Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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Social Determinants UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 8.5
unfavorable
7.6
unfavorable
5.1
unfavorable
4.8
Population in Poverty (Percent) 16.9
unfavorable
14.8
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
15.4
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) 36.0
unfavorable
32.3
unfavorable
31.5
similar
34.2
Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) 47.9
unfavorable
42.6
unfavorable
40.8
unfavorable
43.8
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 15.5
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
14.0
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 6.3
unfavorable
5.9
unfavorable
5.6
unfavorable
5.3
favorable
6.7
 
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Overall Health UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Physical Health 23.2
unfavorable
16.6
unfavorable
16.9
unfavorable
15.3
similar
25.3
% Activity Limitations 18.5
similar
21.4
similar
17.0
similar
21.5
similar
21.2
 
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Access to Health Services UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 10.3
similar
8.1
favorable
19.4
favorable
15.1
unfavorable
0.0
similar
15.2
% [Insured] Went Without Coverage in Past Year 7.4
similar
7.1
similar
8.1
similar
10.1
% Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) 36.5
similar
37.6
similar
39.9
favorable
50.7
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 16.4
similar
18.6
similar
15.4
similar
17.6
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 12.1
similar
12.6
favorable
15.8
favorable
24.9
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 9.4
similar
12.0
favorable
18.2
favorable
20.2
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 14.4
similar
15.1
similar
17.0
favorable
28.7
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 9.1
similar
9.9
similar
11.0
favorable
16.4
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 7.1
similar
8.5
similar
9.4
favorable
17.7
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 14.3
similar
12.7
similar
15.3
favorable
23.0
% Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year 7.2
similar
3.6
similar
6.0
unfavorable
1.5
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 91.9
unfavorable
98.6
favorable
79.0
favorable
74.5
% [Age 18+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 67.5
unfavorable
73.9
unfavorable
76.3
unfavorable
95.0
unfavorable
79.7
% [Age 18-64] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 68.0
unfavorable
74.4
unfavorable
75.6
unfavorable
89.4
similar
70.7
% [Age 65+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 64.6
similar
71.5
unfavorable
80.0
unfavorable
100.0
unfavorable
81.3
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 78.7
favorable
72.7
favorable
66.5
favorable
65.0
similar
77.0
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 90.8
similar
91.8
favorable
84.1
similar
95.8
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 11.1
unfavorable
7.5
similar
8.9
favorable
22.0
% Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" 18.1
unfavorable
13.5
similar
16.5
favorable
31.3
 
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Arthritis, Osteoporosis & Chronic Back Conditions UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [50+] Arthritis/Rheumatism 40.8
similar
36.3
similar
37.3
similar
43.6
% [50+] Osteoporosis 7.4
similar
10.0
favorable
13.5
similar
5.3
similar
9.8
% Sciatica/Chronic Back Pain 17.1
similar
18.3
similar
18.4
similar
21.4
 
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Cancer UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 174.5
similar
169.2
similar
174.2
similar
166.2
unfavorable
161.4
favorable
196.5
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 43.9
favorable
47.5
similar
44.7
similar
45.5
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 23.1
unfavorable
20.5
unfavorable
19.8
unfavorable
21.8
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 24.2
unfavorable
22.8
unfavorable
21.3
unfavorable
20.7
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.7
similar
15.9
unfavorable
14.9
unfavorable
14.5
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 159.8
similar
156.2
unfavorable
149.4
unfavorable
142.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 126.5
similar
129.4
similar
127.4
similar
122.7
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 66.1
similar
64.8
favorable
70.6
similar
64.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 50.2
similar
48.1
similar
48.6
unfavorable
43.3
Cervical Cancer Incidence per 100,000 10.2
unfavorable
9.2
unfavorable
8.4
unfavorable
7.8
% Skin Cancer 0.3
favorable
3.6
favorable
4.6
favorable
6.7
similar
0.8
% Cancer (Other Than Skin) 4.7
similar
5.2
similar
6.3
similar
6.1
similar
6.5
% [Men 50+] Prostate Exam in Past 2 Years 63.7
similar
69.2
unfavorable
75.0
similar
72.9
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 87.8
favorable
79.1
favorable
76.4
similar
83.6
favorable
81.1
similar
92.8
% [Women 21-65] Pap Smear in Past 3 Years 83.7
similar
84.6
favorable
77.3
similar
83.9
unfavorable
93.0
similar
82.6
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 77.6
favorable
70.4
similar
75.1
favorable
70.5
favorable
69.4
 
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Chronic Kidney Disease UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.2
unfavorable
16.2
similar
17.1
unfavorable
13.2
favorable
20.9
% Kidney Disease 4.0
similar
2.7
similar
2.4
similar
3.0
unfavorable
1.4
 
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Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.8
similar
16.4
favorable
20.0
favorable
24.0
favorable
17.7
 
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Diabetes UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diabetes Mellitus (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 20.6
unfavorable
19.3
unfavorable
19.4
similar
21.3
similar
20.5
favorable
24.5
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 13.3
similar
11.5
unfavorable
9.9
similar
11.7
similar
14.2
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 7.0
similar
6.9
similar
5.1
unfavorable
1.0
% [Non-Diabetes] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 50.5
similar
53.8
similar
49.2
 
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Educational & Community-Based Programs UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Attended Health Event in Past Year 25.7
favorable
21.1
similar
23.8
similar
22.0
 
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Family Planning UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Teen Births 7.9
unfavorable
7.2
similar
7.6
similar
7.8
favorable
10.7
 
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Hearing & Other Sensory or Communication Disorders UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Deafness/Trouble Hearing 4.8
similar
6.7
favorable
10.3
favorable
11.1
 
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Heart Disease & Stroke UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 183.4
unfavorable
172.0
unfavorable
173.9
unfavorable
171.3
unfavorable
156.9
favorable
233.0
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 36.8
similar
35.4
similar
37.7
similar
37.0
unfavorable
34.8
favorable
46.4
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 5.8
similar
5.4
similar
6.1
similar
6.2
% Stroke 5.4
unfavorable
3.0
unfavorable
2.8
similar
3.9
similar
4.0
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 93.0
unfavorable
95.4
similar
91.0
similar
92.6
unfavorable
97.9
% Told Have High Blood Pressure (Ever) 42.0
unfavorable
34.6
unfavorable
30.1
unfavorable
34.1
unfavorable
26.9
similar
40.2
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 95.6
similar
93.5
favorable
89.2
similar
97.4
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 90.0
similar
92.4
favorable
74.0
favorable
86.6
favorable
82.1
similar
93.8
% Told Have High Cholesterol (Ever) 28.6
similar
31.2
favorable
36.6
similar
29.9
unfavorable
13.5
similar
26.1
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 90.0
similar
89.7
favorable
81.4
similar
83.7
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 86.0
unfavorable
80.9
unfavorable
82.3
similar
89.2
 
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HIV UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 2.7
unfavorable
2.2
unfavorable
1.6
unfavorable
2.2
favorable
3.3
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 558.5
unfavorable
449.1
unfavorable
300.1
unfavorable
340.4
% [Age 18-44] HIV Test in the Past Year 51.7
favorable
28.0
favorable
19.3
similar
37.3
 
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Immunization & Infectious Diseases UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 42.3
unfavorable
56.6
unfavorable
58.6
unfavorable
57.5
unfavorable
70.0
similar
54.8
% [High-Risk 18-64] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 30.4
unfavorable
45.3
unfavorable
45.9
unfavorable
70.0
similar
38.4
% [Age 65+] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 55.8
unfavorable
68.9
similar
64.6
unfavorable
68.4
unfavorable
90.0
similar
64.9
% [High-Risk 18-64] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 34.9
similar
37.3
similar
41.9
unfavorable
60.0
similar
27.6
% Have Completed Hepatitis B Vaccination Series 39.3
similar
41.8
unfavorable
44.7
similar
32.7
 
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Injury & Violence Prevention UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 26.6
similar
25.7
favorable
32.9
favorable
39.2
favorable
36.4
favorable
31.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 5.8
unfavorable
5.4
favorable
7.9
favorable
10.7
favorable
12.4
favorable
8.7
% "Always" Wear Seat Belt 86.3
similar
89.4
similar
84.8
unfavorable
92.0
similar
89.7
% Child [Age 0-17] "Always" Uses Seat Belt/Car Seat 96.4
favorable
91.7
similar
92.2
similar
89.1
% Child [Age 5-17] "Always" Wears Bicycle Helmet 23.0
unfavorable
37.6
unfavorable
48.7
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 11.2
unfavorable
9.6
unfavorable
8.8
unfavorable
10.4
unfavorable
9.3
similar
11.0
% Firearm in Home 11.4
similar
12.4
favorable
34.7
unfavorable
5.7
% [Homes With Children] Firearm in Home 15.3
similar
11.9
favorable
37.4
unfavorable
5.4
% [Homes With Firearms] Weapon(s) Unlocked & Loaded 23.8
unfavorable
11.7
similar
16.8
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.5
unfavorable
8.6
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
5.3
unfavorable
5.5
favorable
11.5
Violent Crime per 100,000 630.9
unfavorable
507.9
unfavorable
403.2
unfavorable
380.9
favorable
829.7
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 9.8
unfavorable
4.6
unfavorable
2.8
similar
13.2
% Victim of Domestic Violence (Ever) 15.5
unfavorable
10.7
similar
15.0
favorable
26.0
% Perceive Neighborhood to be "Not At All Safe" from Crime 19.1
unfavorable
3.8
similar
19.9
% [Child 5-17] Missed School for Safety Reasons Last Month 1.2
similar
1.9
similar
1.2
 
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Maternal, Infant & Child Health UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 5.6
similar
5.5
similar
5.4
favorable
17.3
favorable
22.1
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 8.9
similar
8.6
unfavorable
4.0
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
7.8
similar
9.1
Infant Death Rate 6.7
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
6.0
unfavorable
6.0
favorable
8.6
 
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Mental Health & Mental Disorders UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 14.4
similar
13.2
similar
11.9
similar
17.1
% Diagnosed Depression 12.0
favorable
15.5
favorable
20.4
similar
14.3
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 29.0
similar
26.0
similar
30.4
similar
31.9
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.8
similar
8.1
favorable
9.7
favorable
12.5
favorable
10.2
unfavorable
7.0
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 16.7
unfavorable
23.7
unfavorable
27.4
% [Those With Diagnosed Depression] Seeking Help 68.8
unfavorable
81.8
similar
76.6
similar
56.7
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 8.4
favorable
11.8
favorable
11.9
similar
10.8
% 3+ Days Without Enough Sleep in the Past Month 53.7
favorable
62.5
favorable
65.6
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Eat 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per Day 23.2
unfavorable
39.6
unfavorable
39.5
unfavorable
34.7
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 20.6
unfavorable
16.2
similar
24.4
similar
24.8
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 8.3
favorable
13.6
favorable
20.4
favorable
23.6
% Medical Advice on Nutrition in Past Year 54.4
favorable
47.1
favorable
39.2
favorable
44.9
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 27.6
unfavorable
31.8
unfavorable
33.0
unfavorable
34.4
unfavorable
33.9
similar
30.4
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 71.7
unfavorable
66.4
unfavorable
64.7
unfavorable
63.1
similar
67.5
% Obese (BMI 30+) 38.9
unfavorable
30.1
unfavorable
29.4
unfavorable
29.0
unfavorable
30.5
similar
38.0
% Medical Advice on Weight in Past Year 28.6
similar
30.0
favorable
23.7
similar
25.9
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 34.7
similar
37.6
similar
31.8
similar
29.8
% [Obese Adults] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 50.8
similar
53.4
similar
48.3
similar
50.4
% [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight Both Diet/Exercise 41.5
similar
42.6
similar
39.5
similar
40.9
% Child [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 36.9
unfavorable
55.9
unfavorable
56.7
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 45.8
unfavorable
31.6
unfavorable
31.5
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 39.3
unfavorable
18.1
unfavorable
14.8
unfavorable
14.5
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 23.7
unfavorable
17.5
similar
25.1
similar
20.7
favorable
32.6
similar
27.9
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 49.6
similar
50.7
similar
50.3
favorable
40.0
% Moderate Physical Activity 27.2
similar
29.1
similar
30.6
similar
25.3
% Vigorous Physical Activity 38.8
similar
39.4
similar
38.0
favorable
28.6
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 9.4
unfavorable
10.8
unfavorable
10.2
similar
9.7
% Medical Advice on Physical Activity in Past Year 57.4
favorable
52.6
favorable
44.0
similar
53.0
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 64.7
favorable
48.8
favorable
48.6
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Access a Place for Exercise 21.9
unfavorable
15.4
similar
26.7
 
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Oral Health UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 51.5
unfavorable
69.8
unfavorable
66.9
unfavorable
65.9
similar
49.0
similar
53.3
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 82.1
similar
86.5
similar
81.5
favorable
49.0
similar
86.5
% Have Dental Insurance 62.8
unfavorable
71.9
similar
65.6
similar
61.4
 
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Respiratory Diseases UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.1
similar
31.0
favorable
39.3
favorable
42.0
similar
30.9
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.1
similar
16.6
similar
16.8
unfavorable
15.3
favorable
21.6
% COPD (Lung Disease) 9.0
similar
7.8
unfavorable
5.0
similar
8.6
favorable
14.6
% [Adult] Currently Has Asthma 9.9
similar
8.9
similar
7.6
similar
9.4
favorable
15.5
% [Child 0-17] Currently Has Asthma 9.4
similar
8.6
similar
7.1
similar
13.7
% [Asthmatics] Asthma Attack in the Past Year 48.1
similar
47.7
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 230.8
unfavorable
184.7
unfavorable
141.0
unfavorable
107.5
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 727.3
unfavorable
619.6
unfavorable
526.1
unfavorable
456.7
% [Unmarried 18-64] 3+ Sexual Partners in Past Year 12.7
similar
12.9
similar
11.7
similar
12.6
% [Unmarried 18-64] Using Condoms 43.8
similar
50.1
favorable
33.6
similar
48.7
 
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Sickle-Cell Anemia UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Sickle-Cell Anemia 3.4
unfavorable
0.8
unfavorable
1.1
 
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Substance Abuse UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 8.8
unfavorable
8.3
similar
8.5
favorable
9.9
unfavorable
8.2
favorable
9.5
% Current Drinker 52.3
favorable
60.6
favorable
57.2
similar
56.5
similar
50.3
% Chronic Drinker (Average 2+ Drinks/Day) 5.7
similar
4.5
similar
5.2
unfavorable
1.8
% Binge Drinker (Single Occasion - 5+ Drinks Men, 4+ Women) 15.6
similar
18.4
favorable
21.8
favorable
19.5
favorable
24.4
similar
11.6
% Drinking & Driving in Past Month 2.0
similar
1.4
favorable
5.0
similar
1.4
Drug-Induced Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 11.2
similar
11.1
favorable
12.1
favorable
14.1
similar
11.3
similar
11.7
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 5.2
similar
4.7
similar
4.0
similar
7.1
similar
3.4
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 3.0
similar
3.4
unfavorable
4.9
similar
6.0
% Liver Disease 1.0
similar
1.6
similar
2.3
 
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Tobacco Use UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Current Smoker 17.9
unfavorable
12.6
similar
18.0
similar
14.9
unfavorable
12.0
similar
24.1
% Someone Smokes at Home 19.1
unfavorable
13.7
unfavorable
12.7
favorable
28.8
% [Non-Smokers] Someone Smokes in the Home 9.4
similar
7.7
similar
6.3
favorable
18.6
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 21.4
unfavorable
11.1
unfavorable
9.7
favorable
35.7
% [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking 80.5
similar
71.8
favorable
67.8
% [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year 42.7
similar
55.1
similar
55.9
unfavorable
80.0
% Smoke Cigars 2.8
favorable
4.7
similar
4.1
unfavorable
0.2
similar
4.5
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 1.6
similar
1.5
similar
2.6
favorable
4.0
unfavorable
0.3
similar
1.1
 
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Vision UCMCSA vs. MCHC Region vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Blindness/Trouble Seeing 10.1
similar
8.7
unfavorable
3.9
similar
8.5
similar
14.7
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 54.7
similar
58.1
similar
56.8
unfavorable
63.4
 
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