2011 | Alger, Michigan | Poor mental health days
Summary Information
| Range in Michigan (Min-Max): |
2.0-8.1 |
| Overall in Michigan: | 3.7 |
| National Benchmark: | 2.3 (90th percentile) |
Ranking Methodology
| Summary Measure: | Health Outcomes - Morbidity |
| Weight in Health Outcomes: | 10% |
| Years of Data Used: | 2003-2009 |
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| The counties are shaded with lighter counties having a better rank. Gray counties are not reported (NR). |
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The poor mental health days measure is a companion measure to the poor physical health days reported in the County Health Rankings. The estimates are based on responses to the question: “Thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?” We present the average number of days a county’s adult respondents report that their mental health was not good. The measure is age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.
This measure was calculated by the National Center for Health Statistics using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a random-digit dial survey. BRFSS data are representative of the total non-institutionalized U.S. population over 18 years of age living in households with a land-line telephone. NCHS used seven years of data to generate more stable estimates of poor mental health days.
Overall health depends on both physical and mental well-being. Measuring the number of days when people report that their mental health was not good, i.e., poor mental health days, represent an important facet of health-related quality of life. The County Health Rankings considers health-related quality of life to be an important health outcome.
Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.
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| Sample Size | Number of respondents |
| Mentally Unhealthy Days | Average number of reported mentally unhealthy days per month |
| Error Margin | 95% confidence interval reported by BRFSS |
| Z-Score | (Measure - Average of MI counties)/(Standard Deviation) |
| Place | Sample Size | Mentally Unhealthy Days | Error Margin | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona | 88 | 4.5 | 1.1-7.8 | 0.88 |
| Alger | 78 | 4.6 | 1.8-7.4 | 1.00 |
| Allegan | 554 | 3.0 | 2.3-3.6 | -0.86 |
| Alpena | 222 | 2.9 | 1.4-4.4 | -0.98 |
| Antrim | 183 | 4.4 | 2.6-6.2 | 0.76 |
| Arenac | 122 | 4.6 | 2.4-6.7 | 1.00 |
| Baraga | 57 | 2.0 | 0.7-3.2 | -2.02 |
| Barry | 369 | 3.3 | 2.5-4.1 | -0.51 |
| Bay | 617 | 4.7 | 3.5-5.8 | 1.11 |
| Benzie | 121 | 3.1 | 1.7-4.4 | -0.74 |
| Berrien | 1,099 | 3.6 | 2.9-4.3 | -0.16 |
| Branch | 226 | 3.6 | 2.5-4.8 | -0.16 |
| Calhoun | 701 | 5.0 | 4.1-6.0 | 1.46 |
| Cass | 318 | 3.4 | 2.3-4.4 | -0.40 |
| Charlevoix | 190 | 3.0 | 1.7-4.3 | -0.86 |
| Cheboygan | 205 | 4.1 | 2.8-5.4 | 0.42 |
| Chippewa | 233 | 4.6 | 2.5-6.6 | 1.00 |
| Clare | 201 | 5.2 | 3.5-7.0 | 1.69 |
| Clinton | 437 | 3.4 | 2.5-4.2 | -0.40 |
| Crawford | 85 | 3.3 | 1.7-5.0 | -0.51 |
| Delta | 289 | 3.6 | 2.6-4.5 | -0.16 |
| Dickinson | 188 | 2.8 | 1.7-3.9 | -1.09 |
| Eaton | 636 | 3.4 | 2.6-4.2 | -0.40 |
| Emmet | 265 | 3.7 | 2.5-4.9 | -0.05 |
| Genesee | 2,329 | 4.1 | 3.7-4.6 | 0.42 |
| Gladwin | 189 | 4.0 | 2.6-5.4 | 0.30 |
| Gogebic | 105 | 2.8 | 1.7-3.9 | -1.09 |
| Grand Traverse | 495 | 3.0 | 2.3-3.8 | -0.86 |
| Gratiot | 253 | 3.7 | 1.9-5.5 | -0.05 |
| Hillsdale | 262 | 3.7 | 2.3-5.0 | -0.05 |
| Houghton | 207 | 2.3 | 1.2-3.4 | -1.67 |
| Huron | 201 | 3.9 | 2.4-5.4 | 0.18 |
| Ingham | 1,478 | 3.6 | 3.1-4.0 | -0.16 |
| Ionia | 336 | 4.0 | 2.9-5.1 | 0.30 |
| Iosco | 205 | 3.2 | 1.8-4.6 | -0.63 |
| Iron | 117 | 3.0 | 1.5-4.5 | -0.86 |
| Isabella | 296 | 2.6 | 1.6-3.5 | -1.32 |
| Jackson | 891 | 4.0 | 3.2-4.8 | 0.30 |
| Kalamazoo | 1,297 | 3.7 | 3.1-4.2 | -0.05 |
| Kalkaska | 114 | 5.0 | 3.0-7.0 | 1.46 |
| Kent | 2,822 | 3.5 | 3.1-3.9 | -0.28 |
| Keweenaw | 29 | NR | ||
| Lake | 91 | 3.2 | 1.2-5.2 | -0.63 |
| Lapeer | 432 | 2.7 | 2.0-3.3 | -1.21 |
| Leelanau | 161 | 4.2 | 2.4-6.0 | 0.53 |
| Lenawee | 529 | 2.8 | 2.1-3.6 | -1.09 |
| Livingston | 820 | 3.0 | 2.3-3.8 | -0.86 |
| Luce | 43 | 0.00 | ||
| Mackinac | 108 | 2.8 | 1.1-4.5 | -1.09 |
| Macomb | 3,088 | 3.8 | 3.4-4.1 | 0.07 |
| Manistee | 164 | 3.8 | 2.4-5.3 | 0.07 |
| Marquette | 398 | 3.2 | 2.1-4.3 | -0.63 |
| Mason | 216 | 3.6 | 2.2-5.0 | -0.16 |
| Mecosta | 235 | 3.8 | 2.5-5.1 | 0.07 |
| Menominee | 177 | 4.3 | 2.5-6.0 | 0.65 |
| Midland | 503 | 3.1 | 2.3-3.8 | -0.74 |
| Missaukee | 119 | 3.5 | 1.6-5.4 | -0.28 |
| Monroe | 718 | 4.1 | 3.2-5.0 | 0.42 |
| Montcalm | 477 | 3.3 | 2.5-4.1 | -0.51 |
| Montmorency | 77 | 4.3 | 1.9-6.7 | 0.65 |
| Muskegon | 1,016 | 4.6 | 3.8-5.5 | 1.00 |
| Newaygo | 319 | 4.5 | 3.4-5.7 | 0.88 |
| Oakland | 5,455 | 3.5 | 3.2-3.8 | -0.28 |
| Oceana | 168 | 4.1 | 2.0-6.2 | 0.42 |
| Ogemaw | 158 | 4.1 | 2.4-5.8 | 0.42 |
| Ontonagon | 59 | 5.6 | 1.5-9.6 | 2.16 |
| Osceola | 144 | 4.9 | 2.8-6.9 | 1.35 |
| Oscoda^ | 74 | 8.1 | 2.5-13.6 | 3.00 |
| Otsego | 156 | 3.4 | 1.9-4.8 | -0.40 |
| Ottawa | 1,368 | 2.5 | 2.2-2.9 | -1.44 |
| Presque Isle | 99 | 3.0 | 1.4-4.5 | -0.86 |
| Roscommon | 194 | 4.6 | 2.5-6.7 | 1.00 |
| Saginaw | 1,298 | 3.7 | 3.2-4.3 | -0.05 |
| Sanilac | 274 | 4.5 | 3.1-5.9 | 0.88 |
| Schoolcraft | 59 | 3.0 | 1.0-5.0 | -0.86 |
| Shiawassee | 400 | 4.1 | 2.9-5.4 | 0.42 |
| St. Clair | 823 | 4.1 | 3.4-4.8 | 0.42 |
| St. Joseph | 295 | 3.5 | 2.4-4.7 | -0.28 |
| Tuscola | 313 | 3.3 | 2.3-4.3 | -0.51 |
| Van Buren | 396 | 3.1 | 2.3-3.9 | -0.74 |
| Washtenaw | 1,600 | 3.1 | 2.6-3.6 | -0.74 |
| Wayne | 9,374 | 4.1 | 3.9-4.4 | 0.42 |
| Wexford | 194 | 4.2 | 2.8-5.6 | 0.53 |
NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
^Z-Score was capped at -3.0/3.0 due to population < 20,000
