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  South Carolina Pickens
County
Health Outcomes   6
Mortality   6
Premature death 9,075 7,812    
Morbidity   9
Poor or fair health 16% 18%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 3.7    
Poor mental health days 3.6 4.0    
Low birthweight 10.1% 8.4%    
Health Factors   5
Health Behaviors   3
Adult smoking 22% 22%    
Adult obesity 31% 28%    
Physical inactivity 28% 27%    
Excessive drinking 14% 11%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 24 21    
Sexually transmitted infections 595 250    
Teen birth rate 53 37    
Clinical Care   8
Uninsured 19% 19%    
Primary care physicians 872:1 897:1    
Preventable hospital stays 64 66    
Diabetic screening 83% 85%    
Mammography screening 70% 72%    
Social & Economic Factors   3
High school graduation 72% 71%    
Some college 56% 56%    
Unemployment 11.2% 10.0%    
Children in poverty 26% 22%    
Inadequate social support 22% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 38% 26%    
Violent crime rate 727 354    
Physical Environment   40
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 4 10    
Access to recreational facilities 9 8    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 23%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 50%