2011 | Mercer, West Virginia
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| Mercer County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
West Virginia | Rank (of 55) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 49 | ||||
| Mortality | 47 | ||||
| Premature death | 11,563 | 10,576-12,549 | 5,564 | 9,559 | |
| Morbidity | 50 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 25% | 22-29% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 5.4 | 4.7-6.2 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.7 | 3.8-5.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 11.7% | 10.8-12.6% | 6.0% | 9.2% | |
| Health Factors | 33 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 30 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 28% | 24-32% | 15% | 27% | |
| Adult obesity | 31% | 27-36% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 6% | 4-8% | 8% | 10% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 23 | 19-28 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 247 | 83 | 183 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 62 | 57-66 | 22 | 46 | |
| Clinical Care | 14 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 17% | 14-21% | 13% | 20% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,340:1 | 631:1 | 894:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 112 | 107-117 | 52 | 107 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 74-90% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 63% | 54-71% | 74% | 63% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 40 | ||||
| High school graduation | 70% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 46% | 68% | 48% | ||
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 5.3% | 7.9% | ||
| Children in poverty | 29% | 22-36% | 11% | 24% | |
| Inadequate social support | 20% | 16-23% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 33% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Homicide rate | 10 | 7-13 | 1 | 5 | |
| Physical Environment | 23 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 23% | 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
