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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Green
County
Health Outcomes   55
Mortality   44
Premature death 8,781 8,753    
Morbidity   71
Poor or fair health 22% 26%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 5.8    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.4    
Low birthweight 9.0% 8.6%    
Health Factors   56
Health Behaviors   21
Adult smoking 27% 25%    
Adult obesity 33% 32%    
Physical inactivity 31% 38%    
Excessive drinking 11% 7%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 37    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 112    
Teen birth rate 52 51    
Clinical Care   89
Uninsured 17% 22%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 2,883:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 99    
Diabetic screening 82% 83%    
Mammography screening 63% 58%    
Social & Economic Factors   65
High school graduation 78% 91%    
Some college 55% 42%    
Unemployment 10.5% 12.0%    
Children in poverty 26% 32%    
Inadequate social support 20% 21%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 32%    
Violent crime rate 288      
Physical Environment   44
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% 40%