[1998 Rankings] [States Ranked By All 23 Factors]
[Healthiest State Rankings 1993 to 1998] [Methodology] [Press Release]
POSITIVE (+) AND NEGATIVE (-) FACTORS CONSIDERED: 1. Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births (-)2. Births to Teenage Mothers as a Percent of Live Births (-) 3. Percent of Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care (-) 4. Death Rate (-) 5. Infant Mortality Rate (-) 6. Estimated Age Adjusted Death Rate by Cancer(-) 7. Death Rate by Suicide (-) 8. Percent of Population Not Covered by Health Insurance (-) 9. Change in Percent of Population Uninsured: 1991 to 1996 (-) 10. Health Care Expenditures as Percent of Gross State Product (-) 11. Per Capita Personal Health Expenditures (-) 12. Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases (-) |
POSITIVE (+) AND NEGATIVE (-) FACTORS CONSIDERED: 13. AIDS Rate (-)14. Sexually Transmitted Disease Rate (-) 15. Percent of Population Lacking Access to Primary Care (-) 16. Percent of Adults Who Are Binge Drinkers (-) 17. Percent of Adults Who Smoke (-) 18. Percent of Adults Overweight (-) 19. Number of Days in Past Month When Physical Health was "Not Good" (-) 20. Community Hospitals per 1,000 Square Miles (+) 21. Beds in Community Hospitals per 100,000 Population (+) 22. Percent of Children Aged 19-35 Months Fully Immunized (+) 23. Safety Belt Usage Rate (+) |
