WEST VIRGINIA

• 1. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004 (although both rely on the same underlying data source, the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, or CPS, as noted in the indicator data source note), and the two sets of data are not entirely comparable. Data from earlier CPS years relied on different survey controls (such as techniques that can affect the survey sampling) (Census 1990), whereas newer CPS data rely on Census 2000 controls. In addition, in March 2007, the Census Bureau released revised estimates for health insurance.  While the data presented in the 2007 Report Card reflect these updates, the data from the 2004 Report Card do not.  However, for the purposes of this Report Card, the trends shown by these two sets of data are still generally accurate.
• 2. Because more current data are not available, the data from the 2004 Report Card have not been updated and are not shown in the 2004 column.
• 3. Pap Smear data are reported for age groups as follows: Ages 18-24: 80.9%; Ages 25-34: 92.9%; Ages 35-44: 90.0%; Ages 45-54: 88.8%; Ages 55-64: 86.9%; Ages 65+: 70.1%.
• 4. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004, therefore the 2004 data are not shown in the 2004 column.
• 5. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004, therefore the 2004 data are not shown in the 2004 column.
• 6. The 2007 Report Card uses data from a different source than in 2004 (although both rely on the same underlying data source described in the indicator data source note), and the two sets of data are not entirely comparable. The 2004 Report Card used data for the ten-year period from 1987 to 1996, whereas the 2007 Report Card shows data from the six-year period from 1999 to 2004, due to a 1999 change in how mortality cause is reported. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this Report Card, the trends shown by these two sets of data are still generally accurate. The national figure reported in the 2007 edition of the Report Card is the most current single-year figure (2004) for the nation as a whole. The 2004 Report Card reported the ten-year national figure.
• 7. Unintended Pregnancies are reported for age groups as follows: Under Age 15: 100%; Age 15-17: 87%; Age 18-19: 79%; Age 20-24: 60%; Age 25-29: 43%; Age 30-34: 33%; Age 35-39: 29%; Age 40+: 38%.
• 8. Violence Experienced Over a Lifetime is also reported for Mixed Race. The percentage of women of mixed race experiencing violence over a lifetime is 61.2%. Because more current data are not available, the data from the 2004 Report Card have not been updated and are not shown in the 2004 column.
• 9. Because more current state data are not available, the state and national data from the 2004 Report Card have not been updated, and are not shown in the 2004 column. Although more recent data at the national level are available, the Report Card uses national level data that are consistent with the data years available at the state level. The updated overall national figure for 2004 is 80.4 years. National Center for Health Statistics, "Table 27. Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, by race and sex: United States, selected years 1900–2004," in Health, United States, 2006 (2006), 176, available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf#027.