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  Indiana DeKalb
County
Health Outcomes   9
Mortality   9
Premature death 7,687 6,152    
Morbidity   18
Poor or fair health 16% 17%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.5    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.8    
Low birthweight 8.1% 6.1%    
Health Factors   22
Health Behaviors   24
Adult smoking 24% 22%    
Adult obesity 31% 31%    
Physical inactivity 27% 27%    
Excessive drinking 16% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 15    
Sexually transmitted infections 341 127    
Teen birth rate 44 49    
Clinical Care   36
Uninsured 16% 16%    
Primary care physicians 889:1 955:1    
Preventable hospital stays 78 76    
Diabetic screening 82% 86%    
Mammography screening 64% 54%    
Social & Economic Factors   38
High school graduation 84% 88%    
Some college 58% 52%    
Unemployment 10.2% 12.0%    
Children in poverty 22% 16%    
Inadequate social support 20% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 25%    
Violent crime rate 367 224    
Physical Environment   4
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 2    
Air pollution-ozone days 3 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 17    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 41%