1999 Upshur County Behavioral Prevalences
Compared to 1994 Upshur 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	39.9	33.0		29.1	13.5		27
Obesity	18.8	16.1		19.4	-17.1		33
Hypertension	18.8	29.2		24.5	19.4		22
Diabetes Awareness	5.0	3.9	TS	5.9	TS	TS	36
Cigarette Smoking	23.6	32.8		22.5	45.6	*	5
Smokeless Tobacco Use	12.5	7.7	TS	3.0	TS	TS	22
Binge Drinking	11.2	6.6	TS	14.8	TS	TS	28
No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64	22.7	31.4		16.7	88.3	*	5
Difficulty Seeing Dr. Because of Cost	17.0	17.1		10.6	61.0		12
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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