Selected Factors by Race of Mother
Mercer County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	7,343	91.4	651	8.1	39	0.5	8,033	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	644	8.8	87	13.4	5	12.8	736	9.2
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	1,448	19.7	189	29.0	4	10.3	1,641	20.4
Mother's < 15 Years	20	0.3	4	0.6	0	0.0	24	0.3
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	5,225	72.6	322	51.2	30	78.9	5,577	70.9
Second Trimester	1,517	21.1	216	34.3	7	18.4	1,740	22.1
Third Trimester	397	5.5	76	12.1	1	2.6	474	6.0
No Prenatal Care	55	0.8	15	2.4	0	0.0	70	0.9
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	1,039	14.1	117	18.0	4	10.3	1,160	14.4
37+ Weeks	6,030	82.1	504	77.4	33	84.6	6,567	81.8
Unknown	274	3.7	30	4.6	2	5.1	306	3.8
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent