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2012 | Illinois | Compare Counties

  Illinois Clay
County
Health Outcomes   24
Mortality   40
Premature death 6,728 7,029    
Morbidity   10
Poor or fair health 16% 16%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 1.6    
Poor mental health days 3.2      
Low birthweight 8.4% 6.1%    
Health Factors   75
Health Behaviors   54
Adult smoking 20%      
Adult obesity 27% 29%    
Physical inactivity 25% 32%    
Excessive drinking 19%      
Motor vehicle crash death rate 11 20    
Sexually transmitted infections 469 145    
Teen birth rate 40 50    
Clinical Care   90
Uninsured 15% 14%    
Primary care physicians 778:1 1,708:1    
Preventable hospital stays 77 136    
Diabetic screening 82% 85%    
Mammography screening 66% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   78
High school graduation 84% 81%    
Some college 65% 61%    
Unemployment 10.3% 12.1%    
Children in poverty 19% 22%    
Inadequate social support 21%      
Children in single-parent households 31% 25%    
Violent crime rate 532 148    
Physical Environment   34
Air pollution-particulate matter days 3 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 4 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 15    
Limited access to healthy foods 4% 7%    
Fast food restaurants 51% 41%