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Snapshot 2010: Ventura

Population Estimate, 2009: 802,983

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RANK
VENTURA ERROR TARGET
CALIFORNIA (OF
COUNTY MARGIN VALUE*
56)

HEALTH OUTCOMES 17
Mortality 9
Premature death — Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
5,465 5,283-5,647 5,199 6,196
(age-adjusted)
Morbidity 30
Poor or fair health — Percent of adults reporting fair or poor health (age-adjusted) 14% 11-17% 11% 18%
Poor physical health days — Average number of physically unhealthy days reported in
3.6 3.0-4.3 2.7 3.6
past 30 days (age-adjusted)
Poor mental health days — Average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in
3.9 3.3-4.6 2.8 3.6
past 30 days (age-adjusted)
Low birthweight — Percent of live births with low birthweight (< 2500 grams) 6.4% 6.2-6.5% 5.3% 6.6%
HEALTH FACTORS 16
Health Behaviors 27
Adult smoking — Percent of adults that report smoking at least 100 cigarettes and that
16% 13-19% 10% 15%
they currently smoke
Adult obesity — Percent of adults that report a BMI >= 30 23% 20-27% 19% 23%
Binge drinking — Percent of adults that report binge drinking in the past 30 days 17% 13-20% 13% 15%
Motor vehicle crash death rate — Motor vehicle crash deaths per 100,000 population 11 10-12 8 12
Chlamydia rate — Chlamydia rate per 100,000 population 237 110 389
Teen birth rate — Teen birth rate per 1,000 female population, ages 15-19 37 36-38 22 41
Clinical Care 17
Uninsured adults — Percent of population under age 65 without health insurance 18% 16-19% 15% 21%
Primary care provider rate — Primary care provider rate per 100,000 population 117 157 116
Preventable hospital stays — Hospitalization rate for ambulatory-care sensitive
52 50-53 45 62
conditions per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
Diabetic screening — Percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees that receive HbA1c
79% 78-81% 84% 76%
screening
Hospice use — Percent of chronically ill Medicare enrollees in hospice care in last 6
31% 29-34% 36% 28%
months of life
Social & Economic Factors 9
High school graduation — Percent of ninth grade cohort that graduates in 4 years 78% 90% 69%
College degrees — Percent of population age 25+ with 4 year college degree or higher 30% 29-31% 38% 29%
Unemployment — Percent of population age 16+ unemployed but seeking work 6% 6-6% 5% 7%
Children in poverty — Percent of children under age 18 in poverty 12% 11-14% 11% 17%
Income inequality — Gini coefficient of income inequality based on household income 43 41 47
Inadequate social support — Percent of adults without social/emotional support 25% 20-29% 15% 26%
Single-parent households — Percent of all households that are single-parent
8% 8-9% 7% 10%
households
Violent crime rate — Violent crime rate per 100,000 population 270 263 527
Physical Environment 47
Air pollution-particulate matter days — Annual number of unhealthy air quality days
1 0 13
due to fine particulate matter
Air pollution-ozone days — Annual number of unhealthy air quality days due to ozone 39 0 37
Access to healthy foods — Healthy food outlets include grocery stores and produce
40% 62% 46%
stands/farmers' markets
Liquor store density — Number of liquor stores per 10,000 population 1.3 0.9

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better

Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data

Source URL: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/california/ventura

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