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

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

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

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.