LEE COUNTY, Ala. — Chalk another one up for the Tigers, because the Auburn-Opelika community has been named the healthiest in Alabama, according to a recent study by USAToday.
Residents living in the area were scored in the categories of people without health insurance, percentage of food insecurity, obesity rates, and unemployment.
In the study, each city was ranked based on overall health outcomes, including length and quality of life. Also factors considered in the index were; healthy behaviors, clinical care, social and economic indicators, and physical environment.
The report was prepared by 24/7 Wall St., a Delaware-based financial news and opinion corporation that produces content for sites including MSN Money, Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, Time.com, and the Huffington Post.
Some quick Auburn-Opelika stats taken from 24/7 Wall St. study,
Pct. without health insurance: 11.5%
Pct. food insecure: 11.4%
Obesity rate: 30.0%
2014 unemployment rate: 5.6%
Auburn-Opelika’s top ranking is attributed to having strong insurance coverage rates, with only 11.5% uninsured.
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