2011 | Blue Earth, Minnesota
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| Blue Earth County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Minnesota | Rank (of 85) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 30 | ||||
| Mortality | 29 | ||||
| Premature death | 5,026 | 4,384-5,669 | 5,564 | 5,272 | |
| Morbidity | 31 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 11% | 8-16% | 10% | 11% | |
| Poor physical health days | 2.5 | 1.7-3.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.8 | 1.9-3.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| Low birthweight | 6.2% | 5.5-6.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% | |
| Health Factors | 28 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 51 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 21% | 15-28% | 15% | 19% | |
| Adult obesity | 27% | 23-32% | 25% | 26% | |
| Excessive drinking | 26% | 20-33% | 8% | 20% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 11 | 8-14 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 351 | 83 | 276 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 15 | 14-17 | 22 | 28 | |
| Clinical Care | 44 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 15% | 12-18% | 13% | 11% | |
| Primary care physicians | 748:1 | 631:1 | 636:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 45 | 41-49 | 52 | 56 | |
| Diabetic screening | 85% | 69-100% | 89% | 88% | |
| Mammography screening | 68% | 54-82% | 74% | 73% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 16 | ||||
| High school graduation | 90% | 92% | 87% | ||
| Some college | 71% | 68% | 72% | ||
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 5.3% | 8.0% | ||
| Children in poverty | 12% | 9-15% | 11% | 11% | |
| Inadequate social support | 12% | 8-18% | 14% | 14% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 26% | 20% | 25% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 3 | |||
| Physical Environment | 44 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 30% | 92% | 54% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 15 | 17 | 12 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
