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Status Indicators

 GRADE KEY:SSatisfactoryS-Satisfactory MinusUUnsatisfactoryFFail
All   Non-Hispanic Ages 2004 Overall Data 2007 Overall Data 2007 Grade
White Black American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic White Black American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian/Pacific Islander 18-44 45-64 65+

Women's Access to Health Care Services
Women without Health Insurance (%) (1) 16.9 22.7 35.9 18.6 37.8 12.9 22.5 34.8 18.4 21.1 13.5   17.7 18 F
People in Medically Underserved Areas (%)                         11.8 11.5  
First Trimester Prenatal Care (%) 85.7 75.9 70.8 85.4 77.5 89 75.9           83.7 84.1 U
Women in County without Abortion Provider (%) (2)                           34 U

Addressing Wellness and Prevention

Screening
Pap Smears (%) (3)                       70.1 86.6 86 U
Mammograms (%)                       75.1 76.1 74.9 S
Colorectal Cancer Screening (%)                         48.1 53.3 S
Cholesterol Screening (%)                         74.7 75 U

Prevention
No Leisure-Time Physical Activity (%)                         26.9 25.6 U
Obese (%)                         21.3 24 F
Eating Five Fruits and Vegetables a Day (%)                         27.8 28.1 F
Smoking (%)                         20.8 19.2 U
Binge Drinking (%)                         8.2 7.3 S-
Annual Dental Visits (%) 73.1 63.5     60.9               71.7 71.1 S

Key Conditions

Key Causes of Death

Coronary Heart Disease Death Rate (per 100,000) 138.2 190.2 91.6 82.2 120.4               154.8 141.9 F
Stroke Death Rate (per 100,000) 50.4 69.1 35.8 42.2 37.5 50.8 70.2     2.7 20.5 414.5 58.5 52.1 F
Lung Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000) 42.3 40.1 27.8 18.1 14.6 44.4 40.8     2.3 49.8 234.6 41 41.2 F
Breast Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000) 24.5 33.4 14.3 12.7 15.8 25.1 34     5.5 41 113.8 26.5 25.1 S-

Chronic Conditions
High Blood Pressure (%)                         26.1 24.9 F
Diabetes (%)                         6.4 7.1 F
AIDS Rate (per 100,000)     4.4 1.8 12.2 2.1 49.9           9.1 9.4 S-
Arthritis (%) (4) 29.4 31.9     24.6                 29.4  
Osteoporosis (%) (National Only) (5)                           17.6  

Reproductive Health
Chlamydia (%)                         5.6 6.3 U
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) (6)                         7.7 13.1 U
Unintended Pregnancies (%) (National Only) (7) 40 69     54               49.2 49  

Mental Health
Days Mental Health was Not Good in Past 30 Days (days)                         3.8 3.9  

Violence Against Women
Violence Experienced over Lifetime (%) (National Only) (8) 54.5 55.1 64.8 51.9 54.9                 55  

Living in a Healthy Community

Overall Health
Life Expectancy (years) (9) 79.5 73.7                       78.8 F
Days Activities were Limited in Past 30 Days (days)                         3.5 2.3  
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 5.7 13.5 8.6 4.8 5.6 5.7 13.7           6.9 6.9 U

Economic Security and Education
Poverty (%) 10.8 23.8 27.4 10.5 20.9 9.2 23.7 27.1 10.4 15.2 9.2 11.9 12 12.6 F
Wage Gap (%)                         72.7 77 F
High School Completion (%) 87.1 82.4 76.6 86.2 62.2 91.1 82.7 81.1 86.3 89.2 88.6 75.2 84.8 86.3 U

Demographic Data
White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
American Indian/Alaskan Native (Non-Hispanic)
Asian/Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
Hispanic (All)
18-44
45-64
65+
U.S. Data
Population of Females: National, Number102031367195368851246817697381620621773558488913731573321377476150410658
Population of Females: National, Percent67.8130.84.613.737.124.814.250.7
  National # National %
Households Headed by Single Women, number and percent3449362229.9
Lesbian-Headed Households, number and percent3638480.3
Mediam Earnings for Women, amount32288 
Women with Disabilities Affecting Workforce Participation, number and percent73035267.9
Households Living in Linguistic Isolation, number and percent53194264.8
Births Attended by a Midwife, number and percent3223988
Women Residing in Urban Areas, number and percent11398474279.5
Women Residing in Rural Areas, number and percent2938360120.5
Women with Some College or Associate Degree, number and percent2712955327.1
Women with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, number and percent2752770627.5
  • 1. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004 (although both rely on the same underlying data source, the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, or CPS, as noted in the indicator data source note), and the two sets of data are not entirely comparable. Data from earlier CPS years relied on different survey controls (such as techniques that can affect the survey sampling) (Census 1990), whereas newer CPS data rely on Census 2000 controls. In addition, in March 2007, the Census Bureau released revised estimates for health insurance.  While the data presented in the 2007 Report Card reflect these updates, the data from the 2004 Report Card do not.  However, for the purposes of this Report Card, the trends shown by these two sets of data are still generally accurate.
  • 2. Because more current data are not available, the data from the 2004 Report Card have not been updated and are not shown in the 2004 column.
  • 3. Pap Smear data are reported for age groups as follows: Ages 18-24: 80.9%; Ages 25-34: 92.9%; Ages 35-44: 90.0%; Ages 45-54: 88.8%; Ages 55-64: 86.9%; Ages 65+: 70.1%.
  • 4. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004, therefore the 2004 data are not shown in the 2004 column.
  • 5. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004, therefore the 2004 data are not shown in the 2004 column.
  • 6. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004 (although both rely on the same underlying data source described in the indicator data source note), and the two sets of data are not entirely comparable. The 2004 Report Card used data for the ten-year period from 1987 to 1996, whereas the 2007 Report Card shows data from the six-year period from 1999 to 2004, due to a 1999 change in how mortality cause is reported. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this Report Card, the trends shown by these two sets of data are still generally accurate. The national figure reported in the 2007 edition of the Report Card is the most current single-year figure (2004) for the nation as a whole. The 2004 Report Card reported the ten-year national figure.
  • 7. Unintended Pregnancies are reported for age groups as follows: Under Age 15: 100%; Age 15-17: 87%; Age 18-19: 79%; Age 20-24: 60%; Age 25-29: 43%; Age 30-34: 33%; Age 35-39: 29%; Age 40+: 38%.
  • 8. Violence Experienced Over a Lifetime is also reported for Mixed Race. The percentage of women of mixed race experiencing violence over a lifetime is 61.2%. Because more current data are not available, the data from the 2004 Report Card have not been updated and are not shown in the 2004 column.
  • 9. Because more current state data are not available, the state and national data from the 2004 Report Card have not been updated, and are not shown in the 2004 column. Although more recent data at the national level are available, the Report Card uses national level data that are consistent with the data years available at the state level. The updated overall national figure for 2004 is 80.4 years. National Center for Health Statistics, "Table 27. Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, by race and sex: United States, selected years 1900–2004," in Health, United States, 2006 (2006), 176, available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf#027.