutchinson990.00
Irion19NR
Jack310.00
Jackson500.00
Jasper1230.00
Jeff Davis36NR
Jefferson54318%14-23-0.04
Jim Hogg80.00
Jim Wells660.00
Johnson35823%18-290.81
Jones490.00
Karnes500.00
Kaufman16117%12-24-0.18
Kendall13314%7-23-0.90
Kenedy3NR
Kent3NR
Kerr20617%11-25-0.33
Kimble270.00
King6NR
Kinney19NR
Kleberg470.00
Knox120.00
La Salle170.00
Lamar17821%15-280.41
Lamb460.00
Lampasas570.00
Lavaca910.00
Lee570.00
Leon730.00
Liberty13526%18-371.42
Limestone730.00
Lipscomb18NR
Live Oak370.00
Llano950.00
Loving19NR
Lubbock1,91717%14-19-0.35
Lynn220.00
Madison290.00
Marion610.00
Martin210.00
Mason26NR
Matagorda12626%18-371.44
Maverick31931%23-392.25
McCulloch5512%6-23-1.12
McLennan50220%16-260.35
McMullen19NR
Medina14017%11-26-0.18
Menard15NR
Midland64113%10-17-0.96
Milam7419%11-310.15
Mills360.00
Mitchell320.00
Montague740.00
Montgomery65619%15-240.09
Moore780.00
Morris520.00
Motley6NR
Nacogdoches17723%16-310.85
Navarro1270.00
Newton490.00
Nolan480.00
Nueces59019%15-240.13
Ochiltree450.00
Oldham9NR
Orange25820%15-270.37
Palo Pinto900.00
Panola8218%10-29-0.15
Parker29320%16-260.37
Parmer5423%15-350.92
Pecos14615%7-26-0.72
Polk17024%17-320.96
Potter49722%17-270.59
Presidio10423%14-340.76
Rains430.00
Randall57616%12-22-0.37
Reagan170.00
Real230.00
Red River630.00
Reeves270.00
Refugio260.00
Roberts9NR
Robertson400.00
Rockwall1065%2-12-2.54
Runnels420.00
Rusk14920%14-280.24
Sabine470.00
San Augustine320.00
San Jacinto530.00
San Patricio11820%12-300.24
San Saba260.00
Schleicher10NR
Scurry577%3-13-2.17
Shackelford190.00
Shelby8316%9-28-0.39
Sherman18NR
Smith1,41119%16-220.08
Somervell250.00
Starr15034%25-442.84
Stephens410.00
Sterling9NR
Stonewall6NR
Sutton180.00
Swisher330.00
Tarrant3,90817%15-18-0.35
Taylor38422%17-280.68
Terrell49NR
Terry650.00
Throckmorton9NR
Titus8920%12-300.20
Tom Green29814%10-19-0.81
Travis3,55514%12-15-0.85
Trinity670.00
Tyler1020.00
Upshur1240.00
Upton120.00
Uvalde6923%15-350.90
Val Verde80833%24-422.62
Van Zandt19520%13-280.24
Victoria20123%14-340.76
Walker14917%11-25-0.24
Waller570.00
Ward420.00
Washington9213%6-24-1.01
Webb71528%22-341.77
Wharton1030.00
Wheeler170.00
Wichita70017%13-21-0.33
Wilbarger540.00
Willacy400.00
Williamson1,66712%10-15-1.16
Wilson15919%12-280.13
Winkler290.00
Wise16221%16-280.54
Wood18124%17-310.96
Yoakum230.00
Young810.00
Zapata520.00
Zavala220.00

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