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  North Carolina Moore
County
Health Outcomes   12
Mortality   24
Premature death 7,961 7,668    
Morbidity   10
Poor or fair health 18% 17%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.4    
Poor mental health days 3.4 3.1    
Low birthweight 9.1% 8.0%    
Health Factors   15
Health Behaviors   19
Adult smoking 22% 20%    
Adult obesity 29% 27%    
Physical inactivity 25% 24%    
Excessive drinking 13% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 25    
Sexually transmitted infections 445 217    
Teen birth rate 50 47    
Clinical Care   9
Uninsured 18% 18%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 1,000:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 50    
Diabetic screening 87% 89%    
Mammography screening 70% 78%    
Social & Economic Factors   31
High school graduation 78% 74%    
Some college 61% 65%    
Unemployment 10.6% 9.7%    
Children in poverty 25% 26%    
Inadequate social support 21% 20%    
Children in single-parent households 34% 33%    
Violent crime rate 448 259    
Physical Environment   16
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 13    
Limited access to healthy foods 10% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 34%