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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Butler
County
Health Outcomes   10
Mortality   9
Premature death 7,284 6,037    
Morbidity   12
Poor or fair health 14% 10%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.2    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.6    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.0%    
Health Factors   7
Health Behaviors   6
Adult smoking 21% 19%    
Adult obesity 29% 27%    
Physical inactivity 26% 23%    
Excessive drinking 18% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 16    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 100    
Teen birth rate 31 17    
Clinical Care   15
Uninsured 12% 10%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 1,913:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 70    
Diabetic screening 83% 86%    
Mammography screening 67% 68%    
Social & Economic Factors   6
High school graduation 79% 90%    
Some college 59% 67%    
Unemployment 8.7% 7.4%    
Children in poverty 19% 12%    
Inadequate social support 21% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 21%    
Violent crime rate 405 180    
Physical Environment   47
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 2    
Access to recreational facilities 11 12    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 17%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 51%