Summary Totals
McDowell County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	4,131	100.0
Sex
Male	2,131	51.6
Female	2,000	48.4
Race of Mother
White	3,592	87.0
Black	531	12.9
Other	8	0.2
Attendant at Birth
Physician	4,114	99.6
Certified Nurse Midwife	0	0.0
Lay Midwife	0	0.0
EMT/Paramedic	7	0.2
Other	8	0.2
Unknown	2	0.0
Place of Birth
Hospital	4,113	99.6
Home	8	0.2
En route to Hospital	10	0.2
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	2,430	67.7
Not Married	1,162	32.3
Black
Married	107	20.2
Not Married	424	79.8
Other
Married	8	100.0
Not Married	0	0.0
	Number	Percent of Total