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  Virginia Floyd
County
Health Outcomes   62
Mortality   87
Premature death 6,729 8,881    
Morbidity   34
Poor or fair health 13% 15%    
Poor physical health days 3.2 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.2 3.4    
Low birthweight 8.3% 6.8%    
Health Factors   49
Health Behaviors   52
Adult smoking 19%      
Adult obesity 28% 28%    
Physical inactivity 24% 25%    
Excessive drinking 16% 18%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 33    
Sexually transmitted infections 398 108    
Teen birth rate 35 28    
Clinical Care   69
Uninsured 14% 19%    
Primary care physicians 806:1 1,867:1    
Preventable hospital stays 60 53    
Diabetic screening 84% 92%    
Mammography screening 67% 69%    
Social & Economic Factors   45
High school graduation 87% 89%    
Some college 65% 50%    
Unemployment 6.9% 7.5%    
Children in poverty 15% 20%    
Inadequate social support 18%      
Children in single-parent households 29% 19%    
Violent crime rate 252 70    
Physical Environment   50
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 7 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 7    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 9%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 47%