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  North Carolina Rockingham
County
Health Outcomes   78
Mortality   81
Premature death 7,961 10,226    
Morbidity   53
Poor or fair health 18% 19%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.6    
Poor mental health days 3.4 4.0    
Low birthweight 9.1% 9.6%    
Health Factors   90
Health Behaviors   98
Adult smoking 22% 31%    
Adult obesity 29% 33%    
Physical inactivity 25% 31%    
Excessive drinking 13% 16%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 28    
Sexually transmitted infections 445 358    
Teen birth rate 50 60    
Clinical Care   74
Uninsured 18% 18%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 1,462:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 95    
Diabetic screening 87% 87%    
Mammography screening 70% 66%    
Social & Economic Factors   78
High school graduation 78% 74%    
Some college 61% 48%    
Unemployment 10.6% 12.9%    
Children in poverty 25% 27%    
Inadequate social support 21% 25%    
Children in single-parent households 34% 38%    
Violent crime rate 448 355    
Physical Environment   82
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 3    
Access to recreational facilities 11 12    
Limited access to healthy foods 10% 29%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 47%