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2012 | Maine | Compare Counties

  Maine Aroostook
County
Health Outcomes   12
Mortality   9
Premature death 6,390 6,699    
Morbidity   13
Poor or fair health 13% 19%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 4.3    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.8    
Low birthweight 6.6% 6.6%    
Health Factors   11
Health Behaviors   11
Adult smoking 20% 23%    
Adult obesity 28% 32%    
Physical inactivity 23% 33%    
Excessive drinking 17% 12%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 18    
Sexually transmitted infections 185 131    
Teen birth rate 25 28    
Clinical Care   11
Uninsured 13% 14%    
Primary care physicians 694:1 845:1    
Preventable hospital stays 63 73    
Diabetic screening 88% 88%    
Mammography screening 74% 81%    
Social & Economic Factors   9
High school graduation 83% 85%    
Some college 60% 57%    
Unemployment 7.9% 9.7%    
Children in poverty 18% 20%    
Inadequate social support 17% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 31% 31%    
Violent crime rate 120 71    
Physical Environment   12
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 0 0    
Access to recreational facilities 13 6    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 4%    
Fast food restaurants 39% 39%