Health Indicators Graphical Representation

Team B

PSY/ 450

9/7/2016

Pennsylvania

The life expectancy in Pennsylvania is 78.50 years compared to the United States overall expectancy is 78.86 years.

The infant mortality rate of Pennsylvania is based off of every 1,000 births and is at 7.0 deaths in 2012. (Health.pa, 2015) The united states for every 100,000 live births there 596.1 deaths (CDC, 2013)

According to (Gallup-Healthways, 2014) There are five well-being elements Purpose, Social, Financial, Community and Physical. These are given a rating of zero to one hundred

Purpose: 42/100

Social: 22/100

Financial: 17/100

Community: 36/100

Physical: 34/100

This gives the state an overall ranking place at 35.

California

Life Expectancy

US 78.86% (World Life Expectancy, 2013, 2014)

California 80.77% (World Life Expectancy, 2013-2014)

(World Life Expectancy, 2013-2014)

Infant Mortality Rate in California has gone down. In 2011, it was 4.8 deaths of infants out of every 1000 born. By 2012 it has dropped to 4.5 deaths out of every 1000 infants. This is due to an increase in women's health before, during and after pregnancy. (CA.gov, 2014)

Subjective Well Being in California

On average the well-being of individuals in California rate in about 10% of the majority of the nationwide averages for aspects of overall well-being of individuals in America. This is measured through the well-being of variant different cultures that are living throughout America (CA.gov, 2016)

Texas

The life expectancy in Texas is 76 according to the Texas Almanac.

Although the infant mortality rate declined from 2003-2013 by 11 percent, the average infant mortality rate is 5.8 deaths per 1000 infants in 2013, (marchofdimes.org, 2016).

According to (Gallup-Healthways, 2015) these were the Texas scores for the well-being elements:

Purpose: 2

Social: 11

Financial: 35

Community:18

Physical: 20

The overall score was a 62.7, ranking Texas at 11.

Arizona

The life expectancy in Arizona is 76.7 years for men and 81.8 years for women, compared to the United States as a whole: 81.6 for men and 86 years for women.

The infant mortality rate of Arizona as of 2013, which is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births, is 5.27. Compare that to the national rate which is 5.96

Subjective well-being, according to Gallup scientists, are rated as follows for Arizona, ranked versus the other 49 states in the United States. According to a study done by Cleveland State University, this is how Arizona ranks.

Well-being: 36th

Crime: 41st

Education: 26th

Finances: 35th

Health: 27th

The mean of these scores leave Arizona ranked 33rd overall

References

CDC. (2011-2013). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/data_stats/well-being.htm

CA.gov. (2016). Retrieved from

World Life Expectancy. (2013-2014). Retrieved from http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa/california-life-expectancy

Stats Of The State Of Arizona. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/AZ_2015.pdf

Toward an index of well-being for the fifty U.S. states. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.uvm.edu/pdodds/files/papers/others/2009/pesta2009a.pdf