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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Boyd
County
Health Outcomes   88
Mortality   72
Premature death 8,781 9,953    
Morbidity   94
Poor or fair health 22% 24%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 5.3    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.1    
Low birthweight 9.0% 11.1%    
Health Factors   32
Health Behaviors   52
Adult smoking 27% 26%    
Adult obesity 33% 36%    
Physical inactivity 31% 34%    
Excessive drinking 11% 9%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 19    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 187    
Teen birth rate 52 58    
Clinical Care   11
Uninsured 17% 16%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 571:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 100    
Diabetic screening 82% 81%    
Mammography screening 63% 64%    
Social & Economic Factors   25
High school graduation 78% 83%    
Some college 55% 58%    
Unemployment 10.5% 8.9%    
Children in poverty 26% 28%    
Inadequate social support 20% 19%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 39%    
Violent crime rate 288      
Physical Environment   114
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 5    
Access to recreational facilities 8 8    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 19%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 63%