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1993 Boone County Behavioral Prevalences

Compared to 1988 Boone County and Estimated 1993 U.S. Prevalences

Category 1988
County Percent
1993
County Percent
SI* 1993
Estimated
U.S. Percent
% Differnce
1993 County
From 1993 U.S
SI* County
Rank
Sedentary Lifestyle 70.9 76.7 57.7 33.0 * 3
Obesity 40.5 41.5 30.3 36.8 * 4
Hypertension 31.5 30.1 21.5 40.1 * 2
Seatbelt Nonuse 65.3 38.1 * 17.8 114.2 * 2
Cigarette Smoking 30.9 31.3 22.1 41.4 * 5
Smokeless Tobacco Use 12.0 7.9 ** 2.8 ** ** 25
Binge Drinking 13.2 7.3 ** 14.8 ** ** 17
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64 N.A. 22.5 N.A. 16.3 38.2 12
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost N.A. 21.9 N.A. 13.2 66.1 * 5


* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
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.
Note: The range for county ranks in this column is 1 to 36.
Note: Two or more counties were grouped together to obtain an appropriate sample size.

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


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Last updated 08/06/97.