Bloggers,
The following is from Kitsap County Health District report of public-helth indicators, released mid-2008. Use these to wow your friends. Rachel
RESIDENCE
69 percent of us live in unincorporated areas of the county.
RACE
82 percent of us are white
5 percent Asian
5 percent Hispanic or Latino
4 percent mixed
3 percent black
1 percent Native American
EDUCATION
In 2006, 65 percent of Kitsap residents aged 18 to 64 had more that a high-school education
81 percent of residents were graduated from high school
ECONOMY
9 percent of residents live in poverty
28 percent of grade-school students in free ore reduced lunch program
HEALTH CARE
85 percent adults had health insurance in 2006
89 percent of kindergarten children had complete immunizations
39 percent of adults at a healthy weight
77 percent of youth (10th grade) at a healthy weight
57 percent of adults engaging in recommended levels of exercise
38 percent of youth engaging in recommended levels of exercise
16 percent of adults report binge drinking (5 or more at a time) in past 30 days
30 percent of youth (grade 10) reporting using alcohol in past 30 days
