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

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	3,592	87.0	531	12.9	8	0.2	4,131	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	328	9.1	70	13.2	1	12.5	399	9.7
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	986	27.4	155	29.2	1	12.5	1,142	27.6
Mother's < 15 Years	17	0.5	8	1.5	0	0.0	25	0.6
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	2,191	62.8	242	48.1	7	100.0	2,440	61.0
Second Trimester	992	28.4	165	32.8	0	0.0	1,157	28.9
Third Trimester	266	7.6	79	15.7	0	0.0	345	8.6
No Prenatal Care	39	1.1	17	3.4	0	0.0	56	1.4
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	449	12.5	116	21.8	1	12.5	566	13.7
37+ Weeks	2,997	83.4	385	72.5	7	87.5	3,389	82.0
Unknown	146	4.1	30	5.6	0	0.0	176	4.3
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent