1997 McDowell County Behavioral Prevalences
Compared to 1992 McDowell County and Estimated 1997 U.S. Prevalences

Category	1992 County Percent	1997 County Percent	SI*	1997 Estimated U.S. Percent	% Differnce 1997 County from 1997 U.S	SI*	County Rank
Physical Inactivity	53.0	51.0		29.7	71.8	*	8
Obesity	17.3	29.0		17.0	70.7	*	4
Hypertension	26.1	40.8	*	23.3	75.2	*	1
Seatbelt Nonuse	46.1	40.0		27.0	48.0	*	4
Cigarette Smoking	30.0	28.2		23.0	22.6		16
Smokeless Tobacco Use	11.1	13.1	TS	3.7	TS	TS	5
Binge Drinking	5.5	0.5	TS	13.5	TS	TS	36
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64	33.4	28.2		16.9	66.6	*	9
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost	21.1	18.0		10.6	69.6	*	11
Category	1992 County Percent	1997 County Percent	SI*	1997 Estimated U.S. Percent	% Differnce 1997 County from 1997 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: 1992 represents aggregated data from 1990-94;
1997 represents aggregated data from 1995-99.
Note: The U.S. percent for physical inactivity is for 1996 due to lack of data for 1997.
Note: West Virginia's seatbelt use law went into effect on September 1, 1993.
Note: The range for county ranks in this column is 1 to 36.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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