Selected Factors by Birthweight of Infant
Roane 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	17	1.0	112	6.6	1,579	92.4	0	0.0	1,708	100.0
Maternal Age
< 20 Years	4	1.1	30	8.4	325	90.5	0	0.0	359	100.0
< 15 Years	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	1	100.0
Maternal Race
White	17	1.0	111	6.5	1,570	92.5	0	0.0	1,698	100.0
Black	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	100.0	0	0.0	3	100.0
Other	0	0.0	1	14.3	6	85.7	0	0.0	7	100.0
Births With Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	9	0.8	53	4.4	1,136	94.8	0	0.0	1,198	100.0
Second Trimester	1	0.3	23	6.7	318	93.0	0	0.0	342	100.0
Third Trimester	0	0.0	3	5.9	48	94.1	0	0.0	51	100.0
No Prenatal Care	0	0.0	6	35.3	11	64.7	0	0.0	17	100.0
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	12	7.0	57	33.1	103	59.9	0	0.0	172	100.0
37+ Weeks	3	0.2	45	3.2	1,376	96.6	0	0.0	1,424	100.0
Unknown	2	1.8	10	8.9	100	89.3	0	0.0	112	100.0
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years or Less	0	0.0	5	9.8	46	90.2	0	0.0	51	100.0
9-11 Years	7	1.5	39	8.4	416	90.0	0	0.0	462	100.0
12 Years	5	0.6	49	5.7	801	93.7	0	0.0	855	100.0
13-15 Years	5	2.2	16	7.2	202	90.6	0	0.0	223	100.0
16+ Years	0	0.0	3	2.6	111	97.4	0	0.0	114	100.0
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	100.0	0	0.0	3	100.0
Mother's Marital Status
Married	15	1.2	74	5.9	1,162	92.9	0	0.0	1,251	100.0
Not Married	2	0.4	38	8.3	417	91.2	0	0.0	457	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