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

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

* 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.