Summary Totals
West Virginia Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	215,833	100.0
Sex
Male	110,911	51.4
Female	104,922	48.6
Race of Mother
White	206,616	95.7
Black	7,945	3.7
Other	1,272	0.6
Attendant at Birth
Physician	202,559	93.8
Certified Nurse Midwife	8,614	4.0
Lay Midwife	306	0.1
EMT/Paramedic	147	0.1
Other	410	0.2
Unknown	3,797	1.8
Place of Birth
Hospital	214,378	99.3
Freestanding Birthing Center	621	0.3
Home	631	0.3
En route to Hospital	136	0.1
Doctor's Office	5	0.0
Other Specified Address (Not Home)	5	0.0
Clinic or Center	7	0.0
Nursing Home	2	0.0
Unknown	48	0.0
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	150,730	73.0
Not Married	55,886	27.0
Black
Married	2,162	27.2
Not Married	5,783	72.8
Other
Married	1,123	88.3
Not Married	149	11.7
	Number	Percent of Total