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

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