StateMaster - Alabamian Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	14.8%	[30th of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	8.3 %	[25th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	56 %	[39th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	39 %	[3rd of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	-4.7 %	[27th of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	-1	[41st of 51]
% Point Change in Uninsured	-2.1	[33rd of 51]
Abortion Rate	14	[20th of 47]
Abortions by Out-of-State Residents	18.1%	[7th of 44]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	250	[39th of 52]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$1,100,169.00	[18th of 51]
Admissions	157	[3rd of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	7.4%	[5th of 54]
Aged SSI	21,005	[12th of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	3.5 %	[11th of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	10.3	[22nd of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	5.97%	[51st of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	12.7%	[41st of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	40.2%	[46th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	4%	[42nd of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	442	[13th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.97 per 10,000 people	[8th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	38%	[29th of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	39.17%	[47th of 51]
Alligator Attacks	5	[5th of 10]
Alligator Attacks (per capita)	1.097 per 1 million people	[3rd of 10]
Annual Reported HIV Cases All Ages	488	[16th of 39]
Asthma > Adult cases	13.9%	[18th of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	55.3 %	[23rd of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	947%	[30th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	1,479	[27th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	3.245 per 10,000 people	[46th of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$696.00	[11th of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	7	[29th of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	8.8 %	[24th of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	93,165	[22nd of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$231,661,420.00	[24th of 51]
Beds	3.48	[14th of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	13.2	[33rd of 51]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	10 %	[5th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	142,767	[13th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	3.2 %	[6th of 51]
C-Section births	28.7%	[6th of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	207.3	[11th of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	435.9	[37th of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$19,366,860.00	[23rd of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	20 %	[29th of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	4.1 %	[27th of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	-13,079	[45th of 51]
Change in Number of Uninsured Children	-27,583	[30th of 34]
Change in Number Uninsured	30,914	[35th of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	-78,645	[36th of 51]
Change in SCHIP Enrollment, 2003-04	7 %	[23rd of 49]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-29 %	[24th of 51]
Child Death Rate	30	[6th of 50]
Chlamydia Cases	14,209	[21st of 50]
Chlamydia Rate	316.7	[18th of 50]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	25.7 %	[23rd of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	27.71%	[13th of 51]
Cocaine Use	2.16%	[36th of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	50.9%	[31st of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	23.5%	[40th of 52]
Cum. Rptd. HIV Cases Adult/Adolescent	5,684	[13th of 36]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	7,669	[24th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	7,744	[24th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	1.699 per 1,000 people	[25th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	75	[19th of 51]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases All Ages	5,729	[13th of 40]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases Pediatric	45	[18th of 39]
Current Annual Appropriation	$104,578,000.00	[25th of 49]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	678,217	[19th of 51]
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, Dec 2004	62,817	[17th of 49]
Death Rate per 100,000	999.9	[5th of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	4,318	[24th of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	190	[19th of 51]
Diabetes	8.1%	[10th of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	32	[6th of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	8.9	[1st of 51]
Disability prevalence	23.2%	[6th of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	39 %	[27th of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	476	[8th of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$1,166.00	[37th of 51]
Fire death rate	18.8	[6th of 51]
Flu shot	66.1%	[37th of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	22.6%	[28th of 54]
Gonorrhea Cases	9,303	[12th of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate	207.4	[4th of 50]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	12 %	[19th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	3	[17th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	0.658 per 1 million people	[8th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	199	[28th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.437 per 10,000 people	[26th of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	7,203	[25th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	8.2 %	[22nd of 51]
Health Index	-9.97	[41st of 50]
Health Spending as % Gross State Product	3.8 %	[17th of 50]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	286.3	[6th of 51]
High blood pressure	33.1%	[3rd of 54]
High cholesterol	36%	[4th of 54]
HIV Death Rate	4.3	[16th of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	47.4 %	[22nd of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	35.8 %	[2nd of 51]
HMO Enrollment Growth	-32.7 %	[43rd of 49]
HMO Penetration Rate	2.2	[46th of 49]
Home Health Services	74	[16th of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$2,275,405.00	[28th of 51]
Hospice Services	91	[2nd of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	722	[18th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use	6.6%	[48th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	3.63%	[25th of 51]
Income Eligibility --Separate SCHIP Program	200 %	[17th of 30]
Infant Death Rate	9.1	[6th of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	64.8 %	[42nd of 51]
Inpatient Census	1,153	[18th of 50]
Inpatient Days	788	[14th of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	2.8	[3rd of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	6	[50th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	60,334	[20th of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	77 %	[44th of 51]
Mammogram testing	75.5%	[19th of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	4.71%	[47th of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	9.01%	[45th of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	61.3 %	[35th of 51]
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2002	$2,983.00	[44th of 49]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	22.6 %	[8th of 51]
Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL	31 %	[4th of 48]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	16 %	[11th of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$57.00	[38th of 51]
Motor Vehicle Death Rate	1.7	[17th of 50]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	5.63%	[50th of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	2.48%	[45th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	466	[22nd of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	466	[22nd of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	0	[46th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	0	[28th of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	5.2%	[20th of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	216	[44th of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	42 %	[15th of 51]
Number of Abortions	13,382	[16th of 43]
Number of Births	59,552	[24th of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	5,923	[21st of 51]
Number of HMOs	3	[39th of 50]
Number of Infant Deaths	538	[19th of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	1,195	[17th of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	5	[23rd of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	41	[32nd of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	21,937	[23rd of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	216	[28th of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	1,488	[24th of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	88.9 %	[20th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	3.7 %	[28th of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	29.4%	[3rd of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	64.7%	[4th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	16.7%	[11th of 51]
Obesity Rate	23 %	[7th of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	5.6	[18th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	31.9%	[4th of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	69.2%	[33rd of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	17	[30th of 51]
Outpatient Visits	1,976	[28th of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	83.1%	[41st of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	61 %	[2nd of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	87 %	[15th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	58.3 %	[17th of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	69.4 %	[35th of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	46.1 %	[1st of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	33.3 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	82 %	[25th of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	82.8%	[36th of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	46.68%	[3rd of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	70.45%	[41st of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	51.08%	[2nd of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	3,352	[25th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	3,338	[25th of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	14	[21st of 51]
Physical exercise	70.3%	[48th of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	988	[14th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	1	[42nd of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	58.5 %	[42nd of 51]
Prenatal Care	83.8 %	[28th of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	15.7 %	[2nd of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	8.6 %	[19th of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	35.4 %	[13th of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	52.6%	[23rd of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	221	[20th of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	78	[32nd of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	182,488	[22nd of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.4 per 10 people	[17th of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	13.6	[5th of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	14 %	[31st of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	8.81%	[41st of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	456	[2nd of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	54	[39th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	1,499	[26th of 51]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	6.1 %	[5th of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	3.6 %	[6th of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	69.7	[4th of 51]
Suicides	521	[22nd of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.114 per 1,000 people	[28th of 51]
Syphilis Cases	566	[16th of 50]
Syphilis Rate	12.6	[12th of 50]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	52.4	[12th of 51]
Teen Death Rate	72	[3rd of 50]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	18.7%	[9th of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	20.8%	[44th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	6.1%	[12th of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	24.8%	[9th of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$9,216,638.00	[25th of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	1,220	[17th of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	4,328	[18th of 50]
Total Dentists	1,971	[26th of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	0.432 per 1,000 people	[48th of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$1,550.00	[22nd of 51]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	913,913	[18th of 51]
Total FQHCs	15	[23rd of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	114	[15th of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	3	[42nd of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	149,830	[23rd of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.329 per 10 people	[33rd of 51]
Total Health Clinics	64	[18th of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	14.042 per 1 million people	[21st of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	101,746	[43rd of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	2.232 per 100 people	[49th of 53]
Total Hospitals	107	[20th of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.235 per 10,000 people	[18th of 51]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002	845,100	[20th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002 (per capita)	0.185 per capita	[16th of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$3,664,083,021.00	[26th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.26 per $10 of GDP	[18th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$803.91 per capita	[33rd of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	733,147	[20th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.161 per capita	[8th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$4,271.00	[18th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$3.08 per $100 million of GDP	[5th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$0.94 per 1,000 people	[8th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	9,763	[25th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.214 per 100 people	[44th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	276,898	[15th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	0.608 per 10 people	[15th of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$17,045.00	[22nd of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	294	[38th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	34,970	[23rd of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	61,501,626	[19th of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$3,089,947,095.00	[20th of 51]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	169,948	[12th of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	163,772	[14th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$253,279,095.00	[26th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.18 per $100 of GDP	[26th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$55.57 per capita	[38th of 51]
Total State Health Care Spending	$5,016.00	[26th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per $ GDP)	$0.36 per $10 million of GDP	[16th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per capita)	$0.11 per 100 people	[32nd of 50]
Total Tobacco Funds	$671,334,000.00	[25th of 50]
Twin Births Ratio	31.1	[27th of 51]

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