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Table of Contents \| Summary \| Population \| Births \| Deaths \| Marriages \| Divorces \| County Data	Tables extracted from the 2000 West Virginia Vital Statistics Annual Report

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	20,860	100.0
Sex
Male	10,759	51.6
Female	10,101	48.4
Race of Mother
White	19,960	95.7
Black	770	3.7
Other	130	0.6
Attendant at Birth
Physician	18,402	88.2
Certified Nurse Midwife	1,742	8.4
Lay Midwife	4	0.0
EMT/Paramedic	8	0.0
Other	24	0.1
Unknown	680	3.3
Place of Birth
Hospital	20,572	98.6
Freestanding Birthing Center	60	0.3
Home	42	0.2
En route to Hospital	11	0.1
Other Specified Address (Not Home)	1	0.0
Clinic or Center	3	0.0
Unknown	171	0.8
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	13,974	70.0
Not Married	5,986	30.0
Black
Married	188	24.4
Not Married	582	75.6
Other
Married	103	79.2
Not Married	27	20.8
	Number	Percent of Total