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  South Carolina Abbeville
County
Health Outcomes   21
Mortality   11
Premature death 9,075 8,656    
Morbidity   34
Poor or fair health 16% 21%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 4.1    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.7    
Low birthweight 10.1% 11.1%    
Health Factors   18
Health Behaviors   10
Adult smoking 22% 20%    
Adult obesity 31% 33%    
Physical inactivity 28% 32%    
Excessive drinking 14% 12%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 24 20    
Sexually transmitted infections 595 484    
Teen birth rate 53 47    
Clinical Care   27
Uninsured 19% 20%    
Primary care physicians 872:1 1,328:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 67    
Diabetic screening 83% 77%    
Mammography screening 70% 67%    
Social & Economic Factors   17
High school graduation 72% 79%    
Some college 56% 55%    
Unemployment 11.2% 13.3%    
Children in poverty 26% 27%    
Inadequate social support 22% 29%    
Children in single-parent households 38% 35%    
Violent crime rate 727 636    
Physical Environment   44
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 4 9    
Access to recreational facilities 9 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 8%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 50%