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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Adams
County
Health Outcomes   34
Mortality   24
Premature death 6,005 6,521    
Morbidity   38
Poor or fair health 13% 17%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 3.7    
Poor mental health days 3.1 3.4    
Low birthweight 9.0% 9.0%    
Health Factors   51
Health Behaviors   54
Adult smoking 18% 22%    
Adult obesity 20% 25%    
Physical inactivity 17% 21%    
Excessive drinking 18% 18%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14 14    
Sexually transmitted infections 405 414    
Teen birth rate 44 62    
Clinical Care   41
Uninsured 17% 22%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 1,271:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 55    
Diabetic screening 80% 78%    
Mammography screening 65% 58%    
Social & Economic Factors   47
High school graduation 72% 63%    
Some college 67% 53%    
Unemployment 8.9% 10.2%    
Children in poverty 17% 18%    
Inadequate social support 17% 19%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 29%    
Violent crime rate 345 356    
Physical Environment   54
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 1    
Access to recreational facilities 11 5    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 56%