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

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