Selected Factors by Birthweight of Infant
Ritchie 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	14	1.2	61	5.4	1,055	93.4	0	0.0	1,130	100.0
Maternal Age
< 20 Years	3	1.5	10	5.0	186	93.5	0	0.0	199	100.0
< 15 Years	0	0.0	1	50.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	2	100.0
Maternal Race
White	14	1.2	61	5.4	1,052	93.3	0	0.0	1,127	100.0
Black	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	100.0	0	0.0	2	100.0
Other	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	1	100.0
Births With Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	9	1.1	34	4.1	784	94.8	0	0.0	827	100.0
Second Trimester	0	0.0	18	8.4	197	91.6	0	0.0	215	100.0
Third Trimester	0	0.0	2	4.3	45	95.7	0	0.0	47	100.0
No Prenatal Care	0	0.0	1	11.1	8	88.9	0	0.0	9	100.0
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	13	9.5	31	22.6	93	67.9	0	0.0	137	100.0
37+ Weeks	1	0.1	26	2.7	919	97.1	0	0.0	946	100.0
Unknown	0	0.0	4	8.5	43	91.5	0	0.0	47	100.0
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years or Less	1	4.5	4	18.2	17	77.3	0	0.0	22	100.0
9-11 Years	4	1.7	17	7.1	218	91.2	0	0.0	239	100.0
12 Years	4	0.8	27	5.2	491	94.1	0	0.0	522	100.0
13-15 Years	5	2.1	9	3.8	223	94.1	0	0.0	237	100.0
16+ Years	0	0.0	4	4.0	97	96.0	0	0.0	101	100.0
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	100.0	0	0.0	9	100.0
Mother's Marital Status
Married	12	1.4	42	5.1	776	93.5	0	0.0	830	100.0
Not Married	2	0.7	19	6.3	279	93.0	0	0.0	300	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