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Category | 1994 County Percent |
1999 County Percent |
SI* | 1999 Estimated U.S. Percent |
% Difference 1999 County from 1999 U.S |
SI* | County Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Inactivity | 65.1 | 48.5 | * | 29.1 | 66.8 | * | 2 |
Obesity | 27.6 | 26.1 | ![]() |
19.4 | 34.3 | * | 4 |
Hypertension | 29.6 | 33.8 | ![]() |
24.5 | 37.8 | * | 9 |
Diabetes Awareness | 10.8 | 8.3 | ![]() |
5.9 | 41.2 | ![]() |
9 |
Cigarette Smoking | 32.9 | 36.4 | ![]() |
22.5 | 61.9 | * | 2 |
Smokeless Tobacco Use | 8.1 | 7.5 | TS | 3.0 | TS | TS | 24 |
Binge Drinking | 10.4 | 6.8 | TS | 14.8 | TS | TS | 26 |
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64 | 26.1 | 32.7 | ![]() |
16.7 | 95.8 | * | 2 |
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost | 21.8 | 25.7 | ![]() |
10.6 | 142.6 | * | 1 |
Category | 1994 County Percent |
1999 County Percent |
SI* | 1999 Estimated U.S. Percent |
% Difference 1999 County from 1999 U.S |
SI* | County Rank |
* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.
N.A. = Not Available.
Note: 1994 represents aggregated data from 1992-96;
1999 represents aggregated data from 1997-2001.
Note: The U.S. percent for physical inactivity is for 1998 due to lack of data for 1999.
Note: The U.S. percent for difficulty seeing Dr. due to cost is for 1997 due to lack of data for 1999.
Note: The range for county ranks in this column is 1 to 36.
See Introduction for explanation of tables.
Last updated March 31, 2004.
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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