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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Lycoming
County
Health Outcomes   18
Mortality   24
Premature death 7,284 6,764    
Morbidity   18
Poor or fair health 14% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.2    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.6    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.1%    
Health Factors   34
Health Behaviors   56
Adult smoking 21% 27%    
Adult obesity 29% 31%    
Physical inactivity 26% 29%    
Excessive drinking 18% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 18    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 277    
Teen birth rate 31 36    
Clinical Care   5
Uninsured 12% 12%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 783:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 56    
Diabetic screening 83% 86%    
Mammography screening 67% 80%    
Social & Economic Factors   43
High school graduation 79% 82%    
Some college 59% 54%    
Unemployment 8.7% 9.0%    
Children in poverty 19% 24%    
Inadequate social support 21% 22%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 36%    
Violent crime rate 405 161    
Physical Environment   39
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 2    
Access to recreational facilities 11 11    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 17%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 41%