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  North Carolina Wake
County
Health Outcomes   1
Mortality   1
Premature death 7,961 5,212    
Morbidity   1
Poor or fair health 18% 12%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 2.6    
Poor mental health days 3.4 2.5    
Low birthweight 9.1% 7.7%    
Health Factors   2
Health Behaviors   2
Adult smoking 22% 15%    
Adult obesity 29% 26%    
Physical inactivity 25% 18%    
Excessive drinking 13% 15%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 19 11    
Sexually transmitted infections 445 394    
Teen birth rate 50 30    
Clinical Care   4
Uninsured 18% 14%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 835:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 51    
Diabetic screening 87% 89%    
Mammography screening 70% 73%    
Social & Economic Factors   3
High school graduation 78% 84%    
Some college 61% 77%    
Unemployment 10.6% 8.4%    
Children in poverty 25% 15%    
Inadequate social support 21% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 34% 26%    
Violent crime rate 448 333    
Physical Environment   93
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 3    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 7    
Access to recreational facilities 11 15    
Limited access to healthy foods 10% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 49% 52%