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Number | Percent of Total | |
Total | 5,749 | 100.0 |
Sex | ![]() |
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Male | 3,023 | 52.6 |
Female | 2,726 | 47.4 |
Race of Mother | ![]() |
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White | 5,383 | 93.6 |
Black | 356 | 6.2 |
Other | 10 | 0.2 |
Attendant at Birth | ![]() |
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Physician | 5,512 | 95.9 |
Certified Nurse Midwife | 207 | 3.6 |
Lay Midwife | 3 | 0.1 |
EMT/Paramedic | 6 | 0.1 |
Other | 15 | 0.3 |
Unknown | 6 | 0.1 |
Place of Birth | ![]() |
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Hospital | 5,599 | 97.4 |
Freestanding Birthing Center | 121 | 2.1 |
Home | 17 | 0.3 |
En route to Hospital | 7 | 0.1 |
Doctor's Office | 1 | 0.0 |
Other Specified Address (Not Home) | 1 | 0.0 |
Clinic or Center | 1 | 0.0 |
Unknown | 2 | 0.0 |
Mother's Marital Status | ![]() |
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White | ![]() |
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Married | 3,742 | 69.5 |
Not Married | 1,641 | 30.5 |
Black | ![]() |
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Married | 86 | 24.2 |
Not Married | 270 | 75.8 |
Other | ![]() |
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Married | 8 | 80.0 |
Not Married | 2 | 20.0 |
Number | Percent of Total |
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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