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2012 | Ohio | Compare Counties

  Ohio Gallia
County
Health Outcomes   84
Mortality   82
Premature death 7,513 9,903    
Morbidity   85
Poor or fair health 15% 18%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 4.6    
Poor mental health days 3.8 5.6    
Low birthweight 8.6% 10.8%    
Health Factors   61
Health Behaviors   78
Adult smoking 22%      
Adult obesity 30% 33%    
Physical inactivity 27% 39%    
Excessive drinking 17% 16%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 12 21    
Sexually transmitted infections 420 110    
Teen birth rate 40 56    
Clinical Care   22
Uninsured 14% 15%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 630:1    
Preventable hospital stays 78 122    
Diabetic screening 83% 90%    
Mammography screening 66% 75%    
Social & Economic Factors   62
High school graduation 78% 82%    
Some college 60% 46%    
Unemployment 10.1% 10.6%    
Children in poverty 23% 29%    
Inadequate social support 20% 25%    
Children in single-parent households 33% 28%    
Violent crime rate 360 112    
Physical Environment   51
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 7    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 55% 76%