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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Marion
County
Health Outcomes   37
Mortality   28
Premature death 8,781 8,066    
Morbidity   58
Poor or fair health 22% 21%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 5.1    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.0    
Low birthweight 9.0% 8.7%    
Health Factors   57
Health Behaviors   75
Adult smoking 27% 29%    
Adult obesity 33% 34%    
Physical inactivity 31% 35%    
Excessive drinking 11% 12%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 30    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 399    
Teen birth rate 52 57    
Clinical Care   26
Uninsured 17% 19%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 1,384:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 95    
Diabetic screening 82% 89%    
Mammography screening 63% 77%    
Social & Economic Factors   66
High school graduation 78% 84%    
Some college 55% 42%    
Unemployment 10.5% 11.7%    
Children in poverty 26% 26%    
Inadequate social support 20% 29%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 34%    
Violent crime rate 288 143    
Physical Environment   38
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 5    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 54%