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Prenatal Care by Mother's Race, Marital Status, and Education
Mercer County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Birth Characteristics Time Prenatal Care Began Total
First
Trimester
Second
Trimester
Third
Trimester
No
Care
Unk.
Mother's Race: White
Mother's Marital Status
     Married 4,150 990 246 19 88 5,493
     Not Married 1,075 527 151 36 61 1,850
Total 5,225 1,517 397 55 149 7,343
Mother's Educational Level
     8 Years and Under 225 123 35 7 14 404
     9 - 11 Years 876 428 130 11 36 1,481
     12 Years 2,417 637 159 19 51 3,283
     13 - 15 Years 946 210 46 9 24 1,235
     16 Years or More 744 100 16 3 10 873
     Unknown 17 19 11 6 14 67
Total 5,225 1,517 397 55 149 7,343
Mother's Race: Black
Mother's Marital Status
     Married 94 49 16 1 4 164
     Not Married 228 167 60 14 18 487
Total 322 216 76 15 22 651
Mother's Educational Level
     8 Years and Under 6 4 2 0 1 13
     9 - 11 Years 64 47 16 3 7 137
     12 Years 141 106 34 7 8 296
     13 - 15 Years 79 43 19 1 2 144
     16 Years or More 27 8 2 0 1 38
     Unknown 5 8 3 4 3 23
Total 322 216 76 15 22 651
Mother's Race: Other
Mother's Marital Status
     Married 25 6 1 0 1 33
     Not Married 5 1 0 0 0 6
Total 30 7 1 0 1 39
Mother's Educational Level
     8 Years and Under 1 0 0 0 0 1
     9 - 11 Years 3 0 0 0 0 3
     12 Years 10 2 0 0 0 12
     13 - 15 Years 2 1 1 0 0 4
     16 Years or More 13 4 0 0 1 18
     Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 30 7 1 0 1 39
Birth Characteristics Time Prenatal Care Began Total
First
Trimester
Second
Trimester
Third
Trimester
No
Care
Unk.


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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