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% of Nursing Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies
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47.1% |
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[2nd of 51]
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Abortion Rate
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37 |
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[1st of 47]
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DEFINITION: Rate of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Women of Reproductive Age by State of Occurrence, 2001. Data not available for California, New Hampshire, Alaska and Wyoming. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org |
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AIDS Case Rate All Ages
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179.2
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[1st of 51]
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DEFINITION: AIDS Case Rate per 100,000 Population, Reported in 2004
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org |
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Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers
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16.6% |
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[16th of 52]
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DEFINITION: Adults having five or more drinks on one occasion. Percent of respondents who answered yes. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers
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61.4% |
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[10th of 52]
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DEFINITION: Adults who have had at least one drink of alcohol within the past 30 days. Percent of respondents who answered yes. |
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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
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7% |
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[3rd of 52]
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DEFINITION: Adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day. Percent of respondents who answered yes. |
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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
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41% |
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[15th of 51]
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DEFINITION: Percent of traffic fatalities where alcohol is a contributing factor. |
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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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Attempts to Quit Smoking
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61.8 %
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[1st of 50]
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DEFINITION: Percent of Smokers who Attempt to Quit Smoking, 2004
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SOURCE: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004 |
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Beds
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6.05
|
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[1st of 51]
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DEFINITION: Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population, 2003
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Birth Rate per 1,000
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13.5
|
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[29th of 51]
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DEFINITION: Number of Births per 1,000 Population, 2003
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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HIV Death Rate
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40.8 |
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[1st of 42]
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DEFINITION: Age-Adjusted Death Rate for HIV Disease, 2002. Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 U.S. standard population. Populations used for computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census estimated as of July 1, 2002. Since death rates are affected by the population composition of a given area, age-adjusted death rates should be used for comparisons between areas because they control for differences in population composition. U.S., state and territory data are deaths for 2002. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
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$398.00 |
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[1st of 51]
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DEFINITION: State Mental Health Agency, Mental Health Per Capita Expenditures, 2001 |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org |
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Obesity Rate
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20 %
|
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[27th of 51]
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DEFINITION: Obesity Prevalence Among U.S. Adults, 2001
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org |
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Oral health > Loss of natural teeth
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19.3% |
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[32nd of 52]
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DEFINITION: Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extracted.
NOTE: Data for Hawaii is not available. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Overweight and Obesity Rate
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50.2 %
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[51st of 51]
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DEFINITION: Overweight and Obesity Rate, 2002
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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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Physical exercise
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77.7% |
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[25th of 52]
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DEFINITION: During the past month, did you participate in any physical activities? Percent of respondents who answered yes. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Prevalence of Poor Mental Health
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33.3 %
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[32nd of 50]
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DEFINITION: Percent of Adults with Poor Mental Health, 2004
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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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Suicides
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36 |
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[51st of 51]
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DEFINITION: Total number of suicides. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
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60.3
|
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[5th of 51]
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DEFINITION: Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population, 2003
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SOURCE: American Association of Suicidology, 2003 |
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Total Spending on Medicaid
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$245,721.00 |
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[9th of 36]
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DEFINITION: Medicaid Medically Needy Program Spending (in thousands), 2000. Data not available for those states not listed. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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