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

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