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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Pike
County
Health Outcomes   116
Mortality   112
Premature death 8,781 13,251    
Morbidity   116
Poor or fair health 22% 36%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 7.9    
Poor mental health days 4.3 7.0    
Low birthweight 9.0% 10.6%    
Health Factors   79
Health Behaviors   106
Adult smoking 27% 32%    
Adult obesity 33% 37%    
Physical inactivity 31% 39%    
Excessive drinking 11% 7%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 39    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 121    
Teen birth rate 52 56    
Clinical Care   70
Uninsured 17% 18%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 1,071:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 171    
Diabetic screening 82% 80%    
Mammography screening 63% 60%    
Social & Economic Factors   68
High school graduation 78% 76%    
Some college 55% 43%    
Unemployment 10.5% 10.1%    
Children in poverty 26% 37%    
Inadequate social support 20% 27%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 27%    
Violent crime rate 288 55    
Physical Environment   49
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% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 62%