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

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