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

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