Summary Totals
Jefferson County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	5,108	100.0
Sex
Male	2,623	51.4
Female	2,485	48.6
Race of Mother
White	4,676	91.5
Black	392	7.7
Other	40	0.8
Attendant at Birth
Physician	4,470	87.5
Certified Nurse Midwife	430	8.4
Lay Midwife	6	0.1
EMT/Paramedic	32	0.6
Other	11	0.2
Unknown	159	3.1
Place of Birth
Hospital	5,073	99.3
Freestanding Birthing Center	8	0.2
Home	26	0.5
En route to Hospital	1	0.0
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	3,378	72.2
Not Married	1,298	27.8
Black
Married	103	26.3
Not Married	289	73.7
Other
Married	24	60.0
Not Married	16	40.0
	Number	Percent of Total