2011 | Lorain, Ohio
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| Lorain County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Ohio | Rank (of 88) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 31 | ||||
| Mortality | 23 | ||||
| Premature death | 6,671 | 6,342-7,000 | 5,564 | 7,578 | |
| Morbidity | 42 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 16% | 13-19% | 10% | 15% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.3 | 2.9-3.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.2 | 2.8-3.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.1% | 7.8-8.4% | 6.0% | 8.5% | |
| Health Factors | 32 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 68 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 23% | 20-27% | 15% | 23% | |
| Adult obesity | 31% | 27-35% | 25% | 30% | |
| Excessive drinking | 18% | 15-22% | 8% | 17% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 9 | 8-10 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 237 | 83 | 411 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 38 | 36-39 | 22 | 41 | |
| Clinical Care | 27 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 12% | 10-15% | 13% | 14% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,479:1 | 631:1 | 859:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 90 | 88-92 | 52 | 82 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 78-87% | 89% | 83% | |
| Mammography screening | 72% | 67-77% | 74% | 65% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 40 | ||||
| High school graduation | 75% | 92% | 79% | ||
| Some college | 58% | 68% | 58% | ||
| Unemployment | 10.1% | 5.3% | 10.2% | ||
| Children in poverty | 18% | 14-21% | 11% | 19% | |
| Inadequate social support | 19% | 16-23% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 34% | 20% | 33% | ||
| Homicide rate | 3 | 2-4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Physical Environment | 2 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 93% | 92% | 64% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 10 | 17 | 10 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
