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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Knox
County
Health Outcomes   105
Mortality   105
Premature death 8,781 12,526    
Morbidity   102
Poor or fair health 22% 34%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 7.6    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.7    
Low birthweight 9.0% 9.7%    
Health Factors   105
Health Behaviors   89
Adult smoking 27% 27%    
Adult obesity 33% 36%    
Physical inactivity 31% 36%    
Excessive drinking 11% 7%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 34    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 247    
Teen birth rate 52 88    
Clinical Care   101
Uninsured 17% 21%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 2,701:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 156    
Diabetic screening 82% 83%    
Mammography screening 63% 58%    
Social & Economic Factors   109
High school graduation 78% 74%    
Some college 55% 27%    
Unemployment 10.5% 11.8%    
Children in poverty 26% 45%    
Inadequate social support 20% 28%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 37%    
Violent crime rate 288 87    
Physical Environment   75
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% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 61%