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

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