2011 | Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
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| Schuylkill County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Pennsylvania | Rank (of 67) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 56 | ||||
| Mortality | 59 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,293 | 7,758-8,829 | 5,564 | 7,411 | |
| Morbidity | 49 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 18% | 14-23% | 10% | 14% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.9 | 2.9-4.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.9 | 3.0-4.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.4% | 6.9-8.0% | 6.0% | 8.2% | |
| Health Factors | 61 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 60 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 25% | 20-30% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 31% | 26-37% | 25% | 28% | |
| Excessive drinking | 21% | 16-26% | 8% | 18% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 23 | 20-26 | 12 | 13 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 118 | 83 | 340 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 33 | 31-35 | 22 | 31 | |
| Clinical Care | 46 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 11% | 9-14% | 13% | 13% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,989:1 | 631:1 | 838:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 95 | 93-98 | 52 | 76 | |
| Diabetic screening | 85% | 79-91% | 89% | 84% | |
| Mammography screening | 55% | 49-61% | 74% | 65% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 54 | ||||
| High school graduation | 84% | 92% | 83% | ||
| Some college | 44% | 68% | 58% | ||
| Unemployment | 10.0% | 5.3% | 8.1% | ||
| Children in poverty | 17% | 13-20% | 11% | 17% | |
| Inadequate social support | 25% | 21-31% | 14% | 21% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 32% | 20% | 31% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 197 | 100 | 419 | ||
| Physical Environment | 53 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 44% | 92% | 57% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 4 | 17 | 12 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
