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A National Burden

The West Virginia Problem

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Appendix A
Rates of COPD Hospitalization by County
West Virginia Inpatient Records, 2000
County 2000 Census Discharges Rate per 10,000 Rank
Barbour 15,557 97 62.4 20
Berkeley 75,905 155 20.4 53
Boone 25,535 167 65.4 17
Braxton 14,702 75 51.0 27
Brooke 25,477 116 45.6 31
Cabell 96,784 368 38.0 39
Calhoun 7,582 69 91.0 6
Clay 10,330 54 52.3 25
Doddridge 7,403 29 39.2 37
Fayette 47,579 535 112.4 3
Gilmer 7,160 96 134.1 2
Grant 11,229 50 44.3 32
Greenbrier 34,453 105 30.5 46
Hampshire 20,203 38 18.8 54
Hancock 32,667 180 55.1 24
Hardy 12,669 44 34.7 41
Harrison 68,652 475 69.2 15
Jackson 28,000 199 71.1 13
Jefferson 42,190 91 21.6 51
Kanawha 200,073 808 40.4 36
Lewis 16,919 269 159.0 1
Lincoln 22,018 85 38.4 38
Logan 37,710 286 75.8 10
McDowell 27,329 192 70.3 14
Marion 56,598 190 33.6 43
Marshall 35,519 217 61.1 21
Mason 25,957 218 84.0 8
Mercer 62,980 460 73.0 12
Mineral 27,078 151 55.8 23
Mingo 28,253 316 111.8 4
Monongalia 81,866 198 24.2 48
Monroe 14,583 35 24.0 49
Morgan 14,943 17 11.4 55
Nicholas 26,562 117 44.0 33
Ohio 47,427 242 51.0 26
Pendleton 8,196 24 29.3 47
Pleasants 7,514 27 35.9 40
Pocahontas 9,131 78 85.4 7
Preston 29,334 70 23.9 50
Putnam 51,589 166 32.2 44
Raleigh 79,220 596 75.2 11
Randolph 28,262 189 66.9 16
Ritchie 10,343 66 63.8 18
Roane 15,446 71 46.0 30
Summers 12,999 79 60.8 22
Taylor 16,089 33 20.5 52
Tucker 7,321 23 31.4 45
Tyler 9,592 33 34.4 42
Upshur 23,404 182 77.8 9
Wayne 42,903 209 48.7 28
Webster 9,719 40 41.2 35
Wetzel 17,693 75 42.4 34
Wirt 5,873 28 47.7 29
Wood 87,986 550 62.5 19
Wyoming 25,708 238 92.6 5
WV Total 1,808,344 9,521 52.7  



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Appendix B
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Rates* by State
United States, 2000
State Rate per 100,000
Populations
Rank
Alabama 46.0 27
Alaska 46.9 25
Arizona 51.6 12
Arkansas 49.2 18
California 43.2 35
Colorado 53.6 8
Connecticut 40.2 42
Delaware 45.3 30
Florida 41.3 39
Georgia 49.9 15
Hawaii 22.1 50
Idaho 49.1 20
Illinois 39.5 44
Indiana 51.7 11
Iowa 43.3 34
Kansas 49.2 18
Kentucky 55.3 5
Louisiana 42.4 36
Maine 55.0 6
Maryland 40.8 41
Massachusette 42.1 37
Michigan 44.7 32
Minnesota 39.2 45
Mississippi 47.5 22
Missouri 47.4 24
Montana 53.9 7
Nebraska 45.4 29
Nevada 63.1 2
New Hampshire 50.8 13
New Jersey 34.0 49
New Mexico 48.5 21
New York 34.6 47
North Carolina 49.3 16
North Dakota 38.9 46
Ohio 50.6 14
Oklahoma 55.4 4
Oregon 47.5 22
Pennsylvania 40.9 40
Rhode Island 40.1 43
South Carolina 46.5 26
South Dakota 44.2 33
Tennessee 53.3 9
Texas 45.1 31
Utah 34.5 48
Vermont 52.9 10
Virginia 45.6 28
Washington 49.3 16
West Virginia 63.2 1
Wisconsin 41.6 38
Wyoming 63.1 2
U.S. Rate 44.3  
Source: USDHHS, NCHS
*Age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard million.



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Appendix C
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease By County
West Virginia Resident Deaths, 2000
County Number of Deaths Crude Rate per
100,000 Population
Adjusted Rate* per
100,000 Population
Rank
Barbour 14 90.0 72.5 14
Berkeley 33 43.5 50.9 43
Boone 23 90.1 88.4 6
Braxton 5 34.0 30.4 54
Brooke 25 98.2 70.4 17
Cabell 59 61.0 50.0 46
Calhoun 8 105.5 81.1 10
Clay 10 96.8 86.3 7
Doddridge 6 81.0 74.3 13
Fayette 37 77.8 61.4 27
Gilmer 6 83.8 65.4 22
Grant 7 62.0 52.2 42
Greenbrier 29 84.2 60.7 29
Hampshire 16 79.2 70.8 15
Hancock 19 58.2 40.9 52
Hardy 6 47.4 42.0 51
Harrison 58 84.5 64.4 24
Jackson 18 64.3 54.3 37
Jefferson 22 52.1 61.3 28
Kanawha 176 88.0 68.4 19
Lewis 17 100.5 78.1 11
Lincoln 21 95.0 92.7 4
Logan 34 90.2 85.0 8
McDowell 35 128.1 102.8 3
Marion 62 109.5 75.7 12
Marshall 28 78.8 64.4 23
Mason 17 65.5 55.4 34
Mercer 48 76.2 57.3 31
Mineral 20 73.9 62.6 25
Mingo 35 123.9 130.2 1
Monongalia 32 39.1 45.9 49
Monroe 6 41.1 34.3 53
Morgan 10 66.9 52.3 41
Nicholas 25 94.1 83.1 9
Ohio 46 97.0 67.8 21
Pendleton 2 24.4 17.6 55
Pleasants 8 106.5 91.6 5
Pocahontas 7 76.7 54.9 35
Preston 19 64.8 55.9 33
Putnam 25 48.5 53.3 39
Raleigh 51 64.4 54.3 36
Randolph 24 84.9 68.3 20
Ritchie 9 87.0 70.5 16
Roane 8 51.8 44.2 50
Summers 10 76.9 50.1 45
Taylor 11 68.4 56.6 32
Tucker 5 68.3 46.7 48
Tyler 7 73.0 59.3 30
Upshur 17 72.6 61.6 26
Wayne 32 74.6 69.2 18
Webster 6 61.7 50.9 44
Wetzel 11 62.2 49.3 47
Wirt 3 51.1 54.0 38
Wood 57 64.8 52.9 40
Wyoming 28 108.9 108.8 2
WV Total 1,353 74.8 63.2  
*Age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard million.



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