Domain | Measure | Higher is. | Ratio of least to most prosperous county values | Between 2015 and 2019, gap between least and most prosperous counties is… | |
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2015 | 2019 | ||||
Health Outcomes | Diabetes prevalence | Worse | 1.40 | 1.53 | Widening |
Fair or poor health | Worse | 1.75 | 1.71 | Narrowing | |
Frequent mental distress | Worse | 1.33 | 1.35 | Widening | |
Frequent physical distress | Worse | 1.48 | 1.52 | Widening | |
Life expectancy | Better | 0.93 | 0.92 | Widening | |
Low birth weight | Worse | 1.38 | 1.38 | Unchanged | |
Mentally unhealthy days | Worse | 1.26 | 1.27 | Widening | |
Physically unhealthy days | Worse | 1.42 | 1.44 | Widening | |
Premature mortality | Worse | 1.75 | 1.85 | Widening | |
Years potential life lost | Worse | 1.56 | 1.46 | Narrowing | |
Clinical Care | Dental workforce | Better | 0.57 | 0.59 | Narrowing |
Mammography screening rate | Better | 0.80 | 0.80 | Unchanged | |
Mental health workforce | Better | 0.72 | 0.77 | Narrowing | |
PCP workforce | Better | 0.59 | 0.56 | Widening | |
Preventable hospitalization rate | Worse | 1.73 | 1.56 | Narrowing | |
Uninsured | Worse | 1.63 | 1.62 | Narrowing | |
Vaccinated | Better | 0.75 | 0.73 | Widening | |
Health Behaviors | Chlamydia cases | Worse | 1.60 | 1.65 | Widening |
Excessive drinking | Worse | 0.75 | 0.79 | Widening | |
Food index | Better | 0.79 | 0.76 | Narrowing | |
Food insecurity | Worse | 1.62 | 1.82 | Widening | |
Insufficient sleep | Worse | 1.15 | 1.17 | Widening | |
Limited healthy food access | Worse | 1.95 | 1.89 | Narrowing | |
Obesity | Worse | 1.19 | 1.24 | Widening | |
Physical inactivity | Worse | 1.39 | 1.49 | Widening | |
Smokers | Worse | 1.40 | 1.49 | Widening | |
Physical Environment | Air quality | Worse | 1.03 | 1.03 | Unchanged |
Severe housing problems | Worse | 1.10 | 1.12 | Widening | |
Social and Economic Factors | Child food program participation | Worse | 1.86 | 1.99 | Widening |
Children in poverty | Worse | 2.50 | 2.80 | Widening | |
Deaths due to injury | Worse | 1.48 | 1.45 | Narrowing | |
Income inequality | Worse | 1.24 | 1.29 | Widening | |
Membership association rate | Better | 1.09 | 0.99 | Narrowing |