2011 | Polk, Minnesota
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| Polk County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Minnesota | Rank (of 85) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 69 | ||||
| Mortality | 73 | ||||
| Premature death | 6,804 | 5,664-7,944 | 5,564 | 5,272 | |
| Morbidity | 49 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 13% | 9-18% | 10% | 11% | |
| Poor physical health days | 2.6 | 1.6-3.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.7 | 1.6-3.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| Low birthweight | 6.3% | 5.4-7.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | |
| Health Factors | 62 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 77 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 24% | 18-32% | 15% | 19% | |
| Adult obesity | 28% | 24-33% | 25% | 26% | |
| Excessive drinking | 23% | 16-32% | 8% | 20% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 19 | 13-24 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 143 | 83 | 276 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 33 | 30-37 | 22 | 28 | |
| Clinical Care | 38 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 12% | 9-14% | 13% | 11% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,273:1 | 631:1 | 636:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 60 | 55-65 | 52 | 56 | |
| Diabetic screening | 88% | 72-100% | 89% | 88% | |
| Mammography screening | 76% | 59-93% | 74% | 73% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 47 | ||||
| High school graduation | 85% | 92% | 87% | ||
| Some college | 67% | 68% | 72% | ||
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 5.3% | 8.0% | ||
| Children in poverty | 15% | 12-19% | 11% | 11% | |
| Inadequate social support | 21% | 14-31% | 14% | 14% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 24% | 20% | 25% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 3 | |||
| Physical Environment | 48 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 47% | 92% | 54% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 7 | 17 | 12 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
