2011 | Pulaski, Kentucky
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| Pulaski County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Kentucky | Rank (of 120) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 58 | ||||
| Mortality | 65 | ||||
| Premature death | 9,563 | 8,671-10,455 | 5,564 | 8,859 | |
| Morbidity | 47 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 24% | 21-28% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.3 | 3.7-4.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.8 | 3.2-4.5 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.9% | 8.1-9.7% | 6.0% | 8.9% | |
| Health Factors | 29 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 28 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 29% | 26-33% | 15% | 28% | |
| Adult obesity | 30% | 26-35% | 25% | 31% | |
| Excessive drinking | 6% | 4-9% | 8% | 11% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 35 | 29-41 | 12 | 22 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 123 | 83 | 287 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 67 | 63-72 | 22 | 52 | |
| Clinical Care | 12 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 17% | 14-20% | 13% | 19% | |
| Primary care physicians | 879:1 | 631:1 | 922:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 87 | 82-92 | 52 | 105 | |
| Diabetic screening | 77% | 68-86% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 61% | 53-70% | 74% | 62% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 55 | ||||
| High school graduation | 86% | 92% | 84% | ||
| Some college | 48% | 68% | 54% | ||
| Unemployment | 10.6% | 5.3% | 10.5% | ||
| Children in poverty | 32% | 25-39% | 11% | 23% | |
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 17-24% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 32% | 20% | 32% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 5 | |||
| Physical Environment | 12 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 75% | 92% | 44% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 10 | 17 | 8 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
