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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Schuylkill
County
Health Outcomes   57
Mortality   58
Premature death 7,284 8,164    
Morbidity   56
Poor or fair health 14% 19%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 4.2    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.0    
Low birthweight 8.3% 7.5%    
Health Factors   59
Health Behaviors   59
Adult smoking 21% 24%    
Adult obesity 29% 32%    
Physical inactivity 26% 33%    
Excessive drinking 18% 20%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 23    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 110    
Teen birth rate 31 34    
Clinical Care   59
Uninsured 12% 12%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 1,989:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 97    
Diabetic screening 83% 85%    
Mammography screening 67% 58%    
Social & Economic Factors   47
High school graduation 79% 86%    
Some college 59% 45%    
Unemployment 8.7% 10.5%    
Children in poverty 19% 19%    
Inadequate social support 21% 26%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 33%    
Violent crime rate 405 223    
Physical Environment   24
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 2    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 2    
Access to recreational facilities 11 5    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 37%