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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Iron
County
Health Outcomes   28
Mortality   37
Premature death 6,124      
Morbidity   19
Poor or fair health 12% 6%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 2.7    
Poor mental health days 3.0 3.3    
Low birthweight 6.9%      
Health Factors   27
Health Behaviors   7
Adult smoking 20% 13%    
Adult obesity 29% 28%    
Physical inactivity 23% 24%    
Excessive drinking 24%      
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15      
Sexually transmitted infections 372 113    
Teen birth rate 31      
Clinical Care   26
Uninsured 11% 13%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 1,551:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 43    
Diabetic screening 89% 91%    
Mammography screening 73% 78%    
Social & Economic Factors   61
High school graduation 86% 92%    
Some college 63% 61%    
Unemployment 8.3% 11.4%    
Children in poverty 19% 26%    
Inadequate social support 17% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 28%    
Violent crime rate 275 239    
Physical Environment   3
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 16    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 3%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 15%