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2012 | Tennessee | Compare Counties

  Tennessee Clay
County
Health Outcomes   92
Mortality   92
Premature death 9,093 13,317    
Morbidity   79
Poor or fair health 19% 22%    
Poor physical health days 4.1 7.2    
Poor mental health days 3.4 6.3    
Low birthweight 9.4% 7.3%    
Health Factors   74
Health Behaviors   31
Adult smoking 24%      
Adult obesity 32% 32%    
Physical inactivity 30% 30%    
Excessive drinking 9% 3%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 47    
Sexually transmitted infections 478 116    
Teen birth rate 55 56    
Clinical Care   94
Uninsured 16% 20%    
Primary care physicians 837:1 3,948:1    
Preventable hospital stays 86 215    
Diabetic screening 85% 81%    
Mammography screening 63% 55%    
Social & Economic Factors   47
High school graduation 79% 90%    
Some college 55% 41%    
Unemployment 9.7% 12.2%    
Children in poverty 26% 38%    
Inadequate social support 19%      
Children in single-parent households 35% 25%    
Violent crime rate 713 214    
Physical Environment   43
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 8 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 11% 2%    
Fast food restaurants 52% 43%