2011 | Washington, Arkansas
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| Washington County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Arkansas | Rank (of 75) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 2 | ||||
| Mortality | 2 | ||||
| Premature death | 7,209 | 6,798-7,620 | 5,564 | 9,545 | |
| Morbidity | 2 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 16% | 14-18% | 10% | 19% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.5 | 3.2-3.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.1 | 2.7-3.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | |
| Low birthweight | 6.9% | 6.6-7.2% | 6.0% | 9.0% | |
| Health Factors | 3 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 7 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 21% | 19-24% | 15% | 23% | |
| Adult obesity | 27% | 24-31% | 25% | 30% | |
| Excessive drinking | 17% | 15-20% | 8% | 13% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 19 | 16-21 | 12 | 26 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 505 | 83 | 499 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 54 | 52-56 | 22 | 62 | |
| Clinical Care | 36 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 30% | 26-34% | 13% | 23% | |
| Primary care physicians | 750:1 | 631:1 | 867:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 72 | 69-75 | 52 | 87 | |
| Diabetic screening | 77% | 69-84% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 58% | 51-65% | 74% | 60% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 4 | ||||
| High school graduation | 80% | 92% | 74% | ||
| Some college | 59% | 68% | 52% | ||
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 5.3% | 7.3% | ||
| Children in poverty | 19% | 15-23% | 11% | 25% | |
| Inadequate social support | 19% | 16-22% | 14% | 22% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 28% | 20% | 34% | ||
| Homicide rate | 3 | 2-4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Physical Environment | 7 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 67% | 92% | 46% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 9 | 17 | 8 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
