2011 | Arlington, Virginia
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| Arlington County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Virginia | Rank (of 132) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 2 | ||||
| Mortality | 2 | ||||
| Premature death | 3,880 | 3,585-4,175 | 5,564 | 6,872 | |
| Morbidity | 2 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 8% | 7-11% | 10% | 13% | |
| Poor physical health days | 2.5 | 2.1-3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.4 | 1.9-2.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 6.2% | 5.9-6.5% | 6.0% | 8.2% | |
| Health Factors | 8 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 1 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 12% | 10-15% | 15% | 20% | |
| Adult obesity | 21% | 18-24% | 25% | 27% | |
| Excessive drinking | 22% | 19-26% | 8% | 15% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 6 | 4-7 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 231 | 83 | 405 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 26 | 24-28 | 22 | 36 | |
| Clinical Care | 65 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 22% | 19-25% | 13% | 17% | |
| Primary care physicians | 738:1 | 631:1 | 806:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 43 | 41-45 | 52 | 63 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 72-91% | 89% | 84% | |
| Mammography screening | 63% | 54-71% | 74% | 64% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 8 | ||||
| High school graduation | 75% | 92% | 76% | ||
| Some college | 86% | 68% | 65% | ||
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 5.3% | 6.7% | ||
| Children in poverty | 9% | 7-11% | 11% | 14% | |
| Inadequate social support | 17% | 14-22% | 14% | 19% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 25% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 174 | 100 | 270 | ||
| Physical Environment | 129 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 82% | 92% | 52% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 15 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
