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

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