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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Lyon
County
Health Outcomes   12
Mortality   36
Premature death 8,781 8,491    
Morbidity   2
Poor or fair health 22% 21%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 4.0    
Poor mental health days 4.3 2.7    
Low birthweight 9.0% 6.1%    
Health Factors   13
Health Behaviors   8
Adult smoking 27% 19%    
Adult obesity 33% 34%    
Physical inactivity 31% 31%    
Excessive drinking 11% 5%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22      
Sexually transmitted infections 311 85    
Teen birth rate 52 41    
Clinical Care   69
Uninsured 17% 23%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 2,083:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 89    
Diabetic screening 82% 87%    
Mammography screening 63% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   18
High school graduation 78% 90%    
Some college 55% 48%    
Unemployment 10.5% 11.3%    
Children in poverty 26% 21%    
Inadequate social support 20% 20%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 27%    
Violent crime rate 288 76    
Physical Environment   26
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% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 33%