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

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