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2012 | Tennessee | Compare Counties

  Tennessee Carroll
County
Health Outcomes   91
Mortality   94
Premature death 9,093 13,963    
Morbidity   36
Poor or fair health 19% 18%    
Poor physical health days 4.1 3.8    
Poor mental health days 3.4 3.8    
Low birthweight 9.4% 9.2%    
Health Factors   52
Health Behaviors   82
Adult smoking 24% 24%    
Adult obesity 32% 37%    
Physical inactivity 30% 35%    
Excessive drinking 9% 7%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 38    
Sexually transmitted infections 478 286    
Teen birth rate 55 60    
Clinical Care   27
Uninsured 16% 17%    
Primary care physicians 837:1 1,024:1    
Preventable hospital stays 86 96    
Diabetic screening 85% 86%    
Mammography screening 63% 61%    
Social & Economic Factors   46
High school graduation 79% 89%    
Some college 55% 45%    
Unemployment 9.7% 14.7%    
Children in poverty 26% 30%    
Inadequate social support 19% 14%    
Children in single-parent households 35% 36%    
Violent crime rate 713 266    
Physical Environment   38
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 4    
Limited access to healthy foods 11% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 52% 48%