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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Pierce
County
Health Outcomes   8
Mortality   6
Premature death 6,124 4,690    
Morbidity   20
Poor or fair health 12% 9%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 3.1    
Poor mental health days 3.0 2.4    
Low birthweight 6.9% 6.2%    
Health Factors   5
Health Behaviors   9
Adult smoking 20% 17%    
Adult obesity 29% 26%    
Physical inactivity 23% 21%    
Excessive drinking 24% 27%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 23    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 181    
Teen birth rate 31 11    
Clinical Care   28
Uninsured 11% 9%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 1,058:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 62    
Diabetic screening 89% 89%    
Mammography screening 73% 68%    
Social & Economic Factors   5
High school graduation 86% 95%    
Some college 63% 71%    
Unemployment 8.3% 6.8%    
Children in poverty 19% 11%    
Inadequate social support 17% 14%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 18%    
Violent crime rate 275 112    
Physical Environment   35
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 12    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 11%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 41%