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  California Amador
County
Health Outcomes   22
Mortality   31
Premature death 5,922 6,916    
Morbidity   12
Poor or fair health 19% 18%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 4.2    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.1    
Low birthweight 6.7% 4.8%    
Health Factors   17
Health Behaviors   24
Adult smoking 14%      
Adult obesity 24% 25%    
Physical inactivity 18% 18%    
Excessive drinking 17% 15%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 12 25    
Sexually transmitted infections 399 220    
Teen birth rate 40 26    
Clinical Care   16
Uninsured 20% 16%    
Primary care physicians 847:1 1,187:1    
Preventable hospital stays 52 46    
Diabetic screening 79% 83%    
Mammography screening 63% 71%    
Social & Economic Factors   11
High school graduation 74% 88%    
Some college 60% 50%    
Unemployment 12.4% 13.4%    
Children in poverty 22% 17%    
Inadequate social support 25% 13%    
Children in single-parent households 30% 23%    
Violent crime rate 500 333    
Physical Environment   7
Air pollution-particulate matter days 16 3    
Air pollution-ozone days 51 18    
Access to recreational facilities 9 13    
Limited access to healthy foods 5% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 29%