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2012 | California | Compare Counties

  California Kern
County
Health Outcomes   49
Mortality   44
Premature death 5,922 8,414    
Morbidity   51
Poor or fair health 19% 24%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 4.4    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.1    
Low birthweight 6.7% 7.0%    
Health Factors   55
Health Behaviors   54
Adult smoking 14% 17%    
Adult obesity 24% 29%    
Physical inactivity 18% 24%    
Excessive drinking 17% 16%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 12 20    
Sexually transmitted infections 399 623    
Teen birth rate 40 69    
Clinical Care   51
Uninsured 20% 22%    
Primary care physicians 847:1 1,206:1    
Preventable hospital stays 52 75    
Diabetic screening 79% 78%    
Mammography screening 63% 58%    
Social & Economic Factors   50
High school graduation 74% 74%    
Some college 60% 42%    
Unemployment 12.4% 15.9%    
Children in poverty 22% 30%    
Inadequate social support 25% 27%    
Children in single-parent households 30% 36%    
Violent crime rate 500 585    
Physical Environment   56
Air pollution-particulate matter days 16 41    
Air pollution-ozone days 51 110    
Access to recreational facilities 9 5    
Limited access to healthy foods 5% 10%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 58%