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2012 | Michigan | Compare Counties

  Michigan Shiawassee
County
Health Outcomes   52
Mortality   40
Premature death 7,273 6,972    
Morbidity   68
Poor or fair health 14% 16%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.9    
Poor mental health days 3.7 4.5    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.6%    
Health Factors   25
Health Behaviors   38
Adult smoking 21% 22%    
Adult obesity 32% 32%    
Physical inactivity 25% 27%    
Excessive drinking 18% 20%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 17    
Sexually transmitted infections 457 137    
Teen birth rate 34 34    
Clinical Care   31
Uninsured 14% 14%    
Primary care physicians 874:1 2,530:1    
Preventable hospital stays 74 58    
Diabetic screening 84% 88%    
Mammography screening 68% 70%    
Social & Economic Factors   22
High school graduation 76% 84%    
Some college 63% 59%    
Unemployment 12.5% 13.0%    
Children in poverty 23% 22%    
Inadequate social support 20% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 33%    
Violent crime rate 518 242    
Physical Environment   29
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 2    
Air pollution-ozone days 3 0    
Access to recreational facilities 9 10    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 53%