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2012 | New York | Compare Counties

  New York Rensselaer
County
Health Outcomes   35
Mortality   23
Premature death 5,812 5,912    
Morbidity   42
Poor or fair health 16% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.8    
Poor mental health days 3.4 4.6    
Low birthweight 8.1% 7.3%    
Health Factors   30
Health Behaviors   39
Adult smoking 18% 22%    
Adult obesity 25% 29%    
Physical inactivity 25% 24%    
Excessive drinking 17% 23%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 8 10    
Sexually transmitted infections 472 309    
Teen birth rate 27 27    
Clinical Care   29
Uninsured 13% 10%    
Primary care physicians 689:1 1,145:1    
Preventable hospital stays 69 75    
Diabetic screening 83% 81%    
Mammography screening 66% 69%    
Social & Economic Factors   21
High school graduation 65% 82%    
Some college 64% 66%    
Unemployment 8.6% 7.8%    
Children in poverty 22% 20%    
Inadequate social support 24% 21%    
Children in single-parent households 34% 35%    
Violent crime rate 399 335    
Physical Environment   51
Air pollution-particulate matter days 4 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 5 1    
Access to recreational facilities 11 5    
Limited access to healthy foods 4% 9%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 51%