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Norton County, Kansas has the 9th-fewest days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (2.91) of the 105 Kansas counties. That 2.91 compares to an average of 3.14 and standard deviation of 0.18 across those 105 counties.
Norton County, Kansas has these related standings among those 105 peer counties:
Note that days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health correlates (0.74) with adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco. But on the latter, Norton County, Kansas (with 17.19%) is higher (i.e., worse) than the median (16.52%) of those 105 counties.
Norton County, Kansas has these related standings among those 105 peer counties:
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health = 2.91 (9th-fewest)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression = 13.94% (19th-fewest)
Note that days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health correlates (0.74) with adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco. But on the latter, Norton County, Kansas (with 17.19%) is higher (i.e., worse) than the median (16.52%) of those 105 counties.
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- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health. Lower values are better. Source is CDC, 2015.
Norton County, Kansas is in Kansas, is rural high-performing, is better than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, job variety, job proximity, and new-business growth rate, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, internet access, housing costs, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, heart disease, and cancer, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of airborne cancer risk, air quality, and flood hazard, and is better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of income, pollution exposure, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($47,852)
- public-school spending per student ($11,649)
- average weekly wage ($675.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($200.14)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (93.70%)
- households with internet access (88.26%)
- high-school graduation rate (82.37%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (80.49%)
- homeownership rate (77.6%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (76.34%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (72.14%)
- labor-force participation (58.03%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (52.97%)
- pre-school enrollment (51.46%)
- racial integration (40.00%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (32.75%)
- adult obesity (32.60%)
- heart disease among older adults (29.09%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (25.46%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (22.34%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (21.90%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (21.47%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (17.19%)
- change in median household value (+14.62%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (13.94%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (13.32%)
- newborns with low birth weight (10.11%)
- adult diabetes (9.1%)
- poverty rate (8.52%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (7.92%)
- population without health insurance (7.91%)
- cancer among older adults (7.71%)
- new-business growth rate (5.52%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (5.44%)
- teenage birth rate (5.43%)
- vacant houses (5.13%)
- overcrowded households (4.15%)
- households with no vehicle (3.54%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (2.6%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (2.27%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (1.01%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (0.65%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (0.00%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (81.25)
- food environment index (7.2)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (1,142)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (21.2)
- natural amenities index (1.57)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (81.1)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.53)
- walkability index (7.04)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (21.41)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (31.33)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (2.91)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (3,809)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (1,150)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.39)
- 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 (0.45)
- very-hot days per year (9)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (99.75)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (4.41)
- first responders per 1,000 population (1.040)
- population (5,441)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (53.96)
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