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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Carbon
County
Health Outcomes   49
Mortality   54
Premature death 7,284 7,932    
Morbidity   39
Poor or fair health 14% 15%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.8    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.2    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.3%    
Health Factors   61
Health Behaviors   63
Adult smoking 21% 31%    
Adult obesity 29% 30%    
Physical inactivity 26% 27%    
Excessive drinking 18% 18%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 22    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 63    
Teen birth rate 31 33    
Clinical Care   49
Uninsured 12% 12%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 2,121:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 87    
Diabetic screening 83% 86%    
Mammography screening 67% 61%    
Social & Economic Factors   53
High school graduation 79% 77%    
Some college 59% 51%    
Unemployment 8.7% 10.9%    
Children in poverty 19% 19%    
Inadequate social support 21% 23%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 28%    
Violent crime rate 405 329    
Physical Environment   32
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 2    
Access to recreational facilities 11 13    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 17%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 39%