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2012 | Kansas | Compare Counties

  Kansas Edwards
County
Health Outcomes   50
Mortality   39
Premature death 7,012      
Morbidity   42
Poor or fair health 13% 13%    
Poor physical health days 3.0 3.4    
Poor mental health days 2.8 1.9    
Low birthweight 7.2%      
Health Factors   42
Health Behaviors   45
Adult smoking 18% 15%    
Adult obesity 30% 34%    
Physical inactivity 24% 29%    
Excessive drinking 15% 12%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 18      
Sexually transmitted infections 375 65    
Teen birth rate 43 58    
Clinical Care   55
Uninsured 15% 19%    
Primary care physicians 857:1 1,549:1    
Preventable hospital stays 70 60    
Diabetic screening 85% 83%    
Mammography screening 67%      
Social & Economic Factors   46
High school graduation 80% 100%    
Some college 66% 51%    
Unemployment 7.0% 5.0%    
Children in poverty 18% 19%    
Inadequate social support 16% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 28% 23%    
Violent crime rate 421      
Physical Environment   5
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 0%