2011 | Jefferson, Pennsylvania
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| Jefferson County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Pennsylvania | Rank (of 67) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 45 | ||||
| Mortality | 43 | ||||
| Premature death | 7,569 | 6,599-8,540 | 5,564 | 7,411 | |
| Morbidity | 44 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 12% | 9-17% | 10% | 14% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.2 | 2.0-4.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.1 | 1.8-6.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.4% | 7.5-9.3% | 6.0% | 8.2% | |
| Health Factors | 38 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 32 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 26% | 18-34% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 28% | 22-35% | 25% | 28% | |
| Excessive drinking | 16% | 10-26% | 8% | 18% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 19 | 14-24 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 115 | 83 | 340 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 34 | 30-38 | 22 | 31 | |
| Clinical Care | 58 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 15% | 12-18% | 13% | 13% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,872:1 | 631:1 | 838:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 102 | 97-107 | 52 | 76 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 72-92% | 89% | 84% | |
| Mammography screening | 73% | 62-84% | 74% | 65% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 31 | ||||
| High school graduation | 94% | 92% | 83% | ||
| Some college | 39% | 68% | 58% | ||
| Unemployment | 9.5% | 5.3% | 8.1% | ||
| Children in poverty | 20% | 15-24% | 11% | 17% | |
| Inadequate social support | 17% | 12-24% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 27% | 20% | 31% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 173 | 100 | 419 | ||
| Physical Environment | 32 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 39% | 92% | 57% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 9 | 17 | 12 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
