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

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