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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Prenatal Care by Mother's Race, Marital Status, and Education

West Virginia Resident Births, 1998

Table 19

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 11,689 1,326 184 25 508 13,732
Not Married 4,313 1,198 188 82 317 6,098
Total 16,002 2,524 372 107 825 19,830
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years and Under 360 130 13 8 35 546
9 - 11 Years 2,483 678 121 30 208 3,520
12 Years 6,759 1,102 155 50 336 8,402
13 - 15 Years 3,576 432 56 10 140 4,214
16 Years or More 2,727 169 24 6 88 3,014
Unknown 97 13 3 3 18 134
Total 16,002 2,524 372 107 825 19,830
Mother's Race: Black
Mother's Marital Status
Married 136 25 3 0 13 177
Not Married 352 142 22 12 52 580
Total 488 167 25 12 65 757
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years and Under 7 7 1 0 1 16
9 - 11 Years 94 38 8 4 11 155
12 Years 197 71 13 4 24 309
13 - 15 Years 131 38 2 3 22 196
16 Years or More 55 10 0 1 4 70
Unknown 4 3 1 0 3 11
Total 488 167 25 12 65 757
Mother's Race: Other
Mother's Marital Status
Married 93 18 2 0 3 116
Not Married 19 6 0 0 1 26
Total 112 24 2 0 4 142
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years and Under 3 0 0 0 0 3
9 - 11 Years 8 3 0 0 0 11
12 Years 18 4 0 0 2 24
13 - 15 Years 28 8 2 0 1 39
16 Years or More 54 9 0 0 1 64
Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 112 24 2 0 4 142


West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000
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Last updated March 23, 2000.