Measure

Select a core or supplemental measure to view the result for all states for the 2009 Edition. If you wish to see results from prior editions or to view trend information, use the drop down boxes at left to select the desired measure, the state of interest and the years. A list of all measures, including those from prior years, is here.

Core Measures

Supplemental Measures

All Measures

Core Measures

Determinants

Description

Behaviors

Prevalence of Smoking

Percentage of population over age 18 that smokes on a regular basis.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/Prevalence of Smoking.aspx

Prevalence of Binge Drinking

Percentage of population over age 18 that has drunken excessively in the last 30 days.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prevalence of Binge Drinking.aspx

Prevalence of Obesity

Percentage of the population estimated to be obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prevalence of Obesity.aspx

High School Graduation

Percentage of incoming ninth graders who graduate in four years from a high school with a regular degree
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/High School Graduation.aspx

Community and Environment

Violent Crime

The number of murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults per 100,000 population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Violent Crime.aspx

Occupational Fatalities

Number of fatalities from occupational injuries per 100,000 workers.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/WorkFatalities.aspx

Infectious Disease

Number of AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis (A and B) cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention per 100,000 population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Infectious Disease.aspx

Children in Poverty

The percentage of persons under age 18 who live in households at or below the poverty threshold..
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Children in Poverty.aspx

Air Pollution

The average exposure of the general public to particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less in size (PM2.5).
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Air Pollution.aspx

Public and Health Policies

Lack of Health Insurance

Percentage of the population that does not have health insurance privately, through their employer or the government.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Lack of Health Insurance.aspx

Public Health Funding

State funding dedicated to public health as well as federal funding directed to states by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration, expressed on a per capita basis.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Public Health Funding.aspx

Immunization Coverage

Percentage of children ages 19 to 35 months who have received vaccinations.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Immunization Coverage.aspx

Clinical Care

Prenatal Care

Percentage of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prenatal Care.aspx

Primary Care Physicians

Number of primary care physicians per 100,000 population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Primary Care Physicians.aspx

Preventable Hospitalizations

Discharge rate among the Medicare population for diagnoses that are amenable to non-hospital based care.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Preventable Hospitalizations.aspx

Outcomes

Poor Mental Health Days

Number of days in the previous 30 days when a person indicates their activities are limited due to mental health difficulties.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Poor Mental Health Days.aspx

Poor Physical Health Days

Number of days in the previous 30 days when a person indicates their activities are limited due to physical health difficulties.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Poor Physical Health Days.aspx

Geographic Disparity

The variation among the overall mortality rates among the counties within a state.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Geographic Disparity.aspx

Cardiovascular Deaths

Number of deaths due to all cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and strokes, per 100,000 population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cardiovascular Deaths.aspx

Cancer Deaths

Number of deaths due to all causes of cancer per 100,000 population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cancer Deaths.aspx

Premature Death

Number of years of potential life lost prior to age 75 per 100,000 population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Premature Death.aspx

Supplemental Measures – 2009 Edition

Behaviors

Cholesterol Check

Percentage of adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the last five years.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cholesterol Check.aspx

Dental Visit

Percentage of adults who have visited the dentist or dental clinic within the past year for any reason.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Recent Dental Visit.aspx

Physical Activity

Percentage of adults who, during the past month, participated in any physical activities.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Physical Activity.aspx

Diet

Percentage of adults who consume five or more servings of vegetables and fruit a day.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Daily Vegetables and Fruit.aspx

Teen Birth Rate

The number of births per 1,000 mothers age 15 to 19.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Teen Birth Rate.aspx

Chronic Disease

Cardiac Heart Disease

Percentage of adults who have been told by a health professional that they had angina or coronary heart disease.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cardiac Heart Disease.aspx

Diabetes

Percentage of adults who have been told by a health professional that they had diabetes (does not include pre-diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy).
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Diabetes.aspx

High Cholesterol

Percentage of adults who have had their cholesterol checked and been told that it was high.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/High Cholesterol.aspx

Heart Attack

Percentage of adults who have been told by a health professional that they had a heart attack (myocardial infarction).
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Heart Attack.aspx

Stroke

Percentage of adults who have been told by a health professional that they had a stroke.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Stroke.aspx

Hypertension

Percentage of adults who have been told by a health professional that they had high blood pressure.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/High Blood Pressure.aspx

Economic

Personal Income

Per capita personal income in current dollars.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Per Capita Personal Income.aspx

Unemployment Rate
August Annual

Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force (U-3 definition).
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Annual Unemployment Rate.aspx
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/August Unemployment Rate.aspx

Underemployment Rate

Percent of individuals that are not fully employed, are involuntarily working part time or have stopped looking for employment.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Underemployment Rate.aspx

Income Disparity (Gini coefficient)

Income inequality measure
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Income Disparity.aspx

All Measures

Air Pollution

The average exposure of the general public to particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less in size (PM2.5). Health studies have shown a significant association between exposure to fine particles and premature death from heart or lung disease. Fine particles can aggravate heart and lung diseases and have been linked to effects such as: cardiovascular symptoms; cardiac arrhythmias; heart attacks; respiratory symptoms; asthma attacks; and bronchitis.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Air Pollution

All Determinants

Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each determinant is from the national average.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/All Determinants

All Outcomes

Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each outcome is from the national average.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/All Outcomes

Annual Unemployment Rate

Annual unemployment rate: total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force (U-3 definition)
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Annual Unemployment Rate

August 2009 Unemployment Rate

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2009
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/August 2009 Unemployment Rate

Cancer Deaths

Number of deaths due to all causes of cancer per 100,000 population. This is an indication of the toll cancer places on the population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cancer Deaths

Cardiac Heart Disease

Percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have angina or coronary heart disease?"
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cardiac Heart Disease

Cardiovascular Deaths

Number of deaths due to all cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and strokes, per 100,000 population. This is an indication of the toll that these types of diseases place on the population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cardiovascular Deaths

Children in Poverty

The percentage of persons under age 18 who live in households at or below the poverty threshold. Poverty is an indicator of the lack of access to health care by this vulnerable population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Children in Poverty

Cholesterol Check

Percent of adults who reported that they had their blood cholesterol checked within the last five years.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Cholesterol Check

Daily Vegetables and Fruit

Percent of adults who reported that they consumed fruits and vegetables five or more times per day.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Daily Vegetables and Fruit

Diabetes

Percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?"
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Diabetes

Geographic Disparity

The variation among the overall mortality rates among the counties within a state. Equality among counties would be expressed by low variation. This measure indicates how equal the outcomes are across a state.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Geographic Disparity

Health Status

Percent of adults who indicate that their current health is fair or poor.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Health Status

Heart Attack

Percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Ever been told you had a heart attack (myocardial infarction)?"
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Heart Attack

High Blood Pressure

Adults who have been told they have high blood pressure by a healthcare professional.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/High Blood Pressure

High Cholesterol

Adults who reported that they have had their blood cholesterol checked and have been told it was high.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/High Cholesterol

High School Graduation

Percentage of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years from a high school with a regular degree. It is an indication of the individual’s ability to learn about, create and maintain a healthy lifestyle and to understand and access health care when required.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/High School Graduation

Immunization Coverage

Percentage of children ages 19 to 35 months who have received four or more doses of DTP, three or more doses of poliovirus vaccine, one or more doses of any measles-containing vaccine, three or more doses of HiB, and three or more doses of HepB vaccine.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Immunization Coverage

Income Disparity

Measure of the distribution of income. 0 is perfectly distributed, 1 is perfectly skewed to the wealthiest individual.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Income Disparity

Infant Mortality

Number of infant deaths (before age 1) per 1,000 live births. This is an indication of the prenatal care, access and birth process for both child and mother.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Infant Mortality

Infectious Disease

Three year average of the number of AIDS, tuberculosis and Hepatitis (A and B) cases reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention per 100,000 population. This is an indication of the toll that infectious disease is placing on the population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Infectious Disease

Lack of Health Insurance

Percentage of the population that does not have health insurance privately, through their employer or the government. This is an indicator of the ability to access care as needed, especially preventive care.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Lack of Health Insurance

Median Household Income

Median household income is the income at which one-half of the households make more and one-half of the households make less. Expressed in 2008 dollars.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Median Household Income

Motor Vehicle Deaths

Numbers of deaths per 100,000 miles driven in a state. It is a proxy for excessive drug and alcohol use within a population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Motor Vehicle Deaths

Occupational Fatalities

Three year average of the number of fatalities from occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. This measures reflects job safety as a part of public health.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Occupational Fatalities

Overall

Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each measure is from the national average.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Overall

Per Capita Personal Income

Per capita personal income (in current dollars)
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Per Capita Personal Income

Physical Activity

Percent of adults who indicated that they participated in physical activities during the past month.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Physical Activity

Poor Mental Health Days

Number of days in the previous 30 days when a person indicates their activities are limited due to mental health difficulties. This is a general indication of the population’s ability to function on a day-to-day basis.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Poor Mental Health Days

Poor Physical Health Days

Number of days in the previous 30 days when a person indicates their activities are limited due to physical health difficulties. This is a general indication of the population’s ability to function on a day-to-day basis.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Poor Physical Health Days

Premature Death

Number of years of potential life lost prior to age 75 per 100,000 population. This is an indication of the number of useful years of life that are not available to a population due to early death.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Premature Death

Prenatal Care

Percentage of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, as defined by Kessner Index. This measures how well women are receiving the care they require for a healthy pregnancy and development of the fetus.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prenatal Care

Prevalence of Binge Drinking

Percentage of population over age 18 that has drunken excessively in the last 30 days. Binge drinking is defined as 5 drinks for a male and 4 for a female in one setting. It is a proxy indicator for excessive drug and alcohol use within a population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prevalence of Binge Drinking

Prevalence of Obesity

Percentage of the population estimated to be obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher. Obesity is known to contribute to a variety of diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and general poor health.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prevalence of Obesity

Prevalence of Smoking

Percentage of population over age 18 that smokes on a regular basis. This is an indication of known, addictive, health-adverse behaviors within the population.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Prevalence of Smoking

Preventable Hospitalizations

Discharge rate among the Medicare population for diagnoses that are amenable to non-hospital based care. This reflects how well a population uses the various delivery sites for necessary care.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Preventable Hospitalizations

Primary Care Physicians

Number of primary care physicians (including general practice, family practice, OB-GYN, pediatrics and internal medicine) per 100,000 population. This measure reflects the availability of physicians to assist the population with preventive and regular care.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Primary Care Physicians

Public Health Funding

State funding dedicated to public health as well as federal funding directed to states by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration, expressed on a per capita basis. This represents the annual investment being made in public health programs to monitor and improve population health.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Public Health Funding

Recent Dental Visit

Percent of adults who responded they had visited the dentist or dental clinic within the past year for any reason.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Recent Dental Visit

Stroke

Percent of the adult population that have been told by a healthcare professional that they have had a stroke.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Stroke

Teen Birth Rate

The number of births per 1,000 women age 15 to 19.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Teen Birth Rate

Underemployment Rate

A broad measure of unemployment that accounts for those that have stopped seeking employment or are marginally employed (total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.)
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Underemployment Rate

Violent Crime

The number of murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults per 100,000 population. It reflects an aspect of overall lifestyle within a state and its associated health risks.
www.americashealthrankings.org/measure/2009/List All/Violent Crime