Updated data for Kentucky

For consistency in benchmarking and measuring the progress of all states, SCLC has been tracking BRFSS data. Here are the results:

Smoking prevalence among adults by frequent poor mental health status

Summit Year 2015: 42.2%      2020: 34.6%

Smoking prevalence among adults by heavy drinking status

Summit Year 2015: 52.73%    2020: 46.1%

In 2020, the rate of smokers with Poor Mental Health was at 34.6%. The rate of smokers who Binge Drink was at 33.2%.

View data from all Leadership Academy States.

Poor mental health – self report 14 or more days with poor mental health in the past 30 days

Heavy drinking: 2015 to present defined as consuming on average more than 14 drinks per week for men, more than 7 drinks per week for women; 2011 to 2014 defined as consuming on average more than 2 drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.

Baseline determined using 2013 BRFSS.