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

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