Interesting Numbers

Today I found a website that the Kaiser Family Foundation developed: www.StateHealthFacts.org.

Here are a few facts that I found interesting, you can decide what they mean:

                                                                        CA                   US

• Life Expectancy at Birth                         80.4                 78.6
• Overweight/Obese Children                   30.5%              31.6%
• Overweight/Obesity Adults                    61.6%              63.8%
• Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000       436.7               462.1
• Smoking Among Adults by Sex   
• Male                                           15.0%               19.1%
• Female                                         9.2%               15.1%
• Violent Crime Rate per 100,000             440.6               403.6

Here is how CA rates compared to the other 50 states and the District of Columbia:

• Population below the Federal Poverty Level: 24% tied for 5th worst
• Unemployed (Aug 2012): 10.60% 3rd worst
• Annual Group Health Insurance Premium* (employee only) $5,255 32nd among states
• Annual Group Health Insurance Premium* (family) $15,837 43th among states

I was surprised by some of these facts and others I was not. The site has lots of data if you are interested. Happy researching.

* Total amount paid by both the employer and employee.