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Abortion Rate
|
9 |
|
[33rd of 47]
|
|
AIDS Case Rate All Ages
|
6.3
|
|
[33rd of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
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Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
|
14.4% |
|
[29th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
|
49.9% |
|
[37th 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
|
4.8% |
|
[25th 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% |
|
[47th 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 %
|
|
[29th of 50]
|
|
Source: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004 |
|
Birth Rate per 1,000
|
14
|
|
[20th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Chlamydia Cases
|
17,075
|
|
[16th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Chlamydia Rate
|
277.2
|
|
[28th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Cases
|
6,681
|
|
[19th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Rate
|
108.5
|
|
[20th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Health Index
|
3.33 |
|
[24th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
|
$65.00 |
|
[30th of 51]
|
|
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005 |
|
Obesity Rate
|
24 %
|
|
[5th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
|
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth
|
27.3% |
|
[11th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Overweight and Obesity Rate
|
58.7 %
|
|
[13th 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
|
34.6 %
|
|
[17th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Suicides
|
736 |
|
[15th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
|
43.5
|
|
[19th of 51]
|
|
Source: American Association of Suicidology, 2003 |