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2012 | Arkansas | Compare Counties

  Arkansas Prairie
County
Health Outcomes   56
Mortality   57
Premature death 9,580 11,109    
Morbidity   53
Poor or fair health 19% 21%    
Poor physical health days 4.0 5.7    
Poor mental health days 3.7 3.8    
Low birthweight 9.0% 10.3%    
Health Factors   26
Health Behaviors   23
Adult smoking 23%      
Adult obesity 32% 32%    
Physical inactivity 31% 32%    
Excessive drinking 12% 10%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 25      
Sexually transmitted infections 503 373    
Teen birth rate 61 52    
Clinical Care   50
Uninsured 20% 22%    
Primary care physicians 867:1 8,657:1    
Preventable hospital stays 81 75    
Diabetic screening 81% 85%    
Mammography screening 62% 57%    
Social & Economic Factors   28
High school graduation 74% 87%    
Some college 52% 39%    
Unemployment 7.9% 8.5%    
Children in poverty 27% 29%    
Inadequate social support 21%      
Children in single-parent households 35% 33%    
Violent crime rate 523 171    
Physical Environment   36
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 0    
Access to recreational facilities 7 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 12% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 45%