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

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