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Executive Summary
References for the data contained in this table are fully described in the References and Explanation of Terms contained in State Profiles on Women's Health.
Demographics |
Lowest State |
Highest State |
US Average |
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Total Population in 1,000s |
WY |
487 |
CA |
32,398 |
263,434 |
Number of females, by race/ethnicity, in 1,000s |
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Total |
WY |
243 |
CA |
16,184 |
134,749 |
White |
DC |
86 |
CA |
12,776 |
111,195 |
African American |
VT |
1 |
NY |
1,743 |
17,420 |
Native American |
VT |
1 |
OK |
140 |
1,123 |
Asian American |
VT |
2 |
CA |
2,000 |
5,011 |
Hispanic |
VT |
2 |
CA |
4,408 |
13,188 |
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Age Distribution in 1,000s |
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0-14 years |
DC |
45 |
CA |
3,785 |
28,391 |
15-44 years |
WY |
113 |
CA |
7,417 |
59,820 |
45-64 years |
WY |
44 |
CA |
2,988 |
26,588 |
65-84 years |
AK |
13 |
CA |
1,756 |
17,357 |
85+ years |
AK |
1 |
CA |
239 |
2,593 |
Median age of women, in years |
UT |
27.1 |
FL |
38.3 |
34.1 |
Women in poverty, % |
CT |
7 |
MS |
25.2 |
13.2 |
Women with 4 or more years of college, % |
WV |
10.9 |
DC |
30.6 |
17.6 |
Women in the labor force, % |
WV |
46.6 |
MN |
69.8 |
58.8 |
Family status of women 19-64 years of age, % |
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Married with children |
DC |
13.1 |
UT |
52.8 |
36.8 |
Married without children |
DC |
15.6 |
OR |
31.0 |
25.3 |
Single parent VT |
VT |
7.2 |
DC |
21.2 |
12.8 |
Single |
UT |
15.8 |
DC |
50.1 |
25.1 |
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Morbidity |
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Women with diabetes, % |
WY |
2.8 |
MS |
8.6 |
4.7 |
Women with hypertension, % |
NM |
18 |
MS |
31.4 |
22.7 |
Estimated new cases of breast cancer, in 100s |
AK |
2 |
CA |
176 |
1,787 |
Estimated new cases of ovarian cancer, in 100s |
AK |
0.5 |
CA |
26 |
254 |
Estimated new cases of cervical/uterine cancer, in 100s |
AK |
1 |
CA |
49 |
498 |
Sexually transmitted diseases among women per 100,000 population |
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AIDS |
ND |
0 |
DC |
105.0 |
12.6 |
Gonorrhea |
ND |
4.7 |
MS |
371.8 |
140.3 |
Syphilis |
ND |
0 |
MS |
71.3 |
5.8 |
Chlamydia |
SD |
28.9 |
DE |
622.0 |
290.3 |
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Mortality |
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Female deaths per 100,000 population due to |
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Heart Disease |
AK |
57.8 |
WV |
381.5 |
285.2 |
Stroke |
AK |
20.2 |
AR |
108.3 |
69.1 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
HI |
16.2 |
WV |
54.4 |
35.4 |
Cancer (all types) |
UT |
106.6 |
DC |
169.7 |
141.7 |
Breast cancer |
HI |
18.1 |
PA |
42.3 |
33.0 |
Lung cancer UT |
UT |
13 |
NV |
43.8 |
30.5 |
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Risk Factors for Illness |
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Binge Drinking, % |
TN |
1.9 |
WI |
11.6 |
6.9 |
Cigarette smoking, 18-29 years, % |
UT |
12.5 |
MI |
31.6 |
23.3 |
Cigarette smoking, all ages, % |
UT |
10.1 |
NV |
27.8 |
20.9 |
High cholesterol, % |
AK |
14.5 |
MI |
25.5 |
20.4 |
No physical activity, % |
CO |
19.3 |
DC |
49.9 |
30.6 |
Overweight, % |
HI |
19.5 |
IN |
33.4 |
26.4 |
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Natality |
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Number of births |
WY |
6,285 |
CA |
539,789 |
3,914,953 |
Birth rate, all women, per 1,000 population |
ME |
11.1 |
UT |
20.7 |
14.8 |
Birth rate, 15-19 years, per 1,000 females |
VT |
28.6 |
DC |
106.8 |
56.8 |
Live births to women < 20 years, % |
MA |
7.3 |
MS |
21.3 |
12.9 |
Live births to unmarried mothers, by race/ethnicity, % |
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Total |
UT |
16 |
DC |
66.0 |
32.4 |
White |
UT |
15.1 |
NV |
39.5 |
25.7 |
African American |
HI |
21.7 |
WI |
82.9 |
69.8 |
Hispanic |
WV |
23 |
CT |
64.8 |
40.9 |
Low birth weight infants, by race/ethnicity, % |
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Total |
NH |
4.8 |
DC |
14.2 |
7.4 |
White |
NH |
4.7 |
CO |
8.5 |
6.3 |
African American |
HI |
8.6 |
DC |
16.8 |
13.0 |
Hispanic |
LA |
5.1 |
PA |
9.5 |
6.3 |
Live births by Cesarean delivery, % |
CO |
15.1 |
MS |
26.6 |
20.6 |
Vaginal births after Cesarean delivery, % |
LA |
12.9 |
VT |
41.6 |
26.3 |
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Women receiving late or no prenatal care, by race, % |
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Total |
RI |
1.3 |
DC |
14.9 |
4.2 |
White |
RI |
1.1 |
DC |
8.2 |
3.5 |
African American |
RI |
4.5 |
DC |
17.0 |
7.6 |
Abortions per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age |
ND |
9 |
DC |
72 |
26.0 |
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Health Care Coverage |
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Women without health insurance, % |
CT |
6.8 |
NM |
21.7 |
13.8 |
Medicaid eligibility of pregnant women as % FPL * |
133 |
TN |
400.0 |
NA |
Total births paid for by Medicaid, % |
MA |
21 |
MS |
61.0 |
39.0 |
Medicaid enrollment in managed care plans ** |
AK |
0 |
TN |
100.0 |
40.1 |
Medicare enrollment in capitated plans ** |
AK |
0 |
CA |
36.8 |
12.5 |
Total enrollment in HMOs, in 1,000s |
AK |
0 |
CA |
13,713 |
63,340 |
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Health Insurance Coverage for Women Below 200% of Poverty |
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Employer, % |
NM |
54 |
WI |
79 |
68 |
Medicaid, % CO, NH, NV, ND, SD, VA |
5 |
TN |
19 |
10 |
Other, % DE, MI, WV |
4 |
ND |
18 |
7 |
Uninsured, % |
TN |
6 |
NM |
26 |
15 |
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Use of Preventive Health Services |
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Recent Pap test, 45+ years, % |
LA |
58.4 |
HI |
82.8 |
72.7 |
Recent Pap test, 18-44 years, % |
ID |
77.8 |
ME |
89.6 |
83.1 |
Recent mammogram, 65+ years, % |
NJ |
41.3 |
AK |
70.3 |
51.2 |
Recent mammogram, 50+ years, % |
MS |
43.9 |
AK |
67.4 |
54.9 |
Recent mammogram, 40-49 years, % |
NE |
54.1 |
VA |
75.2 |
65.5 |
Cholesterol test, % |
MS |
63.2 |
NH |
79.4 |
72.0 |
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