Summary Totals
Hardy County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	1,448	100.0
Sex
Male	748	51.7
Female	700	48.3
Race of Mother
White	1,421	98.1
Black	25	1.7
Other	2	0.1
Attendant at Birth
Physician	1,271	87.8
Certified Nurse Midwife	162	11.2
Lay Midwife	2	0.1
EMT/Paramedic	1	0.1
Other	3	0.2
Unknown	9	0.6
Place of Birth
Hospital	1,440	99.4
Home	8	0.6
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	1,065	74.9
Not Married	356	25.1
Black
Married	13	52.0
Not Married	12	48.0
Other
Married	1	50.0
Not Married	1	50.0
	Number	Percent of Total