Risk factor | Louisiana (%) | USA (%) |
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*Sources: Centers for Disease Control,33 Health Resources and Services Administration,34,35 US Census Bureau.22 | ||
†Average number of drinks on days when alcohol was consumed. | ||
‡Any exercise in the past month. | ||
Obesity (1995) | 17.7 | 15.8 |
Smoking (1995) | 25.3 | 22.4 |
Alcohol consumption† (1995) | ||
1–2 drinks | 62.5 | 67.6 |
>3 drinks | 37.5 | 32.3 |
Exercise‡ (1996) | 65.1 | 72.3 |
Uninsured population (1998) | 19.0 | 16.3 |
Below 100% poverty level (1998) | 21.6 | 13.1 |
Without access to primary care provider (1996) | 33.4 | 17.1 |
Personal per capita income (1990) | $10635 | $14387 |
Unemployed (1990) | 9.6 | 6.3 |
High school graduate or higher (1990) | 68.3 | 75.2 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher (1990) | 16.1 | 20.3 |