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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Montgomery
County
Health Outcomes   5
Mortality   4
Premature death 7,284 5,333    
Morbidity   8
Poor or fair health 14% 10%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 2.9    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.1    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.2%    
Health Factors   2
Health Behaviors   3
Adult smoking 21% 16%    
Adult obesity 29% 25%    
Physical inactivity 26% 21%    
Excessive drinking 18% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 8    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 181    
Teen birth rate 31 15    
Clinical Care   2
Uninsured 12% 8%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 519:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 62    
Diabetic screening 83% 82%    
Mammography screening 67% 70%    
Social & Economic Factors   2
High school graduation 79% 87%    
Some college 59% 75%    
Unemployment 8.7% 7.4%    
Children in poverty 19% 7%    
Inadequate social support 21% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 21%    
Violent crime rate 405 203    
Physical Environment   51
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 9    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 14    
Access to recreational facilities 11 19    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 3%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 50%