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Abortion Rate
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3 |
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[47th of 47]
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AIDS Case Rate All Ages
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1.6
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[49th 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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12.6% |
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[42nd 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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48% |
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[39th 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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4.4% |
|
[36th 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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36% |
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[38th 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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54.2 %
|
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[27th 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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Birth Rate per 1,000
|
16
|
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[4th 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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Chlamydia Cases
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2,366
|
|
[45th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases, 2003
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Chlamydia Rate
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176.4
|
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[44th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases per 100,000 Population, 2003
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Gonorrhea Cases
|
68
|
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[49th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Number of Reported Gonorrhea Cases, 2003
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Gonorrhea Rate
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5.1
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[50th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Number of Reported Gonorrhea Cases per 100,000 Population, 2003
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Health Index
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5.42 |
|
[20th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Health Index by state. "The Healthiest State designation is awarded based on 21 factors chosen from the year 2005 edition of our annual reference book, Health Care State Rankings. These factors reflect access to health care providers, affordability of health care and a generally healthy population. All 21 factors are the same as last year. The 21 factors were divided into two groups: those that are “negative� for which a high ranking would be considered bad for a state, and those that are “positive� for which a high ranking would be considered good for a state. Rates for each of the 21 factors were processed through a formula that measures how a state compares to the national average for a given category. The positive and negative nature of each factor was taken into account as part of the formula. Once these computations were made, the factors then were weighted (factors were weighted equally.) These weighted scores were then added together to get a state’s final score (“SUM� on the table above.) This way, states are assessed based on how they stack up against the national average. The end result is that the farther below the national average a state’s health ranking is, the lower (and less healthy) it ranks. The farther above the national average, the higher (and healthier) a state ranks." - Morgan Quitno Press |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita
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$46.00 |
|
[42nd of 51]
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DEFINITION: State Mental Health Agency, Mental Health Per Capita Expenditures, 2001 |
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SOURCE: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005 |
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Obesity Rate
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20 %
|
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[29th 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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22.4% |
|
[22nd 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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55 %
|
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[31st 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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Prevalence of Poor Mental Health
|
35.1 %
|
|
[15th of 50]
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DEFINITION: Percent of Adults with Poor Mental Health, 2004
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Suicides
|
217 |
|
[38th of 51]
|
|
DEFINITION: Total number of suicides. |
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SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000
|
39.3
|
|
[27th 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 |