Groups At Risk


West Virginia
Take Action

High Ozone Days Particle Pollution Groups At Risk  
1,003,219 211,655 156,506 19,642 67,474 35,184 16,362 291,272 66,634
County Total Pop Under 18 65 & Over Pediatric Asthma Adult Asthma Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema CV Disease Diabetes
Berkeley 97,534 23,911 10,229 2,219 6,209 3,102 1,263 23,636 5,438
Brooke 24,132 4,668 4,563 433 1,671 897 448 7,781 1,776
Cabell 93,904 19,357 15,251 1,796 6,347 3,279 1,528 27,186 6,206
Greenbrier 34,850 7,249 6,189 673 2,366 1,263 620 10,829 2,473
Hancock 30,911 6,376 5,746 592 2,109 1,138 571 9,894 2,259
Harrison 68,745 15,320 10,950 1,422 4,563 2,399 1,135 20,081 4,593
Kanawha 192,419 41,265 31,648 3,829 12,938 6,878 3,302 58,111 13,298
Marion 56,706 11,388 9,540 1,057 3,867 2,020 958 16,932 3,866
Marshall 33,896 7,219 5,566 670 2,285 1,220 587 10,325 2,364
Mercer 61,278 12,991 10,687 1,206 4,133 2,188 1,063 18,636 4,255
Monongalia 84,752 15,149 8,862 1,406 5,825 2,789 1,057 20,362 4,673
Ohio 44,662 9,086 8,418 843 3,054 1,636 818 14,191 3,237
Raleigh 79,302 16,241 12,446 1,507 5,379 2,816 1,313 23,354 5,345
Summers 13,531 2,271 2,501 211 963 506 245 4,303 982
Wood 86,597 19,164 13,910 1,778 5,766 3,052 1,454 25,654 5,871
TOTAL:
Donate
American Lung Association State of the Air: 2008 NOTES

1. Total Population is based on 2006 US Census and represents the at-risk populations in counties with ozone or PM 2.5 pollution monitors; it does not represent the entire state's sensitive populations.
2. Those 18 years of age & under and 65 years of age & over are vulnerable to ozone and PM 2.5. They should not be used as population denominators for disease estimates.
3. Pediatric asthma estimates are for those under 18 years of age and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma in 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
4. Adult asthma estimates are for those 18 years and older and represent the estimated number of people who had asthma during 2006 based on state rates (BRFSS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
5. Chronic bronchitis estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who had been diagnosed within 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
6. Emphysema estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
7. CV disease estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who had been diagnosed within 2006 based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census). CV disease includes coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, angina pectoris and heart attack.
8. Diabetes estimates are for adults 18 years of age and over who have been diagnosed within their lifetime based on national rates (NHIS) applied to county population estimates (US Census).
9. Adding across rows does not produce valid estimates. For example, because of differences in the surveys used to gather the information, adding pediatric and adult asthma does not produce an accurate estimate of total population with asthma. Adding emphysema and chronic bronchitis will double count people with both diseases.
10. Changes to the county grades and monitoring from those found in the 2007 report are noted on the last page of each state's section in the full report, available from the menu on the left.

More about Methodology.