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Boise County, Idaho has the 2nd-least adult obesity (21.40%) among the 44 Idaho counties. That 21.40% compares to an average of 28.51% and standard deviation of 3.50% across those 44 counties.
Beating the average of 28.51% means a decrease of 518.1 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $47,786,952 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Boise County, Idaho has these related standings among those 44 peer counties:
Beating the average of 28.51% means a decrease of 518.1 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $47,786,952 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Boise County, Idaho has these related standings among those 44 peer counties:
- adult obesity = 21.40% (2nd-least)
- adult diabetes = 7.1% (9th-least, tied)
- food environment index = 4.6 (4th-lowest)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population = 14.7 (13th-most)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store = 63.73% (4th-most)
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- adult obesity. Lower values are better. Percentage of adults who are obese (BMI of 30+). Source is CDC, 2013. The estimate of $92,235 per person for the lifetime societal and public-health cost of obesity is reported in this article.
Boise County, Idaho is in Idaho, is in the Western states, is rural up-and-coming, is better than the nationwide crime averages in each of homicides, property crime, and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, internet access, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, and job proximity, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, overcrowding, and housing costs, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, airborne cancer risk, and air quality, and is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($44,238)
- public-school spending per student ($9,684)
- average weekly wage ($523.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($71.29)
- high-school graduation rate (90.00%)
- homeownership rate (82.5%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (63.73%)
- labor-force participation (53.73%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (50.29%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (49.92%)
- racial integration (41.00%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (35.41%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (34.99%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (27.65%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (27.39%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (24.31%)
- adult obesity (21.40%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (21.04%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (19.70%)
- heart disease among older adults (18.78%)
- households with internet access (16.75%)
- poverty rate (14.49%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (14.43%)
- population without health insurance (14.28%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (13.38%)
- new-business growth rate (13.33%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (12.97%)
- newborns with low birth weight (9.65%)
- pre-school enrollment (9.52%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (8.96%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (8.24%)
- adult diabetes (7.1%)
- cancer among older adults (5.51%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (5.5%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (2.83%)
- households with no vehicle (2.73%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (1.14%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.62%)
- overcrowded households (0.57%)
- vacant houses (0.05%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (0.00%)
- teenage birth rate (0%)
- change in median household value (-3.88%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-61.76)
- food environment index (4.6)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (2,263)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (14.7)
- natural amenities index (3.40)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (65.5)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.40)
- walkability index (4.81)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (17.93)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (9.40)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.44)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (52.75)
- homicides per 100,000 population (1.480)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (2,019)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (1,545)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.44)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.00)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.48)
- very-hot days per year (8)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (141.81)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (1)
- population (7,290)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (29.31)
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