Infant Deaths and Selected Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
Randolph County Residents, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	3,307		32
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	230	7.0	21	65.6
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	38	1.1	15	46.9
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	381	11.5	17	53.1
Age of Mother < 20 Years	553	16.7	9	28.1
Age of Mother < 15 Years	6	0.2	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	884	26.7	10	31.3
Mothers Using Tobacco	834	25.2	11	34.4
Mothers Using Alcohol	26	0.8	0	0.0
White Mothers	3,291	99.5	32	100.0
Black Mothers	3	0.1	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	13	0.4	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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