StateMaster - Arkansan Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	23.7%	[16th of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	2.2 %	[49th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	60 %	[11th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	33 %	[36th of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	-9.6 %	[43rd of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	-0.3	[34th of 51]
% Point Change in Uninsured	-3.9	[48th of 51]
Abortion Rate	11	[29th of 47]
Abortions by Out-of-State Residents	15.9%	[9th of 44]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	300	[20th of 52]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$385,806.00	[29th of 51]
Admissions	142	[9th of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	7.3%	[6th of 54]
Aged SSI	11,182	[23rd of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	3 %	[16th of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	6.7	[31st of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	6.61%	[43rd of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	11.2%	[46th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	41.5%	[45th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	4.2%	[40th of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	276	[24th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.993 per 10,000 people	[7th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	39%	[23rd of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	40.66%	[45th of 51]
Alligator Attacks	1	[8th of 10]
Alligator Attacks (per capita)	0.36 per 1 million people	[7th of 10]
Annual Reported HIV Cases All Ages	163	[25th of 39]
Asthma > Adult cases	11.9%	[43rd of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	51.4 %	[42nd of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	2,319%	[12th of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	1,114	[32nd of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	4.008 per 10,000 people	[36th of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$645.00	[27th of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	9.7	[9th of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	8.8 %	[25th of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	60,544	[28th of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$134,297,069.00	[29th of 51]
Beds	3.63	[11th of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	13.9	[21st of 51]
Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births	51%	[4th of 48]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	8.9 %	[12th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	75,381	[26th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	2.8 %	[7th of 51]
C-Section births	29.1%	[5th of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	212.6	[8th of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	427.4	[38th of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$6,430,238.00	[33rd of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	4 %	[49th of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	7.8 %	[7th of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	-2,134	[33rd of 51]
Change in Number Uninsured	69,486	[23rd of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	-70,814	[34th of 51]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-26 %	[12th of 51]
Child Death Rate	30	[7th of 50]
Chlamydia Cases	7,856	[30th of 50]
Chlamydia Rate	289.9	[24th of 50]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	27.8 %	[9th of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	30.02%	[6th of 51]
Cocaine Use	1.91%	[47th of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	47.3%	[42nd of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	24.2%	[38th of 52]
Cum. Rptd. HIV Cases Adult/Adolescent	2,129	[24th of 36]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	3,451	[33rd of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	3,487	[33rd of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	1.255 per 1,000 people	[30th of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	36	[25th of 51]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases All Ages	2,147	[25th of 40]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases Pediatric	18	[26th of 39]
Current Annual Appropriation	$71,378,000.00	[29th of 49]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	492,318	[27th of 51]
Death Rate per 100,000	966.9	[9th of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	1,492	[35th of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	81	[30th of 51]
Diabetes	7%	[25th of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	26.9	[21st of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	7.4	[9th of 51]
Disability prevalence	22.9%	[7th of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	48 %	[9th of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	459	[10th of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$1,130.00	[39th of 51]
Fire death rate	22.2	[3rd of 51]
Flu shot	68.7%	[22nd of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	20.8%	[39th of 54]
Gonorrhea Cases	4,251	[23rd of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate	156.9	[9th of 50]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	10 %	[37th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	0	[37th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[50th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	147	[32nd of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.529 per 10,000 people	[16th of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	7,950	[24th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	8.3 %	[18th of 51]
Health Index	-5.93	[40th of 50]
Health Spending as % Gross State Product	4.1 %	[11th of 50]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	279.5	[8th of 51]
High blood pressure	30.5%	[4th of 54]
High cholesterol	34.8%	[11th of 54]
HIV Death Rate	3.2	[24th of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	43.2 %	[33rd of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	29.3 %	[19th of 51]
HMO Enrollment Growth	-35.4 %	[44th of 49]
HMO Penetration Rate	4.5	[44th of 49]
Home Health Services	61	[34th of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$752,000.00	[38th of 51]
Hospice Services	64	[6th of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	636	[41st of 51]
Illicit Drug Use	7.8%	[29th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	3.8%	[17th of 51]
Infant Death Rate	8.4	[11th of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	69 %	[25th of 51]
Inpatient Census	158	[44th of 50]
Inpatient Days	766	[17th of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	2.4	[8th of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	7	[49th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	483	[43rd of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	76 %	[45th of 51]
Mammogram testing	66.9%	[48th of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	5.8%	[27th of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	10.16%	[31st of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	60 %	[37th of 51]
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2002	$3,276.00	[37th of 49]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	23.1 %	[6th of 51]
Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL	31 %	[5th of 48]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	17 %	[3rd of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$28.00	[50th of 51]
Motor Vehicle Death Rate	2.1	[5th of 50]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	6.3%	[43rd of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	2.9%	[12th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	185	[32nd of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	185	[32nd of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	0	[48th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	0	[32nd of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	5.53%	[10th of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	205	[47th of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	43 %	[10th of 51]
Number of Abortions	5,924	[26th of 43]
Number of Births	37,784	[34th of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	3,348	[29th of 51]
Number of HMOs	3	[42nd of 50]
Number of Infant Deaths	313	[29th of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	182	[46th of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	1	[43rd of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	40	[44th of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	16,822	[28th of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	228	[25th of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	810	[30th of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	73 %	[48th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	4.5 %	[16th of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	27%	[8th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	63.7%	[8th of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	16.4%	[12th of 51]
Obesity Rate	22 %	[11th of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	7.1	[10th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	24.6%	[15th of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	60.8%	[50th of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	15	[47th of 51]
Outpatient Visits	1,680	[38th of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	82.1%	[45th of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	58.9 %	[10th of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	82 %	[48th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	42.2 %	[51st of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	63.1 %	[48th of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	41.9 %	[5th of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	30 %	[6th of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	82 %	[27th of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	81.3%	[42nd of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	43.94%	[14th of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	71.11%	[35th of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	45.34%	[5th of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	2,036	[31st of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	2,027	[31st of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	9	[28th of 51]
Physical exercise	73.4%	[43rd of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	977	[28th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	0	[50th of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	58.7 %	[41st of 51]
Prenatal Care	81.3 %	[36th of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	13 %	[17th of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	7.3 %	[41st of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	34.1 %	[21st of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	48.1%	[39th of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	160	[28th of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	69	[41st of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	109,758	[33rd of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.395 per 10 people	[31st of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	14.2	[4th of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	15 %	[21st of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	9.92%	[22nd of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	404	[10th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	59	[31st of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	1,192	[43rd of 51]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	6.2 %	[4th of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	3.2 %	[8th of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	74.5	[1st of 51]
Suicides	374	[30th of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.135 per 1,000 people	[13th of 51]
Syphilis Cases	296	[23rd of 50]
Syphilis Rate	10.9	[16th of 50]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	59	[6th of 51]
Teen Death Rate	74	[2nd of 50]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	19.4%	[7th of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	24.6%	[16th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	6.1%	[14th of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	25.5%	[6th of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$5,017,445.00	[32nd of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	376	[32nd of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	1,467	[30th of 50]
Total Dentists	1,120	[35th of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	0.403 per 1,000 people	[50th of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$1,146.00	[28th of 51]
Total Enrollment in Medicaid	26,212	[15th of 36]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	415,563	[31st of 51]
Total FQHCs	10	[36th of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	56	[31st of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	3	[43rd of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	93,940	[33rd of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.338 per 10 people	[29th of 51]
Total Health Clinics	72	[16th of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	25.907 per 1 million people	[15th of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	123,733	[41st of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	4.452 per 100 people	[47th of 53]
Total Hospitals	88	[23rd of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.317 per 10,000 people	[8th of 51]
Total Medicaid Births	18,034	[27th of 49]
Total Medicaid Births (per capita)	0.649 per 100 people	[9th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002	608,000	[29th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002 (per capita)	0.219 per capita	[7th of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$2,620,576,470.00	[30th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.33 per $10 of GDP	[9th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$942.94 per capita	[21st of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	459,866	[31st of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.165 per capita	[5th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$2,420.00	[28th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$3.02 per $100 million of GDP	[6th of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$0.87 per 1,000 people	[15th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	5,645	[32nd of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.203 per 100 people	[47th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	104,889	[31st of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	0.377 per 10 people	[28th of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$9,402.00	[33rd of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	65	[50th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	18,660	[33rd of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	39,050,484	[28th of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$1,857,154,911.00	[31st of 51]
Total Spending on Medicaid	$57,700.00	[27th of 36]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	103,077	[25th of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	86,563	[26th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$75,737,397.00	[42nd of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.10 per $100 of GDP	[48th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$27.25 per capita	[50th of 51]
Total State Health Care Spending	$3,084.00	[31st of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per $ GDP)	$0.39 per $10 million of GDP	[11th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per capita)	$0.11 per 100 people	[30th of 50]
Total Tobacco Funds	$253,166,000.00	[39th of 50]
Twin Births Ratio	28.7	[39th of 51]

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