Summary Totals
Harrison County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	8,570	100.0
Sex
Male	4,326	50.5
Female	4,244	49.5
Race of Mother
White	8,403	98.1
Black	135	1.6
Other	32	0.4
Attendant at Birth
Physician	8,509	99.3
Certified Nurse Midwife	24	0.3
Lay Midwife	15	0.2
EMT/Paramedic	0	0.0
Other	14	0.2
Unknown	8	0.1
Place of Birth
Hospital	8,545	99.7
Home	23	0.3
En route to Hospital	1	0.0
Unknown	1	0.0
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	5,934	70.6
Not Married	2,469	29.4
Black
Married	51	37.8
Not Married	84	62.2
Other
Married	29	90.6
Not Married	3	9.4
	Number	Percent of Total