1999 Mercer County Behavioral Prevalences
Compared to 1994 Mercer 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	40.3	37.8		29.1	29.7	*	14
Obesity	15.6	15.9		19.4	-17.9		34
Hypertension	29.6	35.2		24.5	43.9	*	5
Diabetes Awareness	6.4	9.6		5.9	63.5	*	3
Cigarette Smoking	28.5	30.0		22.5	33.3	*	13
Smokeless Tobacco Use	8.9	10.7		3.0	257.5	*	9
Binge Drinking	12.6	7.8	TS	14.8	TS	TS	20
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64	19.7	23.4		16.7	40.1	*	18
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost	15.4	13.1		10.6	23.7		28
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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