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2012 | South Dakota | Compare Counties

  South Dakota Jackson
County
Health Outcomes   55
Mortality   57
Premature death 6,655 20,097    
Morbidity   44
Poor or fair health 11% 15%    
Poor physical health days 2.8 2.6    
Poor mental health days 2.5 2.7    
Low birthweight 6.8% 7.7%    
Health Factors   51
Health Behaviors   50
Adult smoking 19% 20%    
Adult obesity 30% 34%    
Physical inactivity 26% 31%    
Excessive drinking 19% 21%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 23      
Sexually transmitted infections 375 516    
Teen birth rate 39 100    
Clinical Care   56
Uninsured 15% 24%    
Primary care physicians 769:1      
Preventable hospital stays 67      
Diabetic screening 82% 40%    
Mammography screening 71%      
Social & Economic Factors   51
High school graduation 82% 90%    
Some college 65% 53%    
Unemployment 4.8% 6.4%    
Children in poverty 19% 50%    
Inadequate social support 17% 24%    
Children in single-parent households 30% 55%    
Violent crime rate 230 103    
Physical Environment   49
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 0 0    
Access to recreational facilities 12 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 69%    
Fast food restaurants 42% 0%