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  Colorado Boulder
County
Health Outcomes   4
Mortality   5
Premature death 6,005 4,509    
Morbidity   4
Poor or fair health 13% 9%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 2.6    
Poor mental health days 3.1 2.7    
Low birthweight 9.0% 7.6%    
Health Factors   5
Health Behaviors   4
Adult smoking 18% 13%    
Adult obesity 20% 15%    
Physical inactivity 17% 11%    
Excessive drinking 18% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14 10    
Sexually transmitted infections 405 241    
Teen birth rate 44 21    
Clinical Care   3
Uninsured 17% 14%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 528:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 49    
Diabetic screening 80% 83%    
Mammography screening 65% 72%    
Social & Economic Factors   7
High school graduation 72% 81%    
Some college 67% 80%    
Unemployment 8.9% 7.1%    
Children in poverty 17% 14%    
Inadequate social support 17% 14%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 23%    
Violent crime rate 345 215    
Physical Environment   44
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 10    
Access to recreational facilities 11 17    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 4%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 44%