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2012 | Virginia | Compare Counties

  Virginia Lancaster
County
Health Outcomes   95
Mortality   75
Premature death 6,729 8,437    
Morbidity   119
Poor or fair health 13% 12%    
Poor physical health days 3.2 3.4    
Poor mental health days 3.2 5.5    
Low birthweight 8.3% 11.9%    
Health Factors   69
Health Behaviors   99
Adult smoking 19%      
Adult obesity 28% 30%    
Physical inactivity 24% 32%    
Excessive drinking 16% 25%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13      
Sexually transmitted infections 398 375    
Teen birth rate 35 45    
Clinical Care   22
Uninsured 14% 17%    
Primary care physicians 806:1 759:1    
Preventable hospital stays 60 36    
Diabetic screening 84% 87%    
Mammography screening 67% 75%    
Social & Economic Factors   80
High school graduation 87% 92%    
Some college 65% 52%    
Unemployment 6.9% 9.4%    
Children in poverty 15% 26%    
Inadequate social support 18% 19%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 47%    
Violent crime rate 252 128    
Physical Environment   18
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 7 2    
Access to recreational facilities 11 9    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 33%