A	Age Distribution, 2000
		Alexander Age Distribution-Source- http://www.censusscope.org/us/s17/c3/print_chart_age.html
B		Hispanic Population and Race Distribution for Non-Hispanic Population
		Source: http://www.censusscope.org/us/s17/c3/chart_race.html
					1980		1990		2000
					Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
		Total Population			12,264	100.00%	10,626	100.00%	9,590	100.00%
		Total Hispanics			103	0.84%	54	0.51%	138	1.44%
		White*			8,342	68.02%	7,025	66.11%	5,968	62.23%
		Black*			3,757	30.63%	3,480	32.75%	3,338	34.81%
		American Indian and Eskimo*			12	0.10%	17	0.16%	26	0.27%
		Asian*			44	0.36%	48	0.45%	35	0.36%
		Hawaiian and Pacific Islander*			-	-	-	-	2	0.02%
		Other*			6	0.05%	2	0.02%	3	0.03%
		Two or More Races*			-	-	-	-	80	0.83%
		* Non-Hispanic only; in 1980 and 1990 "Asians" includes Hawaiians and Pacific
C	Cities, Towns and Places in Alexander County
	Source:	http://www.capitolimpact.com/gw/citylist.asp?state=il&stname=Illinois&stfips=17&list=17003&Title=Alexander%20County&sk=C
		#	City	Type	Population	Web Site
		1	Cache	ZipCode	0	-
		2	Cairo	City	4,217	-
		3	East Cape Girardeau	Village	413	-
		4	Elco	ZipCode	0	-
		5	Mcclure	ZipCode	0	-
		6	Miller City	ZipCode	0	-
		7	Olive Branch	ZipCode	0	-
		8	Tamms	Village	724	-
		9	Thebes	Village	412	-
D	Leading Causes of Death  in Alexander County (2001)
	Sources:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/data/CountyLevel.asp?menu=1
					Years of
			# of	% of	Potential
		Cause of Death	Deaths	Deaths	Life Lost
	Coronary Heart Disease @		27	24%	N/A
	Malignant Neoplasms		26	23%	85
	Cerebrovascular Diseases		10	9%	N/A
	Lung Cancer @		7	6%	21
	Accidents		7	6%	129
	Motor Vehicle Accidents @		4	4%	85
	Chronic Lower Resp. Disea		4	4%	N/A
	Colo-rectal Cancer @		4	4%	41
	Diabetes Mellitus		3	3%	14
	(i)  @ this is a subcategory of a preceding cause
	(ii) N/A  = Not applicable or data not available
E	AMBULANCE RUNS for Primary illnesses - 2001
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/emsrpt/index.htm
		Primary Illness	Number of EMS Runs		Percent
		Cardiac Arrest	14		8.7
		Chest Pain	107		66.5
		Diabetic	19		11.8
		Heart/Cardiac	**		**
		Hypertension	**		**
		Syncope	11		6.8
		Total	161		100
		** Small numbers are not displayed;
F	Hospital Discharge Comparisons
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/emsrpt/index.htm
	Cause of Hospitalization	Number of Hospitalizations	Percent
	Diabetes	44	1.4
	Heart Disease	109	3.4
	Chronic Liver Dis./Cirrhosis	**	**
	Hypertension - Uncontrolled	15	0.5
G	Hypertension Evaluation Parameter
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/brfss/
	2000 Alexander County, Illinois Adults		Count		Col %	Unweighted Count
	LAST BP TAKEN	within year	4,973		75.10%	167
		never	817		12.40%	22
	TOLD BP HIGH	yes	2,609		39.40%	89
		no	4,018		60.60%	127
	2000 Alexander County BRFS (Southern Seven Health Department)
	Unweighted counts of five or less do not meet standards of reliability.
H	Table 26-1:Criminal Offenses Known to Police (2003)
	Source:	http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/cii/cii00/section_2.pdf
	Crime Rate	Murder	Assault	Robery	Burglary	Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
	3643	2	80	11	70	166	2	6
I	Alcohol
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/brfss/
	2000 Alexander County, Illinois Adults		Count		Col %	Unweighted Count
	CHRONIC DRINKING RISK	at risk	211		3.20%	7
		not at risk	6,365		96.80%	207
	Total		6,576		100.00%	214
	BINGE DRINKING RISK	at risk	796		12.00%	24
		not at risk	5,832		88.00%	192
	Total		6,628		100.00%	216
	DRINKING AND DRIVING RISK	at risk				3
		not at risk	6,565		98.60%	214
	Total		6,656		100.00%	217
	2000 Alexander County BRFS (Southern Seven Health Department)
	Unweighted counts of five or less do not meet standards of reliability.
J	HEALTH STATUS
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/brfss/
	2003 Alexander County Adults		Count		Col %	Confidence Interval	Unweighted Count
	MENTAL HEALTH NOT GOOD	none	4,207		63.10%	±7.5%	137
		1-7 days	1,264		19.00%	±5.9%	43
		30-Aug	1,192		17.90%	±6.0%	37
	Total		6,663		100.00%		217
K	PERCENT & NO. OF POPULATION (2001 - 2003)
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/brfss/
	Risk Factor	No.	%
	Current Smokers	2,208	31.90%
	Overweight	2,153	33.50%
	Physical inactivity	48	21.70%
L	Poverty Status (source:
	Source:	http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFPeople?_submenuId=people_9&_sse=on
						All income levels				Percent below poverty level
								Below Poverty level
	All individuals for whom poverty status is determined					9,008		2,352		22.6
	Under 18 years					2,455		960		39.1
	Related children under 18 years					2,434		939		38.6
	In married-couple families					1,326		306		23.1
	In families with female  householder, no husband present					1,063		613		57.7
	Related children under 6 years					689		277		40.2
	In married-couple families					382		80		20.9
	In families with female  householder, no husband present					294		188		63.9
	Related children under 5 to 17 years					1,855		717		38.7
	In married-couple families					1,005		257		25.6
	In families with female  householder, no husband present					814		447		54.9
	65 years and over					1,529		227		14.8
	Citizen					8,984		2,332		26
	Not a citizen					24		20		83.3
M	ORAL HEALTH
	Source:	http://app.idph.state.il.us/brfss/
	2003 Alexander County Adults		Count	Col %	Confidence Interval	Unweighted Count
	LAST DENTAL VISIT	<= 1 year	3,894	56.90%	±7.6%	123
		1-2 years	853	12.50%	±4.8%	30
		> 2 years/never	2,092	30.60%	±7.1%	66
	Total		6,838	100.00%		219
	HAVE DENTAL INSURANCE	yes	3,617	52.70%	±7.7%	110
		no	3,240	47.30%	±7.7%	109
	Total		6,857	100.00%		219
	IDPH, ICHS, 2003 Alexander County BRFS
	*Data standards are not met with unweighted cell counts of 5 or less and/or confidence intervals of 12.5% or greater. Exercise caution when using these prevalence rate.
	KEY	Small numbers are not displayed
	**	Not applicable
	N/A