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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Ashland
County
Health Outcomes   59
Mortality   68
Premature death 6,124 7,998    
Morbidity   29
Poor or fair health 12% 11%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 4.2    
Poor mental health days 3.0 3.9    
Low birthweight 6.9% 4.7%    
Health Factors   42
Health Behaviors   21
Adult smoking 20% 18%    
Adult obesity 29% 30%    
Physical inactivity 23% 21%    
Excessive drinking 24% 19%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 17    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 190    
Teen birth rate 31 31    
Clinical Care   16
Uninsured 11% 13%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 377:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 70    
Diabetic screening 89% 88%    
Mammography screening 73% 75%    
Social & Economic Factors   62
High school graduation 86% 89%    
Some college 63% 64%    
Unemployment 8.3% 10.0%    
Children in poverty 19% 28%    
Inadequate social support 17% 23%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 37%    
Violent crime rate 275 255    
Physical Environment   25
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 12    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 13%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 29%