2011 | Polk, Wisconsin
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| Polk County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Wisconsin | Rank (of 72) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 31 | ||||
| Mortality | 41 | ||||
| Premature death | 6,522 | 5,647-7,396 | 5,564 | 6,230 | |
| Morbidity | 24 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 12% | 9-15% | 10% | 12% | |
| Poor physical health days | 2.7 | 1.9-3.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.5 | 1.8-3.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
| Low birthweight | 6.1% | 5.3-6.9% | 6.0% | 6.8% | |
| Health Factors | 18 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 11 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 18% | 13-26% | 15% | 21% | |
| Adult obesity | 27% | 23-31% | 25% | 28% | |
| Excessive drinking | 23% | 17-31% | 8% | 25% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 32 | 25-38 | 12 | 15 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 136 | 83 | 375 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 27 | 24-30 | 22 | 32 | |
| Clinical Care | 37 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 13% | 11-16% | 13% | 11% | |
| Primary care physicians | 574:1 | 631:1 | 744:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 77 | 72-83 | 52 | 61 | |
| Diabetic screening | 94% | 79-100% | 89% | 89% | |
| Mammography screening | 68% | 55-81% | 74% | 71% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 32 | ||||
| High school graduation | 95% | 92% | 89% | ||
| Some college | 57% | 68% | 63% | ||
| Unemployment | 10.0% | 5.3% | 8.5% | ||
| Children in poverty | 12% | 9-15% | 11% | 14% | |
| Inadequate social support | 12% | 9-17% | 14% | 17% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 25% | 20% | 29% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 178 | 100 | 283 | ||
| Physical Environment | 18 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 62% | 92% | 59% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 9 | 17 | 12 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
