Health Conditions* in Women Aged 18 and Older, by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)** Status, 2001

Health conditions in women aged 18 and older, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status, 2001 (per thousand): Heart Disease: MSA: 74.6; Non-MSA: 94.9. Hypertension: MSA: 232.4; Non-MSA: 278.1. Cancer: MSA: 71.2; Non-MSA: 89.2.

*Have ever been told by a health care provider they did have this condition.
**Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) include at least: one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants, or a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area (of at least 50,000 inhabitants) and a total metropolitan population of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). Additional "outlying counties" are included in the MSA if they meet specified requirements of commuting to the central counties and other selected requirements of metropolitan character. In New England, the MSA's are defined in terms of cities and towns rather than counties.

Source (II.3): National Health Interview Survey

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