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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Lancaster
County
Health Outcomes   9
Mortality   11
Premature death 7,284 6,198    
Morbidity   6
Poor or fair health 14% 11%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 2.8    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.5    
Low birthweight 8.3% 6.5%    
Health Factors   9
Health Behaviors   7
Adult smoking 21% 16%    
Adult obesity 29% 30%    
Physical inactivity 26% 22%    
Excessive drinking 18% 14%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 14    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 218    
Teen birth rate 31 30    
Clinical Care   19
Uninsured 12% 14%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 836:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 53    
Diabetic screening 83% 87%    
Mammography screening 67% 68%    
Social & Economic Factors   9
High school graduation 79% 85%    
Some college 59% 50%    
Unemployment 8.7% 7.5%    
Children in poverty 19% 16%    
Inadequate social support 21% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 22%    
Violent crime rate 405 186    
Physical Environment   64
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 10    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 11    
Access to recreational facilities 11 11    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 11%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 50%