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Category | 1994 County Percent |
1999 County Percent |
SI* | 1999 Estimated U.S. Percent |
% Difference 1999 County from 1999 U.S |
SI* | County Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Inactivity | 38.7 | 32.5 | 29.1 | 11.6 | 28 | ||
Obesity | 15.2 | 23.8 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 7 | ||
Hypertension | 21.6 | 25.7 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 32 | ||
Diabetes Awareness | 7.1 | 7.1 | TS | 5.9 | TS | TS | 19 |
Cigarette Smoking | 27.2 | 28.9 | 22.5 | 28.3 | * | 14 | |
Smokeless Tobacco Use | 6.5 | 8.3 | TS | 3.0 | TS | TS | 20 |
Binge Drinking | 9.2 | 13.2 | TS | 14.8 | TS | TS | 3 |
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 10.9 | 30 | ||
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost | 9.9 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 26.7 | 26 | ||
Category | 1994 County Percent |
1999 County Percent |
SI* | 1999 Estimated U.S. Percent |
% Difference 1999 County from 1999 U.S |
SI* | County Rank |
* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.
N.A. = Not Available.
Note: 1994 represents aggregated data from 1992-96;
1999 represents aggregated data from 1997-2001.
Note: The U.S. percent for physical inactivity is for 1998 due to lack of data for 1999.
Note: The U.S. percent for difficulty seeing Dr. due to cost is for 1997 due to lack of data for 1999.
Note: The range for county ranks in this column is 1 to 36.
See Introduction for explanation of tables.
Last updated March 31, 2004.
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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