| Wisconsin Population (January 2001, est) |
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Number of counties: |
72 |
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Total population: |
5,400,499 |
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Ethnicity
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White, Non-Hispanic |
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88% |
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Asian |
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1% |
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Black, Non-Hispanic* |
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4% |
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American Indian |
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1% |
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Hispanic* |
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2% |
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Other |
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3% |
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(*2000 US Census Data shows persons of Hispanic or Latino origin at 3.6% and
Black or African-American at 5.7%. These categories overlap in the census data.) |
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| (Source: Wisconsin Family Health Survey, 2000) |
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| Age Distribution |
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0-17 yrs 26% |
45-64 yrs 22% |
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18-44 yrs 39% |
65+ yrs 13% |
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| Residence |
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City of Milwaukee |
11% |
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Other Metropolitan |
57% |
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Nonmetropolitan |
32% |
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Number of People per Square Mile: |
98.8 |
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Most Densely Populated County: |
Milwaukee with 3,891.4 people per square mile |
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Least Densely Populated County: |
Iron with 9.1 people per square mile |
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| Number of Practicing Health Care Professionals (HRSA/BHPr 2001) |
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Physicians |
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184 per 100,000 people |
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Physician Assistants |
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11.9 per 100,000 people |
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Nurse Practitioners/Certified Nurse Midwives |
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9.0 per 100,000 people |
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Percent Physicians Practicing Primary Care |
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34% |
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| Insurance Coverage for Wisconsin Population in 2000 |
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Age
Group |
Private
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Medical
Assistance |
Medicare
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Medicare
& Private |
Other
Combination |
No
Insurance |
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0-17 |
83% |
9% |
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0% |
3% |
5% |
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18-44 |
87% |
3% |
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* |
1% |
8% |
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45-64 |
88% |
3% |
1% |
* |
* |
7% |
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65+ |
3% |
* |
11% |
76% |
9% |
1% |
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Total |
76% |
4% |
2% |
10% |
2% |
6% |
| * indicates less than 0.5% |
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| Health Insurance Coverage During 2000 |
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Covered All Year |
Covered Part of Year |
Uninsured All Year |
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Total |
88% |
7% |
4% |
| (Source: Wisconsin Family Health Survey, 2000) |
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| Insured and Uninsured by Poverty Status in 2000 |
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Poverty Status |
Insured all year |
Insured part of the year |
Uninsured all year |
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Poor |
69% |
15% |
12% |
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Near Poor |
76% |
14% |
8% |
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Not Poor |
92% |
5% |
2% |
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| Poverty Status by Age Group during 2000 |
| Age Group |
Poor |
Near-Poor |
Not Poor |
| 0-17 |
9% |
21% |
68% |
| 18-44 |
8% |
16% |
74% |
| 45-64 |
4% |
9% |
83% |
| Total |
8% |
17% |
71% |
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| Employment Status of All Adults Aged 18-64 in 2000 |
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Employed Full-time |
68% |
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Employed Part-time |
13% |
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Unemployed; not in the labor force |
19% |
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| Infant Mortality Rate |
| 6.6 deaths per 1,000 live births |
| (Source: Wisconsin Births and Infant Deaths, 2000) |
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| Leading Causes of Death |
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Heart disease |
25.4 per 1,000 people in the population |
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Cancer |
19.8 per 1,000 people in the population |
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Stroke |
6.7 per 1,000 people in the population |
| (Source: Wisconsin Deaths, 2000) |
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| Percentage of Adults Who... |
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Currently Smoke: |
24% |
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Have Had Five or More Drinks on One Occasion in the Last Month: |
25% |
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Are Overweight: |
56% |
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Participate in Regular or Vigorous Physical Activity on a Monthly Basis: |
45% |
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Consume Less Than Five Servings of Fruits and Vegetables Per Day: |
79% |
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| (Source: Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, 2000) |
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