2011 | Laurens, South Carolina
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| Laurens County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
South Carolina | Rank (of 46) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 29 | ||||
| Mortality | 25 | ||||
| Premature death | 10,618 | 9,730-11,505 | 5,564 | 9,264 | |
| Morbidity | 35 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 23% | 19-26% | 10% | 16% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.5 | 3.8-5.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| Poor mental health days | 5.0 | 4.2-5.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | |
| Low birthweight | 10.7% | 9.9-11.5% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Health Factors | 25 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 23 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 25% | 22-29% | 15% | 22% | |
| Adult obesity | 34% | 30-38% | 25% | 30% | |
| Excessive drinking | 10% | 8-13% | 8% | 15% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 24 | 20-28 | 12 | 24 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 479 | 83 | 597 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 61 | 57-64 | 22 | 52 | |
| Clinical Care | 20 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 17% | 14-21% | 13% | 21% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,128:1 | 631:1 | 872:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 66 | 62-71 | 52 | 68 | |
| Diabetic screening | 74% | 65-83% | 89% | 81% | |
| Mammography screening | 61% | 51-72% | 74% | 65% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 27 | ||||
| High school graduation | 68% | 92% | 74% | ||
| Some college | 43% | 68% | 56% | ||
| Unemployment | 12.0% | 5.3% | 11.7% | ||
| Children in poverty | 27% | 20-33% | 11% | 22% | |
| Inadequate social support | 28% | 24-33% | 14% | 22% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 39% | 20% | 38% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 797 | 100 | 758 | ||
| Physical Environment | 32 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 43% | 92% | 65% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 4 | 17 | 9 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
