1999 McDowell County Behavioral Prevalences
Compared to 1994 McDowell County and Estimated 1999 U.S. Prevalences

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	54.7	38.4		29.1	31.8	*	12
Obesity	20.7	27.1		19.4	39.5	*	1
Hypertension	27.6	43.4	*	24.5	77.3	*	1
Diabetes Awareness	9.4	13.2	TS	5.9	124.5	*	1
Cigarette Smoking	28.9	27.2		22.5	20.8		20
Smokeless Tobacco Use	12.9	12.0	TS	3.0	TS	TS	5
Binge Drinking	10.7	4.1	TS	14.8	TS	TS	33
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64	30.7	31.7		16.7	89.5	*	4
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost	23.6	18.9		10.6	78.5	*	7
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.

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