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

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

* 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.