Table 5 Change in measure values between the earlier and later data collection period, by county prosperity quintile. Values in italics did not follow a stepwise worsening of measure value when moving from a higher to a lower prosperity quintile. Values in bold indicate measures where there was improvement in measure values among the least prosperous counties
Domain | Measure | County prosperity quintile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Most | High | Average | Low | Least | ||
Health Outcomes | Diabetes prevalence | -0.88 | -1.08 | -1.16 | -0.94 | -0.16 |
Fair or poor health | 2.80 | 3.38 | 3.63 | 3.93 | 4.24 | |
Frequent mental distress | 3.49 | 4.00 | 4.34 | 4.69 | 4.96 | |
Frequent physical distress | 1.36 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 2.15 | 2.39 | |
Life expectancy | -0.26 | -0.43 | -0.52 | -0.64 | -0.91 | |
Low birth weight | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
Mentally unhealthy days | 0.95 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.24 | |
Physically unhealthy days | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.51 | |
Premature mortality | 9.08 | 14.17 | 21.68 | 28.60 | 47.73 | |
Years potential life lost | 400 | 595 | 812 | 157 | 0 | |
Clinical Care | Dental workforce | 3.97 | 3.96 | 3.90 | 3.36 | 2.95 |
Mammography screening rate | 2.17 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 1.62 | 1.74 | |
Mental health workforce | 45.89 | 38.43 | 32.95 | 33.53 | 43.41 | |
PCP workforce | 0.58 | -0.46 | -0.45 | -0.26 | -1.49 | |
Preventable hospitalization rate | -12.08 | -17.19 | -19.53 | -21.64 | -26.57 | |
Uninsured | -0.13 | -0.02 | -0.11 | 0.07 | -0.26 | |
Vaccinated | 3.22 | 2.80 | 2.43 | 2.04 | 1.78 | |
Health Behaviors | Chlamydia cases | 41.05 | 39.02 | 43.71 | 65.99 | 81.65 |
Excessive drinking | 2.04 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.34 | |
Food index | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.03 | -0.10 | -0.08 | |
Food insecurity | -1.75 | -1.17 | -0.82 | -0.57 | -0.90 | |
Insufficient sleep | 3.02 | 3.71 | 3.99 | 4.08 | 4.08 | |
Limited healthy food access | 0.20 | -0.28 | -0.40 | 0.11 | 0.05 | |
Obesity | 2.99 | 2.97 | 3.22 | 3.88 | 5.15 | |
Physical inactivity | 3.47 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 4.89 | 7.34 | |
Smokers | 1.29 | 2.27 | 2.72 | 2.90 | 3.17 | |
Physical Environment | Air quality | -1.04 | -0.88 | -0.95 | -1.06 | -1.10 |
Severe housing problems | -0.57 | -0.56 | -0.46 | -0.41 | -0.44 | |
Social and Economic Factors | Child food program participation | -0.68 | -0.76 | -0.22 | 0.44 | 3.49 |
Children in poverty | -3.51 | -4.18 | -4.45 | -5.08 | -5.66 | |
Deaths due to injury | 8.70 | 8.08 | 9.31 | 10.68 | 10.84 | |
Income inequality | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.04 | 0.00 | 0.10 | |
Membership association rate | -1.28 | -2.47 | -2.86 | -2.63 | -2.38 | |