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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Butler
County
Health Outcomes   64
Mortality   94
Premature death 8,781 11,100    
Morbidity   20
Poor or fair health 22% 19%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 5.8    
Poor mental health days 4.3 3.3    
Low birthweight 9.0% 7.7%    
Health Factors   62
Health Behaviors   24
Adult smoking 27% 23%    
Adult obesity 33% 33%    
Physical inactivity 31% 31%    
Excessive drinking 11% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 45    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 128    
Teen birth rate 52 53    
Clinical Care   95
Uninsured 17% 20%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 3,340:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 131    
Diabetic screening 82% 80%    
Mammography screening 63% 52%    
Social & Economic Factors   67
High school graduation 78% 73%    
Some college 55% 44%    
Unemployment 10.5% 12.3%    
Children in poverty 26% 29%    
Inadequate social support 20% 16%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 27%    
Violent crime rate 288 60    
Physical Environment   68
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% 3%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 55%