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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Grant
County
Health Outcomes   74
Mortality   41
Premature death 8,781 8,658    
Morbidity   97
Poor or fair health 22% 31%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 6.0    
Poor mental health days 4.3 6.3    
Low birthweight 9.0% 9.5%    
Health Factors   78
Health Behaviors   114
Adult smoking 27% 32%    
Adult obesity 33% 38%    
Physical inactivity 31% 37%    
Excessive drinking 11% 10%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 26    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 270    
Teen birth rate 52 67    
Clinical Care   67
Uninsured 17% 17%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 1,419:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 118    
Diabetic screening 82% 77%    
Mammography screening 63% 52%    
Social & Economic Factors   58
High school graduation 78% 71%    
Some college 55% 48%    
Unemployment 10.5% 11.6%    
Children in poverty 26% 26%    
Inadequate social support 20%      
Children in single-parent households 32% 32%    
Violent crime rate 288 50    
Physical Environment   69
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 12    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 28%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 52%