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

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