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

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