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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Polk
County
Health Outcomes   30
Mortality   42
Premature death 6,124 6,595    
Morbidity   13
Poor or fair health 12% 11%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 2.6    
Poor mental health days 3.0 2.4    
Low birthweight 6.9% 5.9%    
Health Factors   24
Health Behaviors   19
Adult smoking 20% 17%    
Adult obesity 29% 29%    
Physical inactivity 23% 20%    
Excessive drinking 24% 23%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 30    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 115    
Teen birth rate 31 26    
Clinical Care   38
Uninsured 11% 11%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 574:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 74    
Diabetic screening 89% 89%    
Mammography screening 73% 66%    
Social & Economic Factors   39
High school graduation 86% 92%    
Some college 63% 58%    
Unemployment 8.3% 9.7%    
Children in poverty 19% 18%    
Inadequate social support 17% 12%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 26%    
Violent crime rate 275 230    
Physical Environment   20
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 2    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 35%