Gulf County Population: Median household income: Could not see a doctor due to cost Health care costs (Medicare) 2012 15,755 $39,403 20% $9,206 Health Outcomes Trendline 2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 Highlighted cells indicate areas in need of particular or continued attention. www.countyhealthrankings.org 2013 (2010 Census update) 15,844 $37,373 21% $10,705 Gulf County Florida County Rank (of 67) Nat'l Benchmark* 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mortality (50%) Premature death 8,299 7,453 8,785 7,831 7,933 7,896 7,781 7,310 5,317 22% 4.7 3.4 7.6% 20% 4.3 3.4 8.1% 19% 4.4 3.4 8.7% 21% 4.3 3.6 8.5% 16% 3.5 3.5 8.4% 16% 2.6 3.5 8.5% 15% 3.5 3.6 6.0% 16% 3.6 3.7 8.7% 10% 2.6 2.3 6.0% Morbidity (50%) Poor or fair health (10%) Poor physical health days (10%) Poor mental health days (10%) Low birthweight (20%) Heath Factors Health Behaviors (30%) Adult smoking (10%) Adult obesity (7.5%) Physical inactivity (2.5%) Excessive drinking (2.5%) Motor vehicle death rate (2.5%) Sexually transmitted infections (2.5%) Teen birth rate (2.5%) 26% 26% 26% 26% 29% 30% 28% 19% 23 21% 24% 20% 25% 19% 26 27% 30% 28% 19% 25 11% 28 16% 19 19% 26% 24% 16% 19 19% 26% 24% 16% 16 13% 25% 21% 7% 10 14% 19 192 262 281 315 318 389 398 398 92 41 40 39 44 46 45 44 40 21 19% 100 88 66% 24% 27% 23% 1960:1 1960:1 1762:1 2413:1 85 66 61 74% 80% 79% 58% 59% 56% 24% 100 27% 983:1 69 80% 65 82% 64% 25% 25% 983:1 1438:1 2094:1 64 65 84% 84% 71% 70% 6.0% 22% 29% 10% 751 80% 32% 9.6% 25% 28% 38% 642 Air pollution-ozone days 65% 0 0 Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 2 Physical Environment (10%) Daily Fine Particulate Matter (2%) Drinking Water Safety (2%) Access to recreational facilities (2%)* Limited healthy food (2%) Fast food restaurants (2%) 36 34 14 34 27 32 31 38 38 45 40 46 46 46 46 43 36 52 45 38 42 24 7 58 55 67% 13 100% 96% 78% 64% 65% 79% 71% 82% (Natl Avg) 30% 31% 58% 58% 59.1% 70% 10.8% 10.2% 6.0% 10.5% 11.5% 10.5% 5.0% 27% 28% 17% 18% 24% 25% 14% 25% 26% 21% 21% 21% 22% 14% 42% 43% 9% 35% 36% 37% 20% 599 443 714 706 674 614 66 (Variation due to changes to the source of the measures since 2010) 0 2 5 5 2 N/A 1% 65% 4 10 2% 0 6% 53% 50% 0 9 82% 35 47 0 9 9% 45% 8 3% 9 7% 44% 50 11% 1067:1 1516:1 47 90% 73% Social & Economic Factors (30%) High school graduation (5%) Some college (5%) Unemployment (10%) Children in poverty (10%) Inadequate social support (2.5%) Single-parent households (2.5%) Violent crime rate (5%) 19 25 33 Clinical Care (20%) Uninsured (5%) Primary care physicians ratio (3%) Dentists (2%) Preventable hospital stays (5%) Diabetic screening (2.5%) Mammography screening (2.5%) 28 8.8 0 16 27% 27% New Additional Measures - Not factored into Rankings Mental health provider ratio N/A 3371:1 Crude mortality rate under age 1 N/A 734.4 Children eligible for free lunch 43% 49% Children under 18 without health insurance 13% 13% Uninsured adults 26% 30% Population living within half a mile of a park 32% 31% *Reverse-coded measures, the national benchmark is the 90th percentile. For all other measures, the national benchmark is the 10th percentile. www.flphi.org
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