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

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