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

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

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.

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.