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2012 | Kentucky | Compare Counties

  Kentucky Rowan
County
Health Outcomes   40
Mortality   66
Premature death 8,781 9,708    
Morbidity   19
Poor or fair health 22% 24%    
Poor physical health days 4.7 4.8    
Poor mental health days 4.3 5.0    
Low birthweight 9.0% 6.6%    
Health Factors   37
Health Behaviors   34
Adult smoking 27% 26%    
Adult obesity 33% 35%    
Physical inactivity 31% 30%    
Excessive drinking 11% 10%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 24    
Sexually transmitted infections 311 378    
Teen birth rate 52 23    
Clinical Care   31
Uninsured 17% 20%    
Primary care physicians 922:1 630:1    
Preventable hospital stays 104 89    
Diabetic screening 82% 81%    
Mammography screening 63% 62%    
Social & Economic Factors   50
High school graduation 78% 74%    
Some college 55% 48%    
Unemployment 10.5% 9.2%    
Children in poverty 26% 32%    
Inadequate social support 20% 20%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 35%    
Violent crime rate 288 132    
Physical Environment   16
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 13    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 54% 66%