Selected Factors by Race of Mother
Berkeley County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	8,666	95.1	410	4.5	38	0.4	9,114	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	587	6.8	47	11.5	6	15.8	640	7.0
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	1,359	15.7	100	24.4	1	2.6	1,460	16.0
Mother's < 15 Years	21	0.2	2	0.5	0	0.0	23	0.3
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	6,938	80.6	236	58.3	32	84.2	7,206	79.6
Second Trimester	1,285	14.9	113	27.9	5	13.2	1,403	15.5
Third Trimester	303	3.5	43	10.6	1	2.6	347	3.8
No Prenatal Care	84	1.0	13	3.2	0	0.0	97	1.1
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	826	9.5	75	18.3	6	15.8	907	10.0
37+ Weeks	7,309	84.3	298	72.7	29	76.3	7,636	83.8
Unknown	531	6.1	37	9.0	3	7.9	571	6.3
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent