2011 | Kanawha, West Virginia
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| Kanawha County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
West Virginia | Rank (of 55) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 37 | ||||
| Mortality | 38 | ||||
| Premature death | 10,127 | 9,612-10,642 | 5,564 | 9,559 | |
| Morbidity | 37 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 20% | 18-21% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.6 | 4.2-4.9 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.4 | 4.0-4.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 9.7% | 9.2-10.1% | 6.0% | 9.2% | |
| Health Factors | 14 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 20 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 23% | 22-25% | 15% | 27% | |
| Adult obesity | 31% | 28-33% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 12% | 10-13% | 8% | 10% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 20 | 17-22 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 315 | 83 | 183 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 52 | 50-54 | 22 | 46 | |
| Clinical Care | 2 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 17% | 14-19% | 13% | 20% | |
| Primary care physicians | 595:1 | 631:1 | 894:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 81 | 79-84 | 52 | 107 | |
| Diabetic screening | 83% | 78-88% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 60% | 55-66% | 74% | 63% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 20 | ||||
| High school graduation | 70% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 56% | 68% | 48% | ||
| Unemployment | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.9% | ||
| Children in poverty | 24% | 19-28% | 11% | 24% | |
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 18-22% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 35% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Homicide rate | 7 | 5-8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Physical Environment | 50 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 66% | 92% | 36% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 12 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
