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Abortion Rate
|
17 |
|
[15th of 47]
|
|
AIDS Case Rate All Ages
|
13.2
|
|
[14th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
|
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
|
17.5% |
|
[9th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
|
58% |
|
[22nd 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
|
4.7% |
|
[27th 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 related traffic fatalities, as a percentage
|
45% |
|
[6th 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. |
|
Birth Rate per 1,000
|
14.4
|
|
[17th of 51]
|
|
Source: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004 |
|
Chlamydia Cases
|
48,294
|
|
[4th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Chlamydia Rate
|
383.3
|
|
[7th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Cases
|
21,817
|
|
[5th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Rate
|
173.1
|
|
[8th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Health Index
|
-1.17 |
|
[34th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
|
$64.00 |
|
[32nd of 51]
|
|
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005 |
|
Obesity Rate
|
21 %
|
|
[23rd of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
|
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth
|
18.7% |
|
[35th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Overweight and Obesity Rate
|
55.8 %
|
|
[26th 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
|
33.6 %
|
|
[29th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Suicides
|
1,011 |
|
[8th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
|
40.4
|
|
[24th of 51]
|
|
Source: American Association of Suicidology, 2003 |
|
Total Spending on Medicaid
|
$3,216,078.00 |
|
[3rd of 36]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|