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1993 West Virginia Behavioral Prevalences

Compared to 1988 West Virginia and Estimated 1993 U.S. Prevalences

Category 1988
State Percent
1993
State Percent
SI* 1993
Estimated
U.S. Percent
% Differnce
1993 State
From 1993 U.S
SI*
Sedentary Lifestyle 65.9 66.8 57.7 15.8 *
Obesity 29.8 34.8 * 30.3 14.9 *
Hypertension 25.4 24.7 21.5 14.9 *
Seatbelt Nonuse 51.1 25.5 * 17.8 43.4 *
Cigarette Smoking 26.9 25.8 22.1 16.6 *
Smokeless Tobacco Use 8.7 8.7 2.8 211.1 *
Binge Drinking 9.2 7.8 * 14.8 -47.0 *
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64 N.A. 20.7 N.A. 16.3 27.2 *
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost N.A. 16.8 N.A. 13.2 26.9 *


* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
N.A. = Not Available.
Note: 1988 represents aggregated data from 1986-91;
1993 represents aggregated data from 1991-95.
Note: The U.S. percent for sedentary lifestyle is for 1992 due to lack of data for 1993.
Note: West Virginia's seatbelt use law went into effect on September 1, 1993.

Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Comments


See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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Last updated 08/06/97.