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  North Carolina Buncombe
County
Health Outcomes   14
Mortality   14
Premature death 7,961 7,223    
Morbidity   32
Poor or fair health 18% 15%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.5    
Poor mental health days 3.4 3.6    
Low birthweight 9.1% 9.1%    
Health Factors   6
Health Behaviors   7
Adult smoking 22% 22%    
Adult obesity 29% 24%    
Physical inactivity 25% 20%    
Excessive drinking 13% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 13    
Sexually transmitted infections 445 278    
Teen birth rate 50 45    
Clinical Care   3
Uninsured 18% 18%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 464:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 45    
Diabetic screening 87% 90%    
Mammography screening 70% 73%    
Social & Economic Factors   11
High school graduation 78% 81%    
Some college 61% 65%    
Unemployment 10.6% 8.4%    
Children in poverty 25% 24%    
Inadequate social support 21% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 34% 31%    
Violent crime rate 448 323    
Physical Environment   59
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 2    
Access to recreational facilities 11 10    
Limited access to healthy foods 10% 16%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 42%