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Summary Totals
West Virginia Resident Births, 2004
Table 5

  Number Percent of Total
Total 20,911 100.0

Sex
     Male 10,765 51.5
     Female 10,146 48.5

Race of Mother
     White 19,982 95.6
     Black 661 3.2
     Other 268 1.3

Attendant at Birth
     Physician 17,958 85.9
     Certified Nurse Midwife 2,496 11.9
     Lay Midwife 20 0.1
     EMT/Paramedic 7 0.0
     Other 50 0.2
     Unknown 380 1.8

Place of Birth
     Hospital 20,604 98.5
     Freestanding Birthing Center 44 0.2
     Home 51 0.2
     En route to Hospital 9 0.0
     Doctor's Office 2 0.0
     Other Specified Address (Not Home) 9 0.0
     Clinic or Center 1 0.0
     Unknown 191 0.9

Mother's Marital Status
     White
          Married 13,302 66.6
          Not Married 6,680 33.4
     Black
          Married 153 23.1
          Not Married 508 76.9
     Other
          Married 205 76.5
          Not Married 63 23.5
  Number Percent of Total

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov