Snapshot 2010: Pendleton, WV

  Pendleton
County
Error
Margin
Target
Value*
West Virginia Rank
(of 55)
Health Outcomes 1
Mortality 3
Premature death 6,295 4,613-8,391 7,386 9,370  
Morbidity 2
Poor or fair health 16% 11-22% 16% 22%  
Poor physical health days 3.2 1.8-4.6 3.5 5.1  
Poor mental health days 2.4 1.2-3.6 3.3 4.6  
Low birthweight     7.2% 9.0%  
Health Factors 5
Health Behaviors 3
Adult smoking 13% 8-21% 22% 27%  
Adult obesity 32% 25-40% 29% 30%  
Binge drinking 10% 5-18% 5% 10%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     14 22  
Chlamydia rate 91   47 174  
Teen birth rate 27 19-35 32 45  
Clinical Care 39
Uninsured adults 25% 22-29% 16% 19%  
Primary care provider rate 52   126 114  
Preventable hospital stays 96 84-107 88 112  
Diabetic screening 86% 80-93% 87% 80%  
Hospice use     34% 23%  
Social & Economic Factors 9
High school graduation 76%   87% 77%  
College degrees 12% 10-14% 21% 17%  
Unemployment 4% 4-5% 4% 4%  
Children in poverty 17% 13-20% 16% 23%  
Income inequality 43   42 45  
Inadequate social support     15% 20%  
Single-parent households 7% 6-8% 7% 8%  
Homicide rate     2 5  
Physical Environment 47
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 1  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 2  
Access to healthy foods 13%   40% 23%  
Liquor store density 1.3     0.3  

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