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		County level data				Entire state data
Compare to other areas	Description	EST. N	Percent	95% C.I.		EST. N	Percent	95% C.I.
	Lifetime Asthma Prevalence Adults 18 and older	25,000	10.8%	8.1 - 13.4		2,747,000	11.5%	11.2 - 11.9
	Asthma Attacks or Symptoms in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older who have been diagnosed with asthma	21,000	84.1%	75.2 - 92.9		2,037,000	75.0%	73.6 - 76.5
	Currently Taking Asthma Medication Adults 18 and older who have been diagnosed with asthma	15,000	59.0%	46.0 - 72.0		1,359,000	49.5%	47.9 - 51.2
	Ever Diagnosed with Arthritis Adults 18 and older	58,000	24.3%	21.1 - 27.6		4,597,000	19.3%	18.9 - 19.7
	Joint Pain in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older who have been diagnosed with arthritis	41,000	70.4%	63.7 - 77.0		2,887,000	63.1%	62 - 64.2
	Ever Diagnosed with Hypertension Adults 18 and older	64,000	27.1%	23.5 - 30.8		5,196,000	21.8%	21.4 - 22.3
	Ever Diagnosed with Heart Disease Adults 18 and older	19,000	7.8%	6.0 - 9.7		1,650,000	6.9%	6.7 - 7.2
	Ever Diagnosed with Diabetes Adults 18 and older	24,000	9.9%	7.6 - 12.3		1,406,000	5.9%	5.7 - 6.2
	Poor Health Status Adults 18 and older	18,000	7.5%	5.1 - 9.8		847,000	3.6%	3.4 - 3.8
	Needed Special Equipment in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older	16,000	6.6%	4.9 - 8.2		1,423,000	6.0%	5.7 - 6.2
	Current Smokers 1 Adults 18 and older	42,000	17.6%	14.4 - 20.9		4,040,000	16.9%	16.5 - 17.4
	Binge Drinking in Past Month 2 Adults 18 and older	37,000	15.7%	12.6 - 18.9		3,676,000	15.5%	15 - 15.9
	Overweight and Obese, BMI 25 or Greater 3 Adults 18 and older	155,000	68.3%	64.3 - 72.4		12,623,000	54.4%	53.8 - 55
	No Moderate or Vigorous Exercise in Past Month 4 Adults 18 and older	85,000	35.8%	31.6 - 40.1		6,417,000	27.0%	26.5 - 27.5
	Eating 5-A-Day Fruits and Vegetables in Past Month Adults 18 and older	106,000	46.6%	42.2 - 51.1		11,761,000	50.7%	50.1 - 51.3
	Hormone Replacement Therapy Use Women 50 and older	17,000	39.3%	32.0 - 46.6		1,737,000	40.6%	39.5 - 41.6
	Cervical Cancer Screening in Past Three Years 5 Women 18 and older	101,000	84.2%	80.3 - 88.1		10,145,000	84.2%	83.6 - 84.8
	Mammogram in Past Two Years 6 Women 40 and older	50,000	76.5%	71.1 - 81.9		5,087,000	76.1%	75.3 - 76.9
	Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test in Past 3 Years Men 50 and older	16,000	49.0%	39.6 - 58.5		1,909,000	54.8%	53.5 - 56.2
	Colorectal Cancer Screening in Past 10 Years 7 Adults 50 and older	36,000	46.8%	41.0 - 52.5		4,203,000	53.5%	52.7 - 54.4
	Colorectal Cancer Screening in Past 2 Years 8 Adults 50 and older	21,000	27.2%	22.0 - 32.4		2,417,000	30.9%	30.1 - 31.6
	Ever Had a Bone Density Test Women 50 and older	13,000	30.8%	24.1 - 37.6		1,480,000	35.1%	34.1 - 36.2
	Usual Source of Medical Care 9 Adults 18 and older	199,000	83.7%	79.7 - 87.6		20,455,000	85.9%	85.5 - 86.4
	Hospitalized Overnight in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older	24,000	9.9%	7.6 - 12.3		2,055,000	8.6%	8.3 - 8.9
	Emergency Room Visit in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older	34,000	14.4%	11.7 - 17.2		3,414,000	14.8%	14.4 - 15.2
	Perceived Need for Mental Health Services in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older	33,000	13.9%	10.9 - 16.9		3,587,000	15.1%	14.7 - 15.5
	Delayed or Did Not Get Medications in Past 12 Months 10 Adults 18 and older	25,000	10.5%	8.0 - 12.9		2,147,000	9.0%	8.7 - 9.3
	Delayed or Did Not Get Tests or Treatment in Past 12 Months 11 Adults 18 and older	13,000	5.7%	3.9 - 7.4		1,830,000	7.7%	7.4 - 8
	Dental Insurance Coverage in Past 12 Months Adults 18 and older	121,000	50.8%	46.4 - 55.1		14,870,000	62.4%	61.8 - 62.9
	Visited Dentist in Past 12 Months 12 Adults 18 and older	146,000	61.5%	57.2 - 65.8		16,594,000	69.8%	69.3 - 70.3

	Current Health Insurance13 Adults 18 to 64 years of age		Uninsured		Medi-Cal		Job Based		Privately Purchased		Other Public
		Total non-elderly adult population	Percent	95% C.I.	Percent	95% C.I.	Percent	95% C.I.	Percent	95% C.I.	Percent	95% C.I.
	TULARE COUNTY	204,000	27.2%	22.5 - 31.9	17.2%	13.1 - 21.3	49.8%	44.9 - 54.6	4.4%	2.6 - 6.2
	ENTIRE STATE	20,422,000	18.2%	17.7 - 18.7	10.3%	9.9 - 10.7	63.5%	62.9 - 64.1	6.5%	6.2 - 6.8	1.4%	1.2 - 1.5

Footnotes

1)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 27-1: No more than 12% of adults age 18 and older will smoke cigarettes.
2)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 26-11c: No more than 6% of adults age 18 and older will have engaged in binge drinking during past month.
3)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 19-1: At least 60% of adults age 20 and older will be at a healthy weight (defined as BMI equal or greater than 18.5 and less than 25). Conversely, no more than 40% will be overweight or obese (BMI = 25).
4)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 22-1: No more than 20% of adults age 18 and older will have not engaged in leisure-time physical activity.
5)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 3-11b: At least 90% of women age 18 and older will have received a Pap test within the past three years.
6)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 3-13: At least 70% of women age 40 and older will have received a mammogram within the past two years.
7)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 3-12b: At least 50% of adults age 50 and older will have had a sigmoidoscopy.
8)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 3-12a: At least 50% of adults age 50 and older will have had a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the past two years.
9)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 1-4c: At least 96% of adults age 18 and older will have a usual source of ongoing medical care.
10)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 1-6: No more than 7% of families will experience difficulties or delays in obtaining healthcare or not receive needed care for one or more family members.
11)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 1-6: No more than 7% of families will experience difficulties or delays in obtaining healthcare or not receive needed care for one or more family members.
12)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 21-10: At least 56% of persons age two and older will have visited the dentist in the past year.
13)		Healthy People 2010 Objective 1-1: 100% of persons under age 65 are covered by health insurance.