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Prenatal Care by Mother's Race, Marital Status, and Education
West Virginia Resident Births, 1999
Table 19

Birth Characteristics Time Prenatal Care Began Total
First
Trimester
Second
Trimester
Third
Trimester
No
Care
Unk.
Mother's Race: White 16,210 2,273 345 86 888 19,802
Mother's Marital Status
    Married 11,898 1,217 169 27 534 13,845
    Not Married 4,312 1,056 176 59 354 5,957
Mother's Educational Level
    8 Years and Under 325 97 20 4 29 475
    9 - 11 Years 2,485 637 106 23 172 3,423
    12 Years 6,767 974 147 31 376 8,295
    13 - 15 Years 3,605 415 43 17 174 4,254
    16 Years or More 2,930 138 25 3 86 3,182
    Unknown 98 12 4 8 51 173
Mother's Race: Black 476 168 19 9 73 745
Mother's Marital Status
    Married 130 24 2 2 7 165
    Not Married 346 144 17 7 66 580
Mother's Educational Level
    8 Years and Under 7 4 1 0 3 15
    9 - 11 Years 72 49 5 3 23 152
    12 Years 216 74 6 2 34 332
    13 - 15 Years 137 28 4 2 13 184
    16 Years or More 42 10 2 1 0 55
    Unknown 2 3 1 1 0 7
Mother's Race: Other 137 34 5 0 8 184
Mother's Marital Status
    Married 120 23 5 0 7 155
    Not Married 17 11 0 0 1 29
Mother's Educational Level
    8 Years and Under 2 1 0 0 0 3
    9 - 11 Years 8 5 0 0 0 13
    12 Years 23 13 2 0 3 41
    13 - 15 Years 24 8 1 0 1 34
    16 Years or More 77 7 2 0 4 90
    Unknown 3 0 0 0 0 3
Birth Characteristics First
Trimester
Second
Trimester
Third
Trimester
No
Care
Unk. Total
Time Prenatal Care Began


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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