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Abortion Rate
|
11 |
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[30th of 47]
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AIDS Case Rate All Ages
|
22.4
|
|
[5th of 51]
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Source: statehealthfacts.org |
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Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
|
14.2% |
|
[32nd of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
|
45% |
|
[42nd 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
|
4.5% |
|
[35th 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
|
46% |
|
[2nd 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
|
14.5
|
|
[15th of 51]
|
|
Source: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004 |
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Chlamydia Cases
|
20,970
|
|
[11th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Chlamydia Rate
|
467.8
|
|
[2nd of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Gonorrhea Cases
|
11,850
|
|
[11th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Gonorrhea Rate
|
264.4
|
|
[1st of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Health Index
|
-20.95 |
|
[50th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
|
$45.00 |
|
[44th of 51]
|
|
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005 |
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Obesity Rate
|
23 %
|
|
[8th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org |
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Oral health > Loss of natural teeth
|
31.3% |
|
[5th of 52]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
|
Overweight and Obesity Rate
|
58.4 %
|
|
[14th 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
|
24.5 %
|
|
[50th of 50]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
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Suicides
|
461 |
|
[27th of 51]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
|
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
|
56
|
|
[7th of 51]
|
|
Source: American Association of Suicidology, 2003 |
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Total Spending on Medicaid
|
$35,474.00 |
|
[31st of 36]
|
|
Source: statehealthfacts.org
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