StateMaster - West Virginian Health statistics

% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies	10%	[43rd of 51]
% of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies	2.3 %	[48th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $0 Deductible	58 %	[26th of 51]
% of PDPs with a $250 Deductible	33 %	[35th of 51]
% Point Change in ESI	0 %	[6th of 51]
% Point Change in Individual Insurance	0.2	[26th of 51]
% Point Change in Medicaid	3.1	[5th of 19]
% Point Change in Uninsured	-3.1	[43rd of 51]
Abortion Rate	6	[42nd of 47]
Abortions by Out-of-State Residents	10.9%	[17th of 44]
ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria	250	[38th of 52]
ADAP Total Drug Expenditures	$172,749.00	[39th of 51]
Admissions	163	[2nd of 51]
Adult physical disabilities	8.6%	[2nd of 54]
Aged SSI	4,700	[35th of 51]
Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+	1.7 %	[31st of 51]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages	5.1	[37th of 51]
Alcohol Abuse or Dependence	7.27%	[38th of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers	9.7%	[48th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers	30.2%	[51st of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers	2.8%	[52nd of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities	136	[34th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities (per capita)	0.749 per 10,000 people	[13th of 51]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage	33%	[42nd of 51]
Alcohol Use in the Past Month	36.68%	[50th of 51]
Annual Reported HIV Cases All Ages	65	[30th of 39]
Asthma > Adult cases	15.4%	[4th of 52]
Attempts to Quit Smoking	51.8 %	[39th of 50]
Autism > Cumulative Growth in Autism Cases	353%	[51st of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism	534	[43rd of 56]
Autism > Number of Children with Autism (per capita)	2.939 per 10,000 people	[47th of 56]
Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weighted)	$1.00	[34th of 48]
Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies	9.5	[11th of 51]
Avg. Annual % Growth, FY1980-2000	8.2 %	[40th of 51]
Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment	41,812	[34th of 51]
Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals	$122,957,680.00	[33rd of 51]
Beds	4.29	[7th of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000	11.6	[48th of 51]
Births Financed by Medicaid As Percent of State Births	49.3%	[5th of 48]
Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births	8.6 %	[16th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI	70,557	[27th of 51]
Blind & Disabled SSI as % of Population	3.9 %	[2nd of 51]
C-Section births	29.3%	[4th of 51]
Cancer Death Rate per 100,000	215.4	[5th of 51]
Cancer Incidence per 100,000	486.4	[11th of 44]
CARE Act Total Funding	$2,935,899.00	[41st of 51]
Change in % of Preterm Births, '90-'03	34 %	[7th of 51]
Change in Medicaid Enrollment, 2003-04	2.4 %	[38th of 51]
Change in Number of Children with Individual Insurance	602	[26th of 51]
Change in Number Uninsured	41,102	[32nd of 51]
Change in Number with ESI	-6,531	[14th of 51]
Change in Number with Medicaid	9,489	[13th of 21]
Change in SCHIP Enrollment, 2003-04	6.6 %	[25th of 49]
Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'03	-23 %	[6th of 51]
Child Death Rate	21	[32nd of 50]
Chlamydia Cases	2,585	[43rd of 50]
Chlamydia Rate	143.5	[49th of 50]
Cholesterol Screening Rate	23.6 %	[32nd of 51]
Cigarette Use in the Past Month	32.06%	[2nd of 51]
Cocaine Use	2.52%	[16th of 51]
Colonoscopy testing	46.2%	[48th of 52]
Colorectal Cancer Screening	27.1%	[23rd of 52]
Cum. Rptd. HIV Cases Adult/Adolescent	629	[28th of 36]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	1,364	[41st of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages	1,375	[41st of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages (per capita)	0.757 per 1,000 people	[43rd of 51]
Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric	11	[41st of 51]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases All Ages	636	[29th of 40]
Cumulative Reported HIV Cases Pediatric	7	[31st of 39]
Current Annual Appropriation	$50,400,000.00	[32nd of 49]
Current Monthly Enrollment, June 2004	295,990	[33rd of 51]
Current Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, Dec 2004	24,283	[29th of 49]
Death Rate per 100,000	991.7	[6th of 51]
Deaths Among Persons with AIDS	729	[41st of 51]
Deaths due to HIV	20	[41st of 51]
Diabetes	10.9%	[1st of 52]
Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000	39.3	[2nd of 51]
Diabetes per 100 Adults	8.7	[3rd of 51]
Disability prevalence	26.4%	[1st of 54]
Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid	35 %	[36th of 51]
Emergency Room Visits	614	[2nd of 51]
Expenses per Inpatient Day	$993.00	[44th of 51]
Fire death rate	16.1	[13th of 51]
Flu shot	67.8%	[27th of 52]
Fruits and vegetables consumption	18.7%	[47th of 54]
Gonorrhea Cases	847	[40th of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate	47	[38th of 50]
Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY1991-01	13 %	[17th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries	0	[49th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Deaths and Injuries (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[49th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number	50	[38th of 51]
Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (per capita)	0.275 per 10,000 people	[43rd of 51]
HCBS Aged & Aged/Disabled	5,411	[30th of 50]
Health Care as a % of Total Employment	9.9 %	[1st of 51]
Health Index	1.23	[28th of 50]
Health Spending as % Gross State Product	4.8 %	[5th of 50]
Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000	288	[5th of 51]
High blood pressure	33.6%	[1st of 54]
High cholesterol	38.1%	[2nd of 54]
HIV Death Rate	1.1	[40th of 42]
HIV Testing Rate > Ever Tested	39.7 %	[44th of 51]
HIV Testing Rate > Past 12 Months	28 %	[25th of 51]
HMO Enrollment Growth	3.8 %	[6th of 49]
HMO Penetration Rate	10	[33rd of 49]
Home Health Services	58	[35th of 51]
HOPWA Funding	$1,001,581.00	[36th of 51]
Hospice Services	58	[12th of 51]
Hospital Outpatient Services	769	[8th of 51]
HPV vaccine > Proposal Bill would require girls entering the sixth grade to be vaccinated. Allows parents to opt their daughters out on medical grounds.
HPV vaccine > Status	Died
Illicit Drug Use	6.6%	[49th of 51]
Illicit Drug Use other than Marijuana	3.89%	[14th of 51]
Income Eligibility --Separate SCHIP Program	200 %	[26th of 30]
Infant Death Rate	8.9	[8th of 51]
Influenza Vaccines	65.8 %	[37th of 51]
Inpatient Census	232	[40th of 50]
Inpatient Days	977	[5th of 51]
Limited Activity Days per Month	1.7	[42nd of 50]
Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs	15	[34th of 51]
MA Total Enrollment	6,120	[36th of 51]
Mammogram Rate for Women 50-69 years	79 %	[41st of 51]
Mammogram testing	72.4%	[33rd of 52]
Marijuana Use in the Past Month	5.61%	[34th of 51]
Marijuana Use in the Past Year	9.6%	[39th of 51]
MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollment	44.4 %	[42nd of 51]
Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rates	$135.00	[27th of 36]
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2002	$4,013.00	[27th of 49]
Medicare as % of Health Care Spending	23.1 %	[7th of 51]
Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL	31 %	[7th of 48]
Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop	19 %	[1st of 51]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita	$26.00	[51st of 51]
Motor Vehicle Death Rate	1.9	[13th of 50]
Needing Treatment for Alcohol Use	6.91%	[37th of 51]
Needing Treatment for Drug Use	2.53%	[41st of 51]
New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent	93	[39th of 51]
New AIDS Cases All Ages	93	[39th of 51]
New AIDS Cases Pediatric	0	[49th of 51]
No. of MA Contract Withdrawals	38	[6th of 49]
Non-medical Use of Pain Relievers	5.22%	[19th of 51]
Nonfederal Physicians per 100,000 Population	254	[28th of 51]
Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians	44 %	[6th of 51]
Number of Abortions	2,332	[38th of 43]
Number of Births	20,935	[39th of 51]
Number of Births of Low Birthweight	1,808	[37th of 51]
Number of HMOs	2	[46th of 50]
Number of Infant Deaths	185	[36th of 51]
Number of Inpatient Beds	240	[43rd of 50]
Number of MA Contracts	2	[37th of 51]
Number of Medicare PDPs	52	[1st of 51]
Number of Nursing Home Residents	9,497	[34th of 51]
Number of Nursing Homes	130	[34th of 51]
Number of Special Care Beds	106	[48th of 51]
Nursing Home Occupancy Rates	87 %	[27th of 51]
Nursing Home Residents as % of 65+ Pop	3.4 %	[32nd of 51]
Obesity > Obese adults > %	29.8%	[2nd of 51]
Obesity > Overweight adults > %	65.5%	[2nd of 51]
Obesity > Overweight children > %	20.9%	[2nd of 51]
Obesity Rate	25 %	[2nd of 51]
Occupational Fatality Rate	5.9	[16th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth	42.8%	[1st of 52]
Oral health > Visits to the dentist	62.5%	[47th of 52]
Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs	21	[2nd of 51]
Outpatient Visits	3,178	[3rd of 51]
Overall Child Health Status	84.2%	[38th of 51]
Overweight and Obesity Rate	61.2 %	[1st of 51]
Pap Smear Rate	83 %	[44th of 50]
Percent of Firms Offering Coverage	52.8 %	[34th of 51]
Percent of Women who had Dental Visit	61.9 %	[50th of 51]
Percent of Women with Arthritis	45.5 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent of Women with High Blood Pressure	32.4 %	[3rd of 51]
Percent Who Are Immunized	87 %	[5th of 51]
Percent with some health care coverage	81.5%	[41st of 52]
Perception of Alcohol Consumption Risk	39.63%	[27th of 51]
Perception of Cigarette Smoking Risk	67.09%	[49th of 51]
Perception of Marijuana Smoking Risk	47.39%	[3rd of 51]
Persons Living with AIDS All Ages	662	[41st of 51]
Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent	657	[41st of 51]
Persons with AIDS Pediatric	5	[34th of 51]
Physical exercise	75.4%	[35th of 52]
Physician and Supplier Services	969	[39th of 51]
Physician Assistants per 10,000 Population	3	[13th of 51]
Pneumococcal Vaccines	61.2 %	[34th of 51]
Prenatal Care	85.8 %	[18th of 49]
Preterm Births as a % of Births	13.3 %	[12th of 51]
Prevalence of Asthma	10.1 %	[2nd of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health	34 %	[24th of 50]
Prostate cancer testing	52.3%	[25th of 52]
Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	114	[34th of 42]
Registered Nurses per 10,000 Population	87	[18th of 51]
Resident population with serious mental illness	76,286	[37th of 52]
Resident population with serious mental illness (per capita)	0.42 per 10 people	[2nd of 52]
Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita	15	[3rd of 51]
Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending	13 %	[37th of 51]
Serious Psychological Distress	12.73%	[1st of 51]
Short-Stay Hospitals	432	[4th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Admissions	62	[29th of 51]
Skilled Nursing Facility Days of Care	1,523	[25th of 51]
Smokeless tobacco users	31.2%	[1st of 18]
SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population	7.4 %	[1st of 51]
SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population	4.2 %	[3rd of 51]
Stroke Death Rate per 100,000	58.4	[22nd of 51]
Suicides	266	[37th of 51]
Suicides (per capita)	0.146 per 1,000 people	[9th of 51]
Syphilis Cases	11	[44th of 50]
Syphilis Rate	0.6	[47th of 50]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000	44.8	[17th of 51]
Teen Death Rate	54	[24th of 50]
Tobacco use > Everyday smokers	21.8%	[2nd of 52]
Tobacco use > Former smokers	25.1%	[12th of 52]
Tobacco use > Occasional smokers	5%	[35th of 52]
Tobacco use > Total current smokers	26.8%	[2nd of 52]
Total ADAP Budget	$2,087,428.00	[41st of 51]
Total ADAP Clients	151	[42nd of 51]
Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled	438	[40th of 50]
Total Dentists	844	[38th of 51]
Total Dentists (per capita)	0.465 per 1,000 people	[40th of 51]
Total Dual Eligible Medicaid Spending	$759.00	[34th of 51]
Total Enrollment in Medicaid	4,729	[34th of 36]
Total FQHC Encounters or Visits	1,013,312	[13th of 51]
Total FQHCs	27	[8th of 51]
Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites	132	[12th of 51]
Total HCBS Waivers	2	[50th of 50]
Total Health Care Employment	67,630	[36th of 51]
Total Health Care Employment (per capita)	0.372 per 10 people	[18th of 51]
Total Health Clinics	63	[19th of 51]
Total Health Clinics (per capita)	34.675 per 1 million people	[11th of 51]
Total HMO Enrollment	181,628	[40th of 53]
Total HMO Enrollment (per capita)	9.997 per 100 people	[36th of 53]
Total Hospitals	57	[33rd of 51]
Total Hospitals (per capita)	0.314 per 10,000 people	[10th of 51]
Total Medicaid Births	10,522	[33rd of 49]
Total Medicaid Births (per capita)	0.579 per 100 people	[12th of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002	362,300	[32nd of 49]
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2002 (per capita)	0.199 per capita	[10th of 49]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004	$1,952,072,257.00	[35th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per $ GDP)	$0.39 per $10 of GDP	[5th of 51]
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2004 (per capita)	$1,074.42 per capita	[15th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries	350,858	[34th of 51]
Total Medicare Beneficiaries (per capita)	0.193 per capita	[1st of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments	$1,822.00	[33rd of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per $ GDP)	$3.66 per $100 million of GDP	[1st of 51]
Total Medicare Benefit Payments (per capita)	$1.00 per 1,000 people	[7th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians	4,604	[35th of 51]
Total Nonfederal Physicians (per capita)	0.253 per 100 people	[27th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs	270,775	[16th of 51]
Total Patients Served by FQHCs (per capita)	1.49 per 10 people	[1st of 51]
Total Personal Health Spending, FY2000	$7,526.00	[34th of 51]
Total Physician Assistants	485	[28th of 51]
Total Registered Nurses	15,720	[35th of 51]
Total Retail Rx Drugs	27,160,713	[34th of 51]
Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs	$1,461,892,338.00	[34th of 51]
Total Spending on Medicaid	$26,319.00	[33rd of 36]
Total SSDI Beneficiaries	84,431	[29th of 51]
Total SSI Beneficiaries	75,257	[28th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health	$45,804,114.00	[49th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per $ GDP)	$0.09 per $100 of GDP	[49th of 51]
Total State Expenditures on Mental Health (per capita)	$25.21 per capita	[51st of 51]
Total State Health Care Spending	$2,263.00	[35th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per $ GDP)	$0.46 per $10 million of GDP	[4th of 50]
Total State Health Care Spending (per capita)	$0.13 per 100 people	[19th of 50]
Total Tobacco Funds	$320,106,000.00	[32nd of 50]
Twin Births Ratio	27.4	[46th of 51]

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