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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Brown
County
Health Outcomes   29
Mortality   14
Premature death 6,124 5,325    
Morbidity   55
Poor or fair health 12% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 3.6    
Poor mental health days 3.0 2.9    
Low birthweight 6.9% 6.6%    
Health Factors   23
Health Behaviors   38
Adult smoking 20% 20%    
Adult obesity 29% 30%    
Physical inactivity 23% 20%    
Excessive drinking 24% 26%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 12    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 357    
Teen birth rate 31 34    
Clinical Care   22
Uninsured 11% 11%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 987:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 49    
Diabetic screening 89% 88%    
Mammography screening 73% 75%    
Social & Economic Factors   22
High school graduation 86% 86%    
Some college 63% 64%    
Unemployment 8.3% 7.4%    
Children in poverty 19% 15%    
Inadequate social support 17% 14%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 28%    
Violent crime rate 275 249    
Physical Environment   66
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 12    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 11    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 7%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 42%