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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Wayne
County
Health Outcomes   54
Mortality   62
Premature death 7,284 8,515    
Morbidity   28
Poor or fair health 14% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 4.1    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.5    
Low birthweight 8.3% 6.5%    
Health Factors   20
Health Behaviors   19
Adult smoking 21% 23%    
Adult obesity 29% 28%    
Physical inactivity 26% 25%    
Excessive drinking 18% 15%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 27    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 58    
Teen birth rate 31 19    
Clinical Care   39
Uninsured 12% 13%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 1,386:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 73    
Diabetic screening 83% 82%    
Mammography screening 67% 72%    
Social & Economic Factors   23
High school graduation 79% 81%    
Some college 59% 48%    
Unemployment 8.7% 7.7%    
Children in poverty 19% 19%    
Inadequate social support 21% 26%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 27%    
Violent crime rate 405 184    
Physical Environment   5
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 6    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 28%