1999 Randolph County Behavioral Prevalences
Compared to 1994 Randolph 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	40.1	43.4		29.1	49.3	*	7
Obesity	13.6	17.2		19.4	-11.4		28
Hypertension	23.5	30.7		24.5	25.1		17
Diabetes Awareness	4.6	5.8	TS	5.9	TS	TS	29
Cigarette Smoking	23.3	24.9		22.5	10.5		27
Smokeless Tobacco Use	14.4	10.8	TS	3.0	TS	TS	8
Binge Drinking	6.6	8.4	TS	14.8	TS	TS	18
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64	25.3	26.9		16.7	61.2	*	11
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost	14.1	15.9		10.6	50.4		17
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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