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

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