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2012 | Illinois | Compare Counties

  Illinois Ford
County
Health Outcomes   11
Mortality   24
Premature death 6,728 6,388    
Morbidity   5
Poor or fair health 16% 9%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 1.9    
Poor mental health days 3.2 1.6    
Low birthweight 8.4% 7.5%    
Health Factors   35
Health Behaviors   81
Adult smoking 20%      
Adult obesity 27% 32%    
Physical inactivity 25% 31%    
Excessive drinking 19% 8%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 11 31    
Sexually transmitted infections 469 221    
Teen birth rate 40 35    
Clinical Care   7
Uninsured 15% 12%    
Primary care physicians 778:1 775:1    
Preventable hospital stays 77 69    
Diabetic screening 82% 90%    
Mammography screening 66% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   41
High school graduation 84% 83%    
Some college 65% 58%    
Unemployment 10.3% 10.1%    
Children in poverty 19% 17%    
Inadequate social support 21%      
Children in single-parent households 31% 19%    
Violent crime rate 532 309    
Physical Environment   20
Air pollution-particulate matter days 3 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 4 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 22    
Limited access to healthy foods 4% 12%    
Fast food restaurants 51% 48%