2011 | Roanoke, Virginia
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| Roanoke County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Virginia | Rank (of 132) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 30 | ||||
| Mortality | 18 | ||||
| Premature death | 5,961 | 5,400-6,523 | 5,564 | 6,872 | |
| Morbidity | 67 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 14% | 11-18% | 10% | 13% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.3 | 3.3-5.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.5 | 2.5-4.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.9% | 7.3-8.5% | 6.0% | 8.2% | |
| Health Factors | 4 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 8 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 16% | 13-21% | 15% | 20% | |
| Adult obesity | 24% | 21-29% | 25% | 27% | |
| Excessive drinking | 11% | 8-16% | 8% | 15% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 12 | 9-15 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 214 | 83 | 405 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 30 | 28-33 | 22 | 36 | |
| Clinical Care | 5 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 15% | 12-18% | 13% | 17% | |
| Primary care physicians | 489:1 | 631:1 | 806:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 52 | 49-55 | 52 | 63 | |
| Diabetic screening | 87% | 77-96% | 89% | 84% | |
| Mammography screening | 74% | 64-84% | 74% | 64% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 10 | ||||
| High school graduation | 90% | 92% | 76% | ||
| Some college | 70% | 68% | 65% | ||
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.7% | ||
| Children in poverty | 8% | 6-10% | 11% | 14% | |
| Inadequate social support | 15% | 12-19% | 14% | 19% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 21% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 196 | 100 | 270 | ||
| Physical Environment | 49 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 80% | 92% | 52% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 12 | 17 | 11 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
