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2012 | Maine | Compare Counties

  Maine Hancock
County
Health Outcomes   2
Mortality   3
Premature death 6,390 5,560    
Morbidity   1
Poor or fair health 13% 13%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.4    
Low birthweight 6.6% 5.2%    
Health Factors   5
Health Behaviors   4
Adult smoking 20% 18%    
Adult obesity 28% 25%    
Physical inactivity 23% 20%    
Excessive drinking 17% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 16    
Sexually transmitted infections 185 147    
Teen birth rate 25 22    
Clinical Care   3
Uninsured 13% 14%    
Primary care physicians 694:1 494:1    
Preventable hospital stays 63 63    
Diabetic screening 88% 88%    
Mammography screening 74% 77%    
Social & Economic Factors   7
High school graduation 83% 83%    
Some college 60% 59%    
Unemployment 7.9% 8.8%    
Children in poverty 18% 20%    
Inadequate social support 17% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 31% 32%    
Violent crime rate 120 63    
Physical Environment   5
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 0 5    
Access to recreational facilities 13 21    
Limited access to healthy foods 9% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 39% 29%