County Health Rankings© – 2017 – Summary for Waldo County
Rankings produced by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin
Data
Years
Measure
Waldo County
Rank
(1-16)
Health Outcomes
8
Length of Life: 50% weight in health outcomes ranking
Premature Death (years of potential life lost before age 75 (per
100,000 pop)
Quality of Life: 50% weight in health outcomes ranking
Poor or Fair Health (% adults)*
Poor Physical Health Days (mean # days in past 30)
Poor Mental Health Days (mean # days in past 30)
Live Births with Low Birth weight (% <2500 grams)
7
'12–'14
Rate
Comparisons
Best ME Top U.S.
Error Margin Maine
County Performers*
6852
5820–7883
6400
5100
5200
13%
3.4
3.7
7.4%
12.3–13.2%
3.2–3.6
3.5–3.9
6.4–8.4%
15%
3.8
4.0
6.7%
10%
2.9
3.4
5.6%
12%
3.0
3.0
6.0%
2015
18%
17.9–19.2%
19%
13%
14%
2013
2014
2013
’10,‘14
28%
7.4
21%
44%
25.5–31.1%
28%
7.4
20%
68%
23%
7.9
15%
84%
26%
8.4
19%
91%
2014
’11–'15
17%
41%
16.4–17.7%
29.8–51.3%
20%
40%
15%
0%
12%
13%
2014
’08–'14
257
29
25–32
265.8
21
129.0
12
145.5
17
8
2015
2015
2015
’08–'12
10
Health Factors
Health Behaviors: 30% weight in health factors ranking
Current Smokers (% adults)*
Diet and Exercise:
Adults with Obesity (% Body Mass Index ≥30)*
Healthy Food Environment Index (0 (worst) to 10 (best))
No Physical Activity in Past 30 days† (% ages 20+)*
Access to Exercise Opportunities (% population)
Alcohol and Drug Use:
Excessive Drinking in Past 30 Days (% adults)*
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths (% deaths)
High Risk Sexual Behavior:
Newly Diagnosed Chlamydia Cases (# per 100,000 pop)
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000 females ages 15–19)
Clinical Care: 20% weight in health factors ranking
Access to Care:
Uninsured Adults (% ages <65)
Ratio of Population to Primary Care Physicians
Ratio of Population to Dentists
Ratio of Population to Mental Health Providers
Quality of Care (for Medicare Enrollees):
Preventable Hospital Stays (per 1,000 enrollees)
Diabetic Monitoring (% diabetics who had HbA1c tested)
Mammography (% females ages 67–69)
Socio-Economic Factors: 40% weight in factors ranking
Education:
Ninth Graders who graduate in 4 years (%)
Some Post-Secondary Education (% ages 25–44)
Unemployment (% ages 16+)
Income:
Children in Poverty (% ages <18)
Income Inequality (gap between lower/upper income)
Family & Social Support:
Children in Single-Parent Households (% ages <18)
Social (Membership) Associations (per 10,000 pop)
Community Safety:
Violent Crimes (# per 100,000 pop)
Injury Deaths (# per 100,000 pop)
Physical Environment: 10% weight in factors ranking
Air and Water Quality:
Daily Air Pollution (avg fine particulate matter density)
Drinking Water Safety (1+ violations)
Housing and Transit:
Severe Housing Problems (% households)
Driving Alone to Work (% workforce)
Commute 30+ Minutes (% workers who drive alone)
¥
Ranking of Maine counties: 1 (Highest ) to 16 (Lowest).
¥
10
18.8–23.5%
9
2014
2014
2015
2016
14%
1395:1
3263:1
455:1
12–15%
12%
900:1
1690:1
240:1
10%
630:1
1160:1
160:1
8%
1040:1
1320:1
360:1
2014
2014
2014
48
90%
68%
42–54
82–98%
60–75%
47
89%
69%
34
92%
75%
36
91%
71%
’14–'15
’11–'15
2015
86%
63%
5.1%
58–68%
87%
65%
4.4%
91%
75%
3.4%
95%
72%
3.3%
2015
’11–'15
21%
4.4
15–27%
18%
4.6
11%
4.0
12%
3.7
’11–'15
2014
33%
9.2
27–38%
33%
11.2
28%
14.9
21%
22.1
’12–'14
’11–'15
65
80
127
70
48
60
62
53
7.4
N/A
6.5
N/A
6.7
N/A
9
67–92
10
2012
FY13/14
’09–'13
’11–'15
’11–'15
†
Self-reported.
7.4
Yes
17%
15–19%
16%
75%
73–77%
78%
38%
35–41%
31%
*Only 10% of counties throughout the
13%
9%
70%
72%
18%
15%
US had better rates.
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County Health Rankings© – 2014 vs. 2017 – Summary for Waldo County
Rankings produced by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin
Waldo County 2017
Measure
Data
Years
Rank
¥
(1-16)
Rate
Comparison - 2014 Rankings
Data
Error Margin
Years
Rank¥
(1-16)
Health Outcomes
8
12
Length of Life: 50% weight in health outcomes ranking
Premature Death (years of potential life lost before age 75
(per 100,000 pop)
Quality of Life: 50% weight in health outcomes ranking
Poor or Fair Health (% adults)*
Poor Physical Health Days (mean # days in past 30)
Poor Mental Health Days (mean # days in past 30)
Live Births with Low Birth weight (% <2500 grams)
7
8
'12–'14
6852
5820–7883 '08–'10
8
2015
2015
2015
’08–'12
10
Health Behaviors: 30% weight in health factors ranking
Current Smokers (% adults)*
Diet and Exercise:
Adults with Obesity (% Body Mass Index ≥30)*
Healthy Food Environment Index (0 (worst) to 10 (best))
No Physical Activity in Past 30 days (% ages 20+)*
Access to Exercise Opportunities (% population)
Alcohol and Drug Use:
Excessive Drinking in Past 30 Days (% adults)*
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths (% deaths)
High Risk Sexual Behavior:
Newly Diagnosed Chlamydia Cases (# per 100,000 pop)
Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000 females ages 15–19)
Clinical Care: 20% weight in health factors ranking
Access to Care:
Uninsured Adults (% ages <65)
Ratio of Population to Primary Care Physicians
Ratio of Population to Dentists
Ratio of Population to Mental Health Providers
Quality of Care (for Medicare Enrollees):
Preventable Hospital Stays (per 1,000 enrollees)
Diabetic Monitoring (% diabetics who had HbA1c tested)
Mammography (% females ages 67–69)
Socio-Economic Factors: 40% weight in factors ranking
Education:
Ninth Graders who graduate in 4 years (%)
Some Post-Secondary Education (% ages 25–44)
Unemployment (% ages 16+)
Income:
Children in Poverty (% ages <18)
Income Inequality (gap between lower/upper income)
Family & Social Support:
Children in Single-Parent Households (% ages <18)
Social (Membership) Associations (per 10,000 pop)
Community Safety:
Violent Crimes (# per 100,000 pop)
Injury Deaths (# per 100,000 pop)
Physical Environment: 10% weight in factors ranking
Air and Water Quality:
Daily Air Pollution (avg fine particulate matter density)
Drinking Water Safety (1+ violations)
Housing and Transit:
Severe Housing Problems (% households)
Driving Alone to Work (% workforce)
Commute 30+ Minutes (% workers who drive alone)
¥ Ranking of Maine counties: 1 (Highest) to 16 (Lowest)
10
Error Margin
6181
5225–7137
14
13%
3.4
3.7
7.4%
Health Factors
Rate
12.3–13.2%
3.2–3.6
3.5–3.9
6.4–8.4% ’05–'11
Changed how rate was estimated
Changed how rate was estimated
Changed how rate was estimated
7.6%
6.6–8.6%
10
6
Changed how rate was estimated
2015
18%
17.9–19.2%
2013
2014
2013
’10,‘14
28%
7.4
21%
44%
25.5–31.1%
2014
’11–'15
17%
41%
16.4–17.7%
29.8–51.3% ’08–'12
2014
’08–'14
257
29
2010
2011
18.8–23.5% 2010
’10,‘12
25–32
29%
7.9
24%
31%
22.0–26.6%
Changed how rate was estimated
30%
2011
’05–'11
9
26.6–31.4%
127
30
27–34
9
2014
2014
2015
2016
14%
1395:1
3263:1
455:1
12–15%
2014
2014
2014
48
90%
68%
42–54
82–98%
60–75%
2011
2011
2012
14%
1384:1
3529:1
12–16%
Data unavailable due to error
2011
2011
2011
9
65
91%
70%
58–72
83–99%
62–78%
83%
55%
8.6%
51–60%
26%
19–33%
11
’14–'15
’11–'15
2015
86%
63%
5.1%
58–68%
’10–'11
’08–'12
2012
2015
’11–'15
21%
4.4
15–27%
2012
’11–'15
2014
33%
9.2
27–38%
’12–'14
’11–'15
65
80
Not included until 2015
’08–'12
37%
31–42%
Not included until 2015
67–92
’09–'11
’06–'10
10
78
65
54–76
6
2012
FY13/14
7.4
Yes
’09–'13
’11–'15
’11–'15
17%
75%
38%
2011
10.1
Metric changed
15–19%
73–77%
35–41%
’06–'10
’08–'12
’08–'12
18%
15–20%
75%
73–77%
39%
35–42%
*Self-reported
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