In comparison to the U.S., Berkeley County is

Better*	Similar	Worse*
Binge Drinking	Breast Cancer	Diseases of the Heart
Homicide	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Cancer - All Causes
	Pneumonia and Influenza	Lung Cancer
	Non-Motor Vehicle Accidents	Colon Cancer
	All Other Causes	Cancer - All Other Causes
	Low-Birthweight Births	Cerebrovascular Disease
	Births to Unwed Mothers	Unintentional Injuries
	Late (3rd Tri)/No Prenatal Care	Motor Vehicle Accidents
	Infant Deaths	Teen Fertility Rate
	Fetal Deaths	YPLL - All Causes
	Obesity	Sedentary Lifestyle
	Hypertension	Seatbelt Nonuse
	Smokeless Tobacco Use	Cigarette Smoking
	No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64
	Difficulty Seeing Doctor Because of Cost
	Suicide

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.

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.