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  Arkansas Hot Spring
County
Health Outcomes   30
Mortality   33
Premature death 9,580 9,907    
Morbidity   31
Poor or fair health 19% 25%    
Poor physical health days 4.0 3.9    
Poor mental health days 3.7 3.9    
Low birthweight 9.0% 7.9%    
Health Factors   31
Health Behaviors   37
Adult smoking 23% 21%    
Adult obesity 32% 35%    
Physical inactivity 31% 35%    
Excessive drinking 12% 11%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 25 31    
Sexually transmitted infections 503 345    
Teen birth rate 61 62    
Clinical Care   54
Uninsured 20% 19%    
Primary care physicians 867:1 2,659:1    
Preventable hospital stays 81 115    
Diabetic screening 81% 79%    
Mammography screening 62% 56%    
Social & Economic Factors   19
High school graduation 74% 75%    
Some college 52% 50%    
Unemployment 7.9% 7.7%    
Children in poverty 27% 26%    
Inadequate social support 21% 23%    
Children in single-parent households 35% 32%    
Violent crime rate 523      
Physical Environment   46
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 7 6    
Limited access to healthy foods 12% 7%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 68%