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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Ballard
County
Health Outcomes   82
Mortality   46
Premature death 8,781 8,788    
Morbidity   101
Poor or fair health 22% 23%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 5.9    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.3    
Low birthweight 9.0% 11.8%    
Health Factors   19
Health Behaviors   31
Adult smoking 27% 29%    
Adult obesity 33% 32%    
Physical inactivity 31% 34%    
Excessive drinking 11% 3%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 35    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 264    
Teen birth rate 52 45    
Clinical Care   42
Uninsured 17% 17%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 2,733:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 101    
Diabetic screening 82% 85%    
Mammography screening 63% 68%    
Social & Economic Factors   12
High school graduation 78% 86%    
Some college 55% 51%    
Unemployment 10.5% 10.2%    
Children in poverty 26% 23%    
Inadequate social support 20% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 20%    
Violent crime rate 288 171    
Physical Environment   10
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 17%