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Abortion Rate
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17 |
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[14th of 47]
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AIDS Case Rate All Ages
|
18.6
|
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[8th of 51]
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Source: statehealthfacts.org |
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Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
|
12.1% |
|
[45th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
|
46.8% |
|
[41st of 52]
|
|
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. |
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Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers
|
4.9% |
|
[23rd of 52]
|
|
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. |
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Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage
|
32% |
|
[48th of 51]
|
|
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. |
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Birth Rate per 1,000
|
15.7
|
|
[5th of 51]
|
|
Source: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004 |
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Chlamydia Cases
|
35,686
|
|
[8th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Chlamydia Rate
|
416.9
|
|
[5th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Cases
|
17,686
|
|
[7th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Rate
|
206.6
|
|
[5th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Health Index
|
-10 |
|
[42nd of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
|
$46.00 |
|
[43rd of 51]
|
|
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005 |
|
Obesity Rate
|
22 %
|
|
[12th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
|
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth
|
28.2% |
|
[9th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Overweight and Obesity Rate
|
56.1 %
|
|
[24th of 51]
|
|
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. |
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Prevalence of Poor Mental Health
|
32.6 %
|
|
[37th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
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Suicides
|
972 |
|
[9th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
|
53.5
|
|
[10th of 51]
|
|
Source: American Association of Suicidology, 2003 |
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Total Spending on Medicaid
|
$59,471.00 |
|
[26th of 36]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
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