2011 | Wetzel, West Virginia
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| Wetzel County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
West Virginia | Rank (of 55) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 22 | ||||
| Mortality | 17 | ||||
| Premature death | 8,267 | 6,709-10,079 | 5,564 | 9,559 | |
| Morbidity | 28 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 21% | 15-29% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.4 | 3.1-5.6 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.5 | 2.4-4.6 | 2.3 | 4.5 | |
| Low birthweight | 9.7% | 8.1-11.3% | 6.0% | 9.2% | |
| Health Factors | 30 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 37 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 31% | 24-38% | 15% | 27% | |
| Adult obesity | 32% | 26-39% | 25% | 32% | |
| Excessive drinking | 10% | 6-16% | 8% | 10% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 19 | 12-27 | 12 | 23 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 86 | 83 | 183 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 53 | 46-61 | 22 | 46 | |
| Clinical Care | 28 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 20% | 16-24% | 13% | 20% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,360:1 | 631:1 | 894:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 101 | 93-110 | 52 | 107 | |
| Diabetic screening | 71% | 57-85% | 89% | 82% | |
| Mammography screening | 68% | 52-84% | 74% | 63% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 28 | ||||
| High school graduation | 90% | 92% | 78% | ||
| Some college | 43% | 68% | 48% | ||
| Unemployment | 12.0% | 5.3% | 7.9% | ||
| Children in poverty | 27% | 20-34% | 11% | 24% | |
| Inadequate social support | 18% | 13-25% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 24% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Homicide rate | 1 | 5 | |||
| Physical Environment | 4 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 46% | 92% | 36% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 18 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
