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

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	4,676	91.5	392	7.7	40	0.8	5,108	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	284	6.1	47	12.0	2	5.0	333	6.5
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	661	14.1	86	21.9	2	5.0	749	14.7
Mother's < 15 Years	13	0.3	4	1.0	0	0.0	17	0.3
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	3,851	83.2	249	64.7	30	75.0	4,130	81.7
Second Trimester	621	13.4	89	23.1	7	17.5	717	14.2
Third Trimester	126	2.7	30	7.8	2	5.0	158	3.1
No Prenatal Care	32	0.7	17	4.4	1	2.5	50	1.0
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	448	9.6	67	17.1	6	15.0	521	10.2
37+ Weeks	3,927	84.0	294	75.0	29	72.5	4,250	83.2
Unknown	301	6.4	31	7.9	5	12.5	337	6.6
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent