2011 | Berkeley, West Virginia
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| Berkeley County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
West Virginia | Rank (of 55) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 10 | ||||
| Mortality | 21 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,624 | 7,976-9,273 | 5,564 | 9,559 | |
| Morbidity | 8 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 16% | 14-19% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.8 | 3.3-4.3 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.4 | 3.7-5.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 7.6% | 7.1-8.2% | 6.0% | 9.2% | |
| Health Factors | 25 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 44 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 30% | 27-33% | 15% | 27% | |
| Adult obesity | 32% | 28-36% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 13% | 10-15% | 8% | 10% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 24 | 20-28 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 230 | 83 | 183 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 63 | 60-67 | 22 | 46 | |
| Clinical Care | 8 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 18% | 15-21% | 13% | 20% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,527:1 | 631:1 | 894:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 71 | 67-75 | 52 | 107 | |
| Diabetic screening | 84% | 76-92% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 64% | 55-73% | 74% | 63% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 11 | ||||
| High school graduation | 80% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 49% | 68% | 48% | ||
| Unemployment | 8.7% | 5.3% | 7.9% | ||
| Children in poverty | 15% | 11-18% | 11% | 24% | |
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 17-24% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 31% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Homicide rate | 5 | 3-7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Physical Environment | 53 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 44% | 92% | 36% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 8 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
