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

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

* 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.