1999 Ohio County Behavioral Prevalences
Compared to 1994 Ohio 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	31.0	20.1		29.1	-31.1	*	36
Obesity	16.8	17.6		19.4	-9.4		27
Hypertension	24.1	27.5		24.5	12.3		26
Diabetes Awareness	4.3	5.0	TS	5.9	-15.1		34
Cigarette Smoking	20.0	22.9		22.5	2.0		32
Smokeless Tobacco Use	2.7	7.0	TS	3.0	TS	TS	27
Binge Drinking	20.3	14.3		14.8	-3.3		2
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64	12.7	21.6		16.7	29.6		20
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost	7.6	12.2		10.6	15.3		30
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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