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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Bell
County
Health Outcomes   104
Mortality   108
Premature death 8,781 12,962    
Morbidity   95
Poor or fair health 22% 33%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 7.2    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.7    
Low birthweight 9.0% 9.0%    
Health Factors   102
Health Behaviors   72
Adult smoking 27% 26%    
Adult obesity 33% 36%    
Physical inactivity 31% 33%    
Excessive drinking 11% 10%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 41    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 241    
Teen birth rate 52 69    
Clinical Care   109
Uninsured 17% 20%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 1,118:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 216    
Diabetic screening 82% 75%    
Mammography screening 63% 54%    
Social & Economic Factors   106
High school graduation 78% 76%    
Some college 55% 40%    
Unemployment 10.5% 13.7%    
Children in poverty 26% 42%    
Inadequate social support 20% 25%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 36%    
Violent crime rate 288 95    
Physical Environment   57
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 7    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 69%