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

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

* 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.