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  Arkansas Pulaski
County
Health Outcomes   28
Mortality   37
Premature death 9,580 10,112    
Morbidity   21
Poor or fair health 19% 15%    
Poor physical health days 4.0 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.7 3.4    
Low birthweight 9.0% 10.6%    
Health Factors   10
Health Behaviors   16
Adult smoking 23% 20%    
Adult obesity 32% 32%    
Physical inactivity 31% 29%    
Excessive drinking 12% 15%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 25 18    
Sexually transmitted infections 503 796    
Teen birth rate 61 60    
Clinical Care   1
Uninsured 20% 16%    
Primary care physicians 867:1 467:1    
Preventable hospital stays 81 65    
Diabetic screening 81% 80%    
Mammography screening 62% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   26
High school graduation 74% 62%    
Some college 52% 64%    
Unemployment 7.9% 7.0%    
Children in poverty 27% 25%    
Inadequate social support 21% 19%    
Children in single-parent households 35% 43%    
Violent crime rate 523 1,155    
Physical Environment   73
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 2 11    
Access to recreational facilities 7 10    
Limited access to healthy foods 12% 14%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 52%