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Figure 6: Insurance and Care Avoidance by Income

35 32.4 32.2

30

25 20.2 <$25,000
$25,000-75,000
20 16.7 $75,000+
15

10 8.2

5 2.2

0 Someone in household Avoided care due to cost

does not have insurance

Access to health care, dental care, mental health care, and access to healthy food choices varied by county
of residence, but ability to pay and overall mental health and dental health status did not vary by county.
La Crosse County residents rated access to health care, dental care, mental health, and healthy food choices
all higher than residents from the other four counties. Houston County residents also rated access highly.
See Figure 7. Nearly 28% of Trempealeau County residents rated access to health care as fair or poor, and
12% of Monroe County residents indicated this. Nearly 30% of Trempealeau County residents rated access to
dental care or access to mental health care as fair or poor. About one-in-five respondents from Trempealeau
County reported their overall health was fair or poor. This was nearly double the rate in the other counties.
About 30% of respondents from Houston and La Crosse Counties indicated their health was excellent. See
In-Depth Analysis for more detail.

Figure 7: Access to Health Care, Dental Health Care,

4.0 and Mental Health Care by County

3.58 1=Poor; 2=Fair; 3=Good; 4=Excellent

3.5 3.28 3.39 3.43 3.43 3.52 3.46

3.10 3.10 3.07 3.09 3.22 3.23 3.24
3.01

3.0

2.5 La Crosse
Monroe
2.0 Trempealeau
Vernon
1.5 Houston 1 | APPENDIX

1.0

0.5

0.0
Access to Health Care Access to Mental Health Care Access to Dental Care

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