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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Lewis
County
Health Outcomes   67
Mortality   64
Premature death 8,781 9,690    
Morbidity   67
Poor or fair health 22% 30%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 5.2    
Poor mental health days 4.3 4.3    
Low birthweight 9.0% 8.8%    
Health Factors   108
Health Behaviors   116
Adult smoking 27% 37%    
Adult obesity 33% 35%    
Physical inactivity 31% 36%    
Excessive drinking 11% 11%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 33    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 109    
Teen birth rate 52 75    
Clinical Care   103
Uninsured 17% 21%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 3,462:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 121    
Diabetic screening 82% 85%    
Mammography screening 63% 44%    
Social & Economic Factors   100
High school graduation 78% 84%    
Some college 55% 33%    
Unemployment 10.5% 15.0%    
Children in poverty 26% 40%    
Inadequate social support 20% 22%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 25%    
Violent crime rate 288 74    
Physical Environment   70
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% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 50%