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Abortion Rate
|
3 |
|
[47th of 47]
|
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AIDS Case Rate All Ages
|
1.6
|
|
[49th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
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Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
|
12.6% |
|
[42nd of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
|
48% |
|
[39th 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. |
|
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers
|
4.4% |
|
[36th 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
|
36% |
|
[38th 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. |
|
Attempts to Quit Smoking
|
54.2 %
|
|
[27th of 50]
|
|
Source: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004 |
|
Birth Rate per 1,000
|
16
|
|
[4th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Chlamydia Cases
|
2,366
|
|
[45th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Chlamydia Rate
|
176.4
|
|
[44th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Cases
|
68
|
|
[49th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Rate
|
5.1
|
|
[50th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Health Index
|
5.42 |
|
[20th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
|
$46.00 |
|
[42nd of 51]
|
|
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005 |
|
Obesity Rate
|
20 %
|
|
[29th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
|
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth
|
22.4% |
|
[22nd of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Overweight and Obesity Rate
|
55 %
|
|
[31st 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. |
|
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health
|
35.1 %
|
|
[15th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Suicides
|
217 |
|
[38th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
|
39.3
|
|
[27th of 51]
|
|
Source: American Association of Suicidology, 2003 |