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

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