Selected Factors by Birthweight of Infant
Marshall County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Very Low Birthweight < 1,500 grams		Low Birthweight 1,500 - 2,499 grams		Normal Birthweight 2,500+ grams		Unknown Birthweight		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Births	35	0.9	225	5.5	3,828	93.6	1	0.0	4,089	100.0
Maternal Age
< 20 Years	6	1.0	30	5.2	538	93.7	0	0.0	574	100.0
< 15 Years	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	100.0	0	0.0	4	100.0
Maternal Race
White	35	0.9	223	5.5	3,796	93.6	1	0.0	4,055	100.0
Black	0	0.0	1	7.1	13	92.9	0	0.0	14	100.0
Other	0	0.0	1	5.0	19	95.0	0	0.0	20	100.0
Births With Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	22	0.7	164	5.0	3,072	94.3	0	0.0	3,258	100.0
Second Trimester	2	0.3	36	5.7	593	94.0	0	0.0	631	100.0
Third Trimester	2	1.7	8	6.8	107	91.5	0	0.0	117	100.0
No Prenatal Care	3	11.1	3	11.1	21	77.8	0	0.0	27	100.0
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	32	7.7	130	31.1	256	61.2	0	0.0	418	100.0
37+ Weeks	1	0.0	84	2.4	3,442	97.6	0	0.0	3,527	100.0
Unknown	2	1.4	11	7.6	130	90.3	1	0.7	144	100.0
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years or Less	1	1.4	0	0.0	72	98.6	0	0.0	73	100.0
9-11 Years	8	1.3	50	7.8	579	90.9	0	0.0	637	100.0
12 Years	14	0.8	100	5.4	1,752	93.9	0	0.0	1,866	100.0
13-15 Years	10	1.0	47	4.8	925	94.2	0	0.0	982	100.0
16+ Years	2	0.4	27	5.2	486	94.4	0	0.0	515	100.0
Unknown	0	0.0	1	6.2	14	87.5	1	6.2	16	100.0
Mother's Marital Status
Married	22	0.8	131	4.5	2,762	94.7	1	0.0	2,916	100.0
Not Married	13	1.1	94	8.0	1,066	90.9	0	0.0	1,173	100.0
Factor	Very Low Birthweight < 1,500 grams		Low Birthweight 1,500 - 2,499 grams		Normal Birthweight 2,500+ grams		Unknown Birthweight		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent