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2012 | North Carolina | Compare Counties

  North Carolina Dare
County
Health Outcomes   5
Mortality   3
Premature death 7,961 5,943    
Morbidity   22
Poor or fair health 18% 16%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.9    
Poor mental health days 3.4 3.9    
Low birthweight 9.1% 7.5%    
Health Factors   14
Health Behaviors   27
Adult smoking 22%      
Adult obesity 29% 29%    
Physical inactivity 25% 25%    
Excessive drinking 13%      
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 21    
Sexually transmitted infections 445 214    
Teen birth rate 50 36    
Clinical Care   28
Uninsured 18% 19%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 1,064:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 51    
Diabetic screening 87% 86%    
Mammography screening 70% 69%    
Social & Economic Factors   13
High school graduation 78% 91%    
Some college 61% 64%    
Unemployment 10.6% 10.7%    
Children in poverty 25% 24%    
Inadequate social support 21%      
Children in single-parent households 34% 34%    
Violent crime rate 448 291    
Physical Environment   4
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 15    
Limited access to healthy foods 10% 1%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 35%