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  South Carolina Florence
County
Health Outcomes   29
Mortality   28
Premature death 9,075 10,912    
Morbidity   29
Poor or fair health 16% 20%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 4.1    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.5    
Low birthweight 10.1% 12.6%    
Health Factors   21
Health Behaviors   26
Adult smoking 22% 23%    
Adult obesity 31% 35%    
Physical inactivity 28% 33%    
Excessive drinking 14% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 24 27    
Sexually transmitted infections 595 630    
Teen birth rate 53 59    
Clinical Care   10
Uninsured 19% 18%    
Primary care physicians 872:1 547:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 92    
Diabetic screening 83% 82%    
Mammography screening 70% 69%    
Social & Economic Factors   21
High school graduation 72% 77%    
Some college 56% 53%    
Unemployment 11.2% 11.3%    
Children in poverty 26% 30%    
Inadequate social support 22% 25%    
Children in single-parent households 38% 46%    
Violent crime rate 727 882    
Physical Environment   36
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 4 0    
Access to recreational facilities 9 5    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 24%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 59%