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2011 | Cook, Minnesota

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  Cook
County		 Error
Margin		 National
Benchmark*		 Minnesota Rank
(of 85)
Health Outcomes NR
Mortality NR
Premature death     5,564 5,272  
Morbidity NR
Poor or fair health     10% 11%  
Poor physical health days     2.6 3.1  
Poor mental health days     2.3 2.8  
Low birthweight     6.0% 6.5%  
Health Factors NR
Health Behaviors NR
Adult smoking     15% 19%  
Adult obesity 28% 23-33% 25% 26%  
Excessive drinking     8% 20%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 13  
Sexually transmitted infections 74   83 276  
Teen birth rate 25 15-35 22 28  
Clinical Care NR
Uninsured adults 21% 17-25% 13% 11%  
Primary care physicians 915:1   631:1 636:1  
Preventable hospital stays 78 64-92 52 56  
Diabetic screening 91% 52-100% 89% 88%  
Mammography screening 80% 48-100% 74% 73%  
Social & Economic Factors NR
High school graduation 85%   92% 87%  
Some college 66%   68% 72%  
Unemployment 7.1%   5.3% 8.0%  
Children in poverty 13% 9-16% 11% 11%  
Inadequate social support     14% 14%  
Children in single-parent households 30%   20% 25%  
Homicide rate     1 3  
Physical Environment NR
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2   0 0  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 0  
Access to healthy foods 33%   92% 54%  
Access to recreational facilities 18   17 12  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data