2011 | Mason, West Virginia
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| Mason County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
West Virginia | Rank (of 55) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 44 | ||||
| Mortality | 45 | ||||
| Premature death | 11,224 | 9,646-12,802 | 5,564 | 9,559 | |
| Morbidity | 42 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 23% | 19-27% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 5.5 | 4.5-6.5 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.0 | 3.1-5.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 10.2% | 8.9-11.5% | 6.0% | 9.2% | |
| Health Factors | 44 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 42 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 34% | 28-39% | 15% | 27% | |
| Adult obesity | 32% | 26-38% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 7% | 4-12% | 8% | 10% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 32 | 24-41 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 125 | 83 | 183 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 51 | 45-57 | 22 | 46 | |
| Clinical Care | 33 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 14% | 11-17% | 13% | 20% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,970:1 | 631:1 | 894:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 176 | 166-186 | 52 | 107 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 70-94% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 58% | 45-71% | 74% | 63% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 43 | ||||
| High school graduation | 80% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 53% | 68% | 48% | ||
| Unemployment | 12.1% | 5.3% | 7.9% | ||
| Children in poverty | 26% | 19-32% | 11% | 24% | |
| Inadequate social support | 27% | 21-33% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 33% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 5 | |||
| Physical Environment | 36 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 33% | 92% | 36% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 0 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
