Summary Totals
Mercer County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

	Number	Percent of Total
Total	8,033	100.0
Sex
Male	4,081	50.8
Female	3,952	49.2
Race of Mother
White	7,343	91.4
Black	651	8.1
Other	39	0.5
Attendant at Birth
Physician	8,002	99.6
Certified Nurse Midwife	6	0.1
Lay Midwife	13	0.2
EMT/Paramedic	0	0.0
Other	8	0.1
Unknown	4	0.0
Place of Birth
Hospital	7,998	99.6
Freestanding Birthing Center	4	0.0
Home	27	0.3
En route to Hospital	2	0.0
Unknown	2	0.0
Mother's Marital Status
White
Married	5,493	74.8
Not Married	1,850	25.2
Black
Married	164	25.2
Not Married	487	74.8
Other
Married	33	84.6
Not Married	6	15.4
	Number	Percent of Total