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Smoking: Effects on Mothers and Babies in West Virginia
APPENDIX
MOTHERS WHO DID
SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY
WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT BIRTHS 1998 |
FACTOR |
WHITE |
BLACK |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Smoking Mothers |
5,043
|
25.4
|
203
|
26.8
|
12
|
8.5
|
5,258
|
25.4
|
Birth Weight |
Low Birth Weight |
615
|
12.2
|
38
|
18.7
|
2
|
16.7
|
655
|
12.5
|
Very Low Birth Weight |
100
|
2.0
|
8
|
3.9
|
1
|
8.3
|
109
|
2.1
|
Maternal Age |
Mothers< 20 Years |
1,098
|
21.8
|
46
|
22.7
|
2
|
16.7
|
1,146
|
21.8
|
Mothers >= 20 Years |
3,906
|
77.5
|
157
|
77.3
|
10
|
83.3
|
4,073
|
77.5
|
Births With Known Prenatal Care |
First Trimester |
3,703
|
77.2
|
115
|
63.9
|
9
|
75.0
|
3,827
|
76.7
|
Second Trimester |
913
|
19.0
|
50
|
27.8
|
3
|
25.0
|
966
|
19.4
|
Third Trimester |
138
|
2.9
|
9
|
5.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
147
|
2.9
|
No Prenatal Care |
44
|
0.9
|
6
|
3.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
50
|
1.0
|
Gestational Age |
< 37 Weeks |
715
|
14.2
|
33
|
16.3
|
2
|
16.7
|
750
|
14.3
|
37 + Weeks |
4,039
|
80.1
|
144
|
70.9
|
10
|
83.3
|
4,193
|
79.7
|
Unknown |
289
|
5.7
|
26
|
12.8
|
0
|
0.0
|
315
|
6.0
|
Education of Mother |
< 12 Years |
2,033
|
40.3
|
72
|
35.5
|
2
|
16.7
|
2,107
|
40.1
|
12 Years |
2,254
|
44.7
|
79
|
38.9
|
4
|
33.3
|
2,337
|
44.4
|
> 12 Years |
709
|
14.1
|
49
|
24.1
|
6
|
50.0
|
764
|
14.5
|
MOTHERS WHO DID NOT
SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY
WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT BIRTHS 1998 |
FACTOR |
WHITE |
BLACK |
OTHER |
TOTAL |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Smoking Mothers |
14,787
|
74.6
|
554
|
73.2
|
130
|
91.5
|
15,471
|
74.6
|
Birth Weight |
Low Birth Weight |
949
|
6.4
|
61
|
11.0
|
10
|
7.7
|
1,020
|
6.6
|
Very Low Birth Weight |
185
|
1.3
|
14
|
2.5
|
1
|
0.8
|
200
|
1.3
|
Maternal Age |
Mothers< 20 Years |
1,926
|
13.0
|
142
|
25.6
|
6
|
4.6
|
2,074
|
13.4
|
Mothers >= 20 Years |
12,781
|
86.4
|
412
|
74.4
|
124
|
95.4
|
13,317
|
86.1
|
Births With Known Prenatal Care |
First Trimester |
12,299
|
86.6
|
373
|
72.9
|
103
|
81.7
|
12,775
|
86.1
|
Second Trimester |
1,611
|
11.3
|
117
|
22.9
|
21
|
16.7
|
1,749
|
11.8
|
Third Trimester |
234
|
1.6
|
16
|
3.1
|
2
|
1.6
|
252
|
1.7
|
No Prenatal Care |
63
|
0.4
|
6
|
1.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
69
|
0.5
|
Gestational Age |
< 37 Weeks |
1,713
|
11.6
|
85
|
15.3
|
11
|
8.5
|
1,809
|
11.7
|
37 + Weeks |
12,394
|
83.8
|
428
|
77.3
|
114
|
87.7
|
12,936
|
83.6
|
Unknown |
680
|
4.6
|
41
|
7.4
|
5
|
3.8
|
726
|
4.7
|
Education of Mother |
< 12 Years |
2,033
|
13.7
|
99
|
17.9
|
12
|
9.2
|
2,144
|
13.9
|
12 Years |
6,148
|
41.6
|
230
|
41.5
|
20
|
15.4
|
6,398
|
41.4
|
> 12 Years |
6,519
|
44.1
|
217
|
39.2
|
97
|
74.6
|
6,833
|
44.2
|
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