Introduction and Methodology

Rankings

Past Rankings: 1993 to 2003

Rankings in 21 Factors for Each State

List of Tables Included:

Negative Factors:

1. Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births

2. Teenage Birth Rate

3. Percent of Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care

4. Age-Adjusted Death Rate

5. Infant Mortality Rate

6. Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Malignant Neoplasms

7. Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Suicide

8. Percent of Population Not Covered by Health Insurance

9. Health Care Expenditures as a Percent of Gross State Product

10. Per Capita Personal Health Expenditures

11. Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases

12. AIDS Rate

13. Sexually Transmitted Disease Rate

14. Percent of Population Lacking Access to Primary Care

15. Percent of Adults Who Are Binge Drinkers

16. Percent of Adults Who Smoke

17. Percent of Adults Overweight or Obese

18. Number of Days in Past Month When Physical Health was "Not Good"

Positive Factors:

19. Beds in Community Hospitals per 100,000 Population

20. Percent of Children Aged 19-35 Months Fully Immunized

21. Safety Belt Usage Rate