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

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

* 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.