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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Sauk
County
Health Outcomes   36
Mortality   44
Premature death 6,124 6,694    
Morbidity   17
Poor or fair health 12% 8%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 2.8    
Poor mental health days 3.0 2.7    
Low birthweight 6.9% 6.1%    
Health Factors   37
Health Behaviors   40
Adult smoking 20% 19%    
Adult obesity 29% 30%    
Physical inactivity 23% 24%    
Excessive drinking 24% 26%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 19    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 203    
Teen birth rate 31 35    
Clinical Care   53
Uninsured 11% 11%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 600:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 66    
Diabetic screening 89% 83%    
Mammography screening 73% 65%    
Social & Economic Factors   31
High school graduation 86% 89%    
Some college 63% 57%    
Unemployment 8.3% 8.1%    
Children in poverty 19% 17%    
Inadequate social support 17% 16%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 33%    
Violent crime rate 275 160    
Physical Environment   19
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 4    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 14    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 38%